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.
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MSI 790FX-G70
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Asus M4A79-T Deluxe
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The MSI manages to shave a solid 25 seconds off the average encode time compared to the Asus, affording a four percent performance increase.
GIMP Image Editing
Website: GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)
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MSI 790FX-G70
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Asus M4A79-T Deluxe
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Both motherboards perform identically on average in the image editing test - there's not a whisker between them!
Multitasking Performance
Website: MPC-HC
Website: 7-Zip
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Asus M4A79-T Deluxe
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MSI 790FX-G70
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In multitasking conditions though there is a whisker between them in favour of the Asus, the half a second gap is negligible in the real world.
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