[Flac] Efficiency

[Christopher Brown]

Hi list users,

Is there a comparison somewhere of the efficiency of decoding flac 
files, with respect to some benchmark related to cpu processing? As 
compared to, say, ape files? I ask because I have recently switched my 
entire archive from ape to flac. I have an old 400 mhz laptop in my 
office running xubuntu, which I run into a receiver. Works great. Since 
switching to flac, I notice the (rather loud) system fan on the laptop 
running much less of the time during playback.

I see on this page 
http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Lossless_comparison

that a flac advantage is "Very fast decoding" while monkey's audio 
boasts "High efficiency", and I was hoping for something a little more 
concrete.

-- 
Chris