How fast does your iTunes encode...?

[alexachucarro]

I managed to import a track at 10.1x using 10.1.2 and my config below.

Anyone else managed a faster speed?

here's the proof if you want it...

[themacko]

I'm impressed when my iBook rips at a consistant 2.6x. That's the max.

[Koelling]

I would love to get my 266 iMac any where close to that

[boi]

didn't some guy with a DP1ghz say he was getting 20x?
anyway, at encoding 320kbps my imac dv600 gets from 3x up to 6x at times.

[mrfluffy]

i got over 5 when i got up to 512MB of RAM, with 320 it was normally at 2.9-3.6.

[Dak RIT]

Depends how many other processes/apps are running and how fast the CD is (some are limited to lower speeds). I can usually peek at 15x (mainly around 14.2x - 14.8x) with only iTunes and the Finder open. That's on an 867MHz G4 tower w/ a Combo drive and 640MB RAM.

Cheers,
Dak

[bighairydog]

Originally posted by Dak RIT
I can usually peek at 15x (mainly around 14.2x - 14.8x) with only iTunes and the Finder open. That's on an 867MHz G4 tower w/ a Combo drive and 640MB RAM.

    I have an 800 DP, 600MB RAM and get 13/14 ish. I guess That means it's not DP enabled. Strange - I'd have thought Apple would have DP'd it seeing as they're making such a thing of both the software that comes with OSX and Dual Processing being the way forward.

Bernie :o)

[ulrik]

Actually, it is DPed. It takes itself one full processor! That's the difference between your and mine setup! If I only run iTunes, I get around 13x, if I run the usual load of Apps, I have around 10x. You could run more apps at once and have less impact on iTunes since it has nearly a whole CPU just for itself, while mine will have to share the CPU with more apps.
DP-ready apps does not automatically mean that they use both processors. Most do, but especially encoders often just take one CPU only for themselves while the OS and other apps are mainly running on the second CPU. A great thing if you do lots of encoding and have to work while you are doing it!