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mpeg2 to AVC transcoding performance comparison between E3-1285L v4 and E3-1585L v5

Peyo_H_
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‎01-06-2017 04:43 AM
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Hello,

MediaSDK 2017

Platform: Centos

from this document:

https://software.intel.com/sites/default/files/managed/85/7c/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-1500-v5-Performance-May-2016.pdf

at the bottom of it I see: "1 Number of real time threads transcoded simultaneously: 18 on both E3-1285Lv4 and E3-1585Lv5 using 1080p30 20Mbps streams and Intel MediaSDK (Target Usage 7). Note: for AVC, performance is the same as E3-1285v4"

But using "sample_multi_transcode" and "metrics_monitor" tools I see a different results. What could be the reason for this? I expected better performance from E3-1585Lv5 actually, but the test shows slightly different results in favor to 1285L.

Used progressive input source:

Format                                   : MPEG Video
Format version                           : Version 2
File size                                : 209 KiB
Duration                                 : 3 s 367 ms
Overall bit rate mode                    : Constant
Overall bit rate                         : 509 kb/s

Video
Format                                   : MPEG Video
Format version                           : Version 2
Format profile                           : Main@Main
Format settings, BVOP                    : Yes
Format settings, Matrix                  : Default
Format settings, GOP                     : M=3, N=12
Duration                                 : 3 s 367 ms
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 509 kb/s
Maximum bit rate                         : 500 kb/s
Width                                    : 176 pixels
Height                                   : 96 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 1.85:1
Frame rate                               : 30.000 FPS
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 1.005
Time code of first frame                 : 00:00:00:00
GOP, Open/Closed                         : Open
Stream size                              : 209 KiB (100%)

used par file:

-i::mpeg2 ../content/test_stream.mpeg2 -o::sink -fps 25  -hw -async 1
-i::source -o::h264 out_640x512.264 -w 640 -h 512 -gop_size 25 -b 1700 -la -lad 100 -hw -async 1
-i::source -o::h264 out_480x384.264 -w 480 -h 384 -gop_size 25 -b 900 -la -lad 100 -hw -async 1
-i::source -o::h264 out_720x576.264 -w 720 -h 576 -gop_size 25 -b 2500 -la -lad 100 -hw -async 1

and command line ./sample_multi_transcode -par content_progressive.par 

on CPU E3-1285L v4 @ 3.40GHz (with Intel® Iris™ Pro Graphics P6300) "metrics_monitor" result is:

RENDER usage: 2.00,     VIDEO usage: 0.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 4.00,     VIDEO usage: 0.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 5.00,     VIDEO usage: 0.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 6.00,     VIDEO usage: 0.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 4.00,     VIDEO usage: 0.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 3.00,     VIDEO usage: 0.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 4.00,     VIDEO usage: 0.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 7.00,     VIDEO usage: 0.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 63.00,    VIDEO usage: 4.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 7.00      GT Freq: 1150.00

 

on CPU E3-1585 v5 @ 3.50GHz (with Intel® Iris™ Pro Graphics P580) "metrics_monitor" result is:

RENDER usage: 7.00,     VIDEO usage: 0.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 400.00
RENDER usage: 14.14,    VIDEO usage: 0.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 350.00
RENDER usage: 14.14,    VIDEO usage: 0.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 350.00
RENDER usage: 13.00,    VIDEO usage: 0.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 350.00
RENDER usage: 12.00,    VIDEO usage: 0.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 350.00
RENDER usage: 12.12,    VIDEO usage: 0.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 350.00
RENDER usage: 15.00,    VIDEO usage: 1.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 350.00
RENDER usage: 10.00,    VIDEO usage: 1.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1050.00
RENDER usage: 73.00,    VIDEO usage: 7.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 6.00      GT Freq: 1100.00

 

With Interlaced input:

