Monkey Audio Encoding

This test times how long it takes to encode a sample WAV file to Monkey's Audio APE format.

To run this test with the Phoronix Test Suite, the basic command is: phoronix-test-suite benchmark encode-ape.

Use with caution this test profile is currently marked Deprecated.

Project Site

monkeysaudio.com

Test Created

6 December 2010

Last Updated

19 December 2020

Test Maintainer

apaige 

Test Type

Average Install Time

9 Seconds

Average Run Time

4 Minutes, 59 Seconds

Test Dependencies

C/C++ Compiler Toolchain + CMake + Yasm Assembler

Accolades

150k+ Downloads

Supported Platforms


Public Result Uploads *Reported Test Completions **Reported Installs **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsMonkey Audio Encoding Popularity Statisticspts/encode-ape2010.122011.052011.102012.032012.082013.012013.062013.112014.042014.092015.022015.072015.122016.052016.102017.032017.082018.012018.062018.112019.042019.092020.022020.072021.012021.062021.112022.042022.092023.022023.072023.122024.052024.1013K26K39K52K65K
* Uploading of benchmark result data to OpenBenchmarking.org is always optional (opt-in) via the Phoronix Test Suite for users wishing to share their results publicly.
** Data based on those opting to upload their test results to OpenBenchmarking.org and users enabling the opt-in anonymous statistics reporting while running benchmarks from an Internet-connected platform.
*** Test profile page view reporting began March 2021.
Data updated weekly as of 20 November 2024.

Revision History

pts/encode-ape-1.4.0   [View Source]   Sat, 19 Dec 2020 14:50:10 GMT
While this test profile has been deprecated, update against latest open source code so at least it can be downloaded and builds for those who want it.

pts/encode-ape-1.3.1   [View Source]   Wed, 07 Feb 2018 12:40:53 GMT
Deprecate the test profile since the source to updated versions is no longer easily available and latest releases appear to be Windows-only.

pts/encode-ape-1.3.0   [View Source]   Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:39:54 GMT
Initial import into OpenBenchmarking.org


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

Monkey Audio Encoding 3.99.6

WAV To APE

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 667 public results since 19 December 2020 with the latest data as of 6 November 2024.

Below is an overview of the generalized performance for components where there is sufficient statistically significant data based upon user-uploaded results. It is important to keep in mind particularly in the Linux/open-source space there can be vastly different OS configurations, with this overview intended to offer just general guidance as to the performance expectations.

Component
Percentile Rank
# Compatible Public Results
Seconds (Average)
Mid-Tier
75th
> 11
Median
50th
13
48th
4
13 +/- 1
29th
3
16 +/- 1
Low-Tier
25th
> 16
18th
9
19 +/- 2
12th
3
22 +/- 1
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - WAV To APE667 Results Range From 2 To 865 Seconds2316089118147176205234263292321350379408437466495524553582611640669698727756785814843872130260390520650

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (Monkey Audio Encoding 3.99.6 - WAV To APE) has an average run-time of 3 minutes. By default this test profile is set to run at least 5 times but may increase if the standard deviation exceeds pre-defined defaults or other calculations deem additional runs necessary for greater statistical accuracy of the result.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMinutesTime Required To Complete BenchmarkWAV To APERun-Time714212835Min: 1 / Avg: 2.2 / Max: 35

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.3%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between RunsWAV To APEDeviation246810Min: 0 / Avg: 0.34 / Max: 5

Does It Scale Well With Increasing Cores?

No, based on the automated analysis of the collected public benchmark data, this test / test settings does not generally scale well with increasing CPU core counts. Data based on publicly available results for this test / test settings, separated by vendor, result divided by the reference CPU clock speed, grouped by matching physical CPU core count, and normalized against the smallest core count tested from each vendor for each CPU having a sufficient number of test samples and statistically significant data.

AMDIntelOpenBenchmarking.orgRelative Core Scaling To BaseMonkey Audio Encoding CPU Core ScalingWAV To APE2468121624320.78051.5612.34153.1223.9025

Tested CPU Architectures

This benchmark has been successfully tested on the below mentioned architectures. The CPU architectures listed is where successful OpenBenchmarking.org result uploads occurred, namely for helping to determine if a given test is compatible with various alternative CPU architectures.

CPU Architecture
Kernel Identifier
Verified On
Intel / AMD x86 64-bit
x86_64
(Many Processors)
RISC-V 64-bit
riscv64
SiFive RISC-V, rv64imafdc, rv64imafdcsu, rv64imafdcvsu
IBM POWER (PowerPC) 64-bit
ppc64le
POWER9 4-Core, POWER9 44-Core
ARMv8 64-bit
arm64
Apple M1
ARMv8 64-bit
aarch64
ARMv8 Cortex-A53 4-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A55 4-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A72 16-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A72 4-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A76 4-Core, Ampere Altra ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 160-Core, Ampere eMAG ARMv8 32-Core, Rockchip ARMv8 Cortex-A76 4-Core, Rockchip ARMv8 Cortex-A76 8-Core, rk1-mainline-emmc, rk1-mainline-nvme, rk1-rok-emmc

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