Effects of Memory Latency - LAME, WinRAR
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LAME
LAME is an open source MP3 encoder. I use it because of its ability to handle high bit-rates. I used it to encode some WAV files into MP3 files. For this test I used Meteora, by Linkin Park. First I put the song’s WAV files onto the hard drive, so the limitations of the CD-Rom prove not to be a factor here. Then they were encoded into MP3 files with LAME, at the maximum of bit-rate available, 320 kbit. Lower times are better.
As we move into the digital age more and more people are digitalizing their music. A few seconds' difference in encoding times could save you hours of time if you need to encode thousands of your CDs. Memory latency had no effect on the encoding times. It took just as long on the tightest timings as with the loosest. Audio encoding shows no effect due to memory latency.
WinRAR
For this test, we took a 361 MB file and archived it on the very best compression setting available. Lower times are better.
Everyone should be backing up their important data on a daily basis. Most people compress the files into a smaller, more manageable size. The difference in timings comes out in this test. There is almost a whole minute difference between the tightest and loosest timings. If you only back up a few smaller documents, the results won’t make much difference, but if you back up gigabytes on a constant basis, then memory latency might be something to consider.
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