I am still slightly concerned about my test set-up. Perhaps I will re-run both 1.1.0 and 1.0.4 again, to ensure that they both have an equal testing environment. My biggest concern with my comparison is misinforming users, and developers of course!
OK, I'm glad I did (although I have no idea where this leaves my comparison). These results show 1.1.0 in a more favourable light:
| 1.0.4 | 1.1.0
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p0 | 127x 139x | 130x 141x
p0e | 105x | 108x
p0m | 59x | 61x
p1 | 105x 138x | 109x 140x
p1e | 89x | 90x
p1m | 50x | 51x
p2 | 65x 123x | 66x 125x
p2e | 52x | 53x
p2m | 32x | 33x
p3 | 41x 112x | 38x 111x
p3e | 33x | 31x
p3m | 23x | 20x
p4 | 28x 107x | 24x 104x
p4e | 18x | 15x
p4m | 16x | 14x
p5 | 21x 99x |
p5e | 11x |
p5m | 11x |
For the record, here's both the old (comparison figures) and new figures for both versions, to show the differences in test. You will see that the 1.1.0 results (thankfully) compare very well; the results for 1.0.4 are unsatisfactorily different though.
| 1.0.4 (new/old) | 1.1.0 (new/old)
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-p0 | 127/130x 139/147x | 130/131x 141/141x
-p0e | 105/108x 138/146x | 108/109x 142/142x
-p0m | 59/ 59x 139/146x | 61/ 61x 141/142x
-p1 | 105/107x 139/145x | 109/108x 141/141x
-p1e | 89/ 89x 138/145x | 90/ 91x 140/141x
-p1m | 50/ 50x 138/146x | 51/ 51x 140/142x
-p2 | 65/ 65x 124/128x | 66/ 66x 125/126x
-p2e | 52/ 52x 123/128x | 53/ 53x 125/126x
-p2m | 32/ 32x 123/128x | 33/ 32x 125/125x
-p3 | 41/ 41x 113/117x | 38/ 38x 112/113x
-p3e | 33/ 33x 113/117x | 31/ 31x 111/112x
-p3m | 23/ 23x 112/116x | 20/ 20x 111/112x
-p4 | 28/ 28x 107/111x | 24/ 24x 104/103x
-p4e | 18/ 18x 107/111x | 15/ 15x 104/104x
-p4m | 16/ 16x 107/111x | 14/ 14x 104/104x
-p5 | 21/ 20x 97/ 98x |
-p5e | 11/ 11x 99/102x |
-p5m | 11/ 11x 99/102x |
NB: Just seen Thomas' response above. Well, I am always happy to test some more Thomas.
Damn, that means I should not have updated my comparison, and I cannot update it again until I can find the time to re-test all codecs (which could be some time).