fl_01 Intel Core i7-2600K testing with a Intel DQ67SW and NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 512MB on LinuxMint 12 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Lame on Desktop 20120104: Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.39GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DQ67SW, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB OCZ AGILITY3 + 2 x 500GB Western Digital WD5001AALS-0 + 40GB Seagate ST940210AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 512MB (550/700MHz), Audio: Creative Labs SB Audigy, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: LinuxMint 12, Kernel: 3.2.0-7-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 290.10, OpenGL: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 290.10, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Lame on Desktop 20120104 . 15.54 |=============================================