We are in the process of updating our SecuritySpy system requirements calculator, and to this end we are trying to gather accurate data on the video encoding and decoding capabilities of a range of different Mac models.
All we need users to do is this:
- Download our Video Codec Test app. - Open it and agree to the prompt to share test results with us. - Click the "Run All Tests" button and leave your Mac alone for 10 minutes to run all the tests.
Before doing this, please make sure to quit SecuritySpy and any other software that does video processing or that uses significant CPU resources.
CPU nominal frequency: 3.5 GHz macOS version: 10.13.6 CPU description: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz CPU type: Intel CPU physical core count: 6 CPU logical core count: 12
Doesn't work here. ??? Is it looking for some external binary in a specific path?
Mac model: MacPro6,1 CPU nominal frequency: 3.0 GHz macOS version: 10.15.7 CPU description: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-1680 v2 @ 3.00GHz CPU type: Intel CPU physical core count: 8 CPU logical core count: 16
ERROR while performing test (-12913 video decoder unavailable)
ERROR while performing test (-12913 video decoder unavailable)
ERROR while performing test (-12906 video decoder unavailable)
Hi @photonclock thanks for running the test. You are getting these errors because your 2013 Mac Pro does not have hardware H.264 or H.265 video encoding/decoding capabilities. Therefore the hardware tests cannot be run. But the software-only tests can be run, and will provide useful data for us.
Mac model: Macmini6,2 CPU nominal frequency: 2.3 GHz macOS version: 11.0.1 CPU description: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3615QM CPU @ 2.30GHz CPU type: Intel CPU physical core count: 4 CPU logical core count: 8
M1 mini. 512GB SSD / 16GB RAM. Only thing running in the background was TeamViewer since I had to remote into the office to run this:
Mac model: Macmini9,1 CPU nominal frequency: 0.0 GHz macOS version: 11.1 CPU description: Apple M1 CPU type: Arm CPU physical core count: 8 CPU logical core count: 8
2009 Mac Pro GPU: Radeon RX 580 8 GB Hardware acceleration via OpenCore, Lilu, WhateverGreen, SMBIOS spoof
Mac model: MacPro5,1 CPU nominal frequency: 3.5 GHz macOS version: 11.1 CPU description: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU W3690 @ 3.47GHz CPU type: Intel CPU physical core count: 6 CPU logical core count: 12
Thanks @sgtwicki your results did come through. This is very impressive hardware-accelerated performance that you have managed achieve on this older Mac Pro!
Here are my results. Submitted them in the app, but posting them because I find the other posts interesting. The run all tests button doesn't include my eGPU, so I included those as well at the bottom.
Mac model: Macmini8,1 CPU nominal frequency: 3.2 GHz macOS version: 11.0.1 CPU description: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700B CPU @ 3.20GHz CPU type: Intel CPU physical core count: 6 CPU logical core count: 12 eGPU found: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
Mac model: Macmini6,2 CPU nominal frequency: 2.3 GHz macOS version: 10.14.6 CPU description: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3615QM CPU @ 2.30GHz CPU type: Intel CPU physical core count: 4 CPU logical core count: 8