BonkEncoder

BonkEncoder is a small end free audio encoder with a wide range of supported audio formats. For this test we encode high quality .flac files into MP3 format via LAME codec.
Despite achieving 100% load on all cores while encoding, the benchmark prefers higher clocked CPUs. Intel CPUs seem to love audio encoding benchmarks, as the E5200 takes the lead from Athlon II X2 240.

I'm Too Audio Encoder

I’m Too Audio Encoder is representing commercial versions of audio encoders. It’s easy to use, with broad audio format support, and for this test it is used to encode an audio CD to high quality MP3. As source we use the CD's disc image which is mounted as a virtual drive.