What's New In Version 5.0.1?

For starters, we are also introducing a new 1080p video clip with a tougher benchmark script to really stress the newer multi-core processors. To top it off, the x264 HD Benchmark is now capable of running in 64-bit mode, as well as 32-bit mode.

We also updated the benchmark with revision 2200 of the x264 encoder, and CPU-Z 1.60.1. The new x264 encoder supports the following features :

• Threaded lookahead
• 8x8 and 4x4 adaptive spatial transform
• Adaptive B-frame placement
• B-frames as references / arbitrary frame order
• CAVLC/CABAC entropy coding
• Custom quantization matrices
• Intra: all macroblock types (16x16, 8x8, 4x4, and PCM with all predictions)
• Inter P: all partitions (from 16x16 down to 4x4)
• Inter B: partitions from 16x16 down to 8x8 (including skip/direct)
• Interlacing (MBAFF)
• Multiple reference frames
• Ratecontrol: constant quantizer, constant quality, single or multipass ABR, optional VBV
• Scenecut detection
• Spatial and temporal direct mode in B-frames, adaptive mode selection
• Parallel encoding on multiple CPUs
• Predictive lossless mode
• Psy optimizations for detail retention (adaptive quantization, psy-RD, psy-trellis)
• Zones for arbitrarily adjusting bitrate distribution

New! The latest version is 5.0.1 with the following changes :

• Solved the problem of the benchmark not generating results if the benchmark folder has a space or spaces in the name.
• Solved the problem of the "missing" results.rtf file.
• Corrected minor mistakes in the script.

This is a minor update, so the results from this version can be compared with the original version 5.0 benchmark.