AutoMKV x.264 Encoding

Website: Doom9

We tested x.264 compression using AutoMKV version 0.97.1 to compress a 1.1GB DVD VOB file into 350MB MP4 file using a two-pass encode and we used a 112kbps LAME encoder to compress the audio. The whole process is dependent on both single and multi-core performance and the entire encoding time was recorded.

There's quite a shift to using MKV or MP4 wrappers for x264 content now, especially for movie content and those in the large anime fansubbing community. x264 doesn't have the same SSE enhancements as some other codecs, but the benefits of extra cache and better memory performance should still show notable improvements.


The Blood Rage can't seem to keep up with the other boards in our AutoMKV video encode test, and it was consistently several seconds behind the rest of the pack in performance, dropping it to the bottom of the table.

Handbrake H.264 Encoding

Website: HandBrake
Our test uses Handbrake - an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows - to encode a high resolution MPEG-2 video using the H.264 codec. This primarily tests multi-threaded CPU and memory subsystem performance.


Again, in Handbrake h.264 video encoding the Foxconn drops down the table and sits at the bottom - it's several seconds behind the rest of the boards tested.

GIMP Image Editing

Website: GUN Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)

Our GIMP image editing test simulates how well a PC can manipulate a collection of large digital photos, and to achieve a low time requires a PC with a powerful CPU, plenty of quick memory and efficient hard disk drive access.


The core Blood Rage performance is a little better here, but it barely exceeds the core performance of the Gigabyte DS4 board which is a fraction of its price, and still can't keep up with more expensive boards like the P6T Deluxe and Eclipse which are several seconds faster.