Complete name                            : /root/tests/original.mpeg2
Format                                   : MPEG Video
Format version                           : Version 2
File size                                : 134 MiB
Duration                                 : 3 min 24 s
Overall bit rate mode                    : Constant
Overall bit rate                         : 5 466 kb/s

Video
Format                                   : MPEG Video
Format version                           : Version 2
Format profile                           : Main@Main
Format settings, BVOP                    : Yes
Format settings, Matrix                  : Custom
Format settings, GOP                     : M=2, N=12
Format settings, picture structure       : Frame
Duration                                 : 3 min 24 s
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 5 467 kb/s
Width                                    : 720 pixels
Height                                   : 576 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
Frame rate                               : 25.000 FPS
Standard                                 : PAL
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Interlaced
Scan order                               : Top Field First
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.527
Time code of first frame                 : 21:43:47:17
GOP, Open/Closed                         : Open
Stream size                              : 134 MiB (100%)

the results are:

P6300:

RENDER usage: 3.00,     VIDEO usage: 1.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 3.00,     VIDEO usage: 0.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 3.00,     VIDEO usage: 1.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 4.00,     VIDEO usage: 1.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 5.00,     VIDEO usage: 1.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 3.00,     VIDEO usage: 1.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 3.00,     VIDEO usage: 1.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 4.00,     VIDEO usage: 0.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 14.00,    VIDEO usage: 2.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 1.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 15.00,    VIDEO usage: 0.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 2.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 15.00,    VIDEO usage: 1.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 1.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 15.00,    VIDEO usage: 1.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 16.00,    VIDEO usage: 1.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 1.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 18.00,    VIDEO usage: 3.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 1.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 18.00,    VIDEO usage: 0.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 4.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 17.00,    VIDEO usage: 2.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 17.00,    VIDEO usage: 1.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 17.00,    VIDEO usage: 0.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 2.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 16.00,    VIDEO usage: 1.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 3.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 18.00,    VIDEO usage: 3.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 2.00      GT Freq: 1150.00
RENDER usage: 17.00,    VIDEO usage: 2.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 1.00      GT Freq: 1150.00

P580:

RENDER usage: 6.00,     VIDEO usage: 2.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 350.00
RENDER usage: 14.14,    VIDEO usage: 2.02,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 350.00
RENDER usage: 12.12,    VIDEO usage: 1.01,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 350.00
RENDER usage: 13.13,    VIDEO usage: 2.02,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 350.00
RENDER usage: 12.12,    VIDEO usage: 1.01,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 350.00
RENDER usage: 13.13,    VIDEO usage: 2.02,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 350.00
RENDER usage: 10.10,    VIDEO usage: 2.02,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 350.00
RENDER usage: 14.00,    VIDEO usage: 1.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 350.00
RENDER usage: 17.00,    VIDEO usage: 2.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 2.00      GT Freq: 1100.00
RENDER usage: 16.00,    VIDEO usage: 0.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1100.00
RENDER usage: 17.00,    VIDEO usage: 1.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1100.00
RENDER usage: 19.00,    VIDEO usage: 0.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 1.00      GT Freq: 1100.00
RENDER usage: 21.00,    VIDEO usage: 4.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1100.00
RENDER usage: 20.00,    VIDEO usage: 0.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1100.00
RENDER usage: 19.00,    VIDEO usage: 2.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1100.00
RENDER usage: 20.00,    VIDEO usage: 2.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1100.00
RENDER usage: 19.00,    VIDEO usage: 2.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1100.00
RENDER usage: 20.00,    VIDEO usage: 3.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 2.00      GT Freq: 1100.00
RENDER usage: 18.00,    VIDEO usage: 0.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 2.00      GT Freq: 1100.00
RENDER usage: 20.00,    VIDEO usage: 1.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1100.00
RENDER usage: 20.00,    VIDEO usage: 0.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 0.00      GT Freq: 1100.00
RENDER usage: 23.00,    VIDEO usage: 2.00,      VIDEO_E usage: 0.00     VIDEO2 usage: 2.00      GT Freq: 1100.00

 

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