[Flac] Efficiency

[Gregory Maxwell]

On 4/2/07, Christopher Brown <c-b at asu.edu> wrote:
> 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.

"High efficiency" usually means "better compression". Flac decode is VERY fast:

http://web.inter.nl.net/users/hvdh/lossless/lossless.htm

For one multiple format comparison.