this Intel Core i7-2630QM testing with a MSI MS-16F2 under Ubuntu 11.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. thisness: Processor: Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI MS-16F2, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 11776MB, Disk: 2 x 500GB Western Digital WDC WD5000BPKT-2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M 1536MB (813/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892 OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.41.06, OpenGL: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 270.41.06, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 linuxease.com AMD 1090T vs sb thisness: Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T @ 3.20GHz (6 Cores), Motherboard: MSI 870S-G54 (MS-7599) v3.0, Chipset: ATI RX780/RX790, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 1000GB Seagate ST31000528AS, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 3450 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892 OS: LinuxMint 11, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: fglrx 8.84.60, OpenGL: 3.3.10665, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768 C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better thisness ............................... 73.42 |=============================== linuxease.com AMD 1090T vs sb thisness . 70.89 |==============================