hphdparm
Intel Core i5-2400 testing with a HP 1494 and Intel Sandy Bridge IGP on Debian 6.0.5 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


hp7: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 1494, Chipset: Intel Sandy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 1 x 4096 MB 1333MHz, Disk: 1000GB Hitachi HDS72101, Graphics: Intel Sandy Bridge IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC662 rev1, Monitor: DELL SX2210T, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection

	OS: Debian 6.0.5, Kernel: 2.6.32-5-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.30.2, Display Server: X Server 1.7.7, Display Driver: intel 2.13.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.7.1, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext3, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024

linuxease.com vertex plus hdparm: 

	Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 @ 2.20GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Dell 0DT492, Chipset: Intel Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 + ICH8M, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX PLUS, Graphics: Intel Mobile GM965/GL960 IGP (primary), Audio: SigmaTel STAC9228, Network: Broadcom NetLink BCM5906M Fast PCI + Intel PRO/Wireless

	OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-5-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.12.1.902 (1.12.2 RC 2), Display Driver: intel 2.19.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900


hdparm Timed Disk Reads
Disk To Read: /dev/sda
MB/s > Higher Is Better
hp7 .............................. 134.39 |==========================
linuxease.com vertex plus hdparm . 184.70 |====================================