Overclocked-Q6600 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 testing with a Gigabyte P35-DS3R and NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS 256MB on Ubuntu 12.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. 3400mhz426FSB: Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.85GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte P35-DS3R, Chipset: Intel 82G33/G31/P35/P31 + ICH9R, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 1000GB Seagate ST31000528AS + 500GB Seagate ST3500320AS + 640GB Western Digital WD6400AAKS-2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS 256MB (400/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.14.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.40, OpenGL: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 295.40, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 3122mhz446FSB: Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 4.01GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte P35-DS3R, Chipset: Intel 82G33/G31/P35/P31 + ICH9R, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 1000GB Seagate ST31000528AS + 500GB Seagate ST3500320AS + 640GB Western Digital WD6400AAKS-2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS 256MB (400/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.14.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.40, OpenGL: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 295.40, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 3440mhz430FSB: Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.87GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte P35-DS3R, Chipset: Intel 82G33/G31/P35/P31 + ICH9R, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 1000GB Seagate ST31000528AS + 500GB Seagate ST3500320AS + 640GB Western Digital WD6400AAKS-2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS 256MB (400/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.14.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.40, OpenGL: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 295.40, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 3440mhz430FSBAjustedTimings: Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.87GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte P35-DS3R, Chipset: Intel 82G33/G31/P35/P31 + ICH9R, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 1000GB Seagate ST31000528AS + 500GB Seagate ST3500320AS + 640GB Western Digital WD6400AAKS-2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS 256MB (421/413MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.14.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.40, OpenGL: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 295.40, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 3440mhz430FSBAdjTiNewCooler: Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.87GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte P35-DS3R, Chipset: Intel 82G33/G31/P35/P31 + ICH9R, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 1000GB Seagate ST31000528AS + 500GB Seagate ST3500320AS + 640GB Western Digital WD6400AAKS-2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS 256MB (421/413MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.14.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.40, OpenGL: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 295.40, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 3600mhz400FSB1000RAMnot1066-5-5-5-15: Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte P35-DS3R, Chipset: Intel 82G33/G31/P35/P31 + ICH9R, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 1000GB Seagate ST31000528AS + 500GB Seagate ST3500320AS + 640GB Western Digital WD6400AAKS-2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS 256MB (421/413MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.14.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.40, OpenGL: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 295.40, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 3600mhz400FSB1000RAM-5-5-4-13: Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte P35-DS3R, Chipset: Intel 82G33/G31/P35/P31 + ICH9R, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 1000GB Seagate ST31000528AS + 500GB Seagate ST3500320AS + 640GB Western Digital WD6400AAKS-2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS 256MB (421/413MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.14.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.40, OpenGL: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 295.40, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Add - Benchmark: Integer MB/s > Higher Is Better 3400mhz426FSB ........................ 5253.97 |============================== 3122mhz446FSB ........................ 4398.94 |========================= 3440mhz430FSB ........................ 4388.54 |========================= 3440mhz430FSBAjustedTimings .......... 4593.63 |========================== 3440mhz430FSBAdjTiNewCooler .......... 4590.52 |========================== 3600mhz400FSB1000RAMnot1066-5-5-5-15 . 4960.03 |============================ 3600mhz400FSB1000RAM-5-5-4-13 ........ 5402.51 |=============================== Stream 2009-04-11 Type: Copy MB/s > Higher Is Better 3400mhz426FSB ........................ 5482.78 |=============================== 3122mhz446FSB ........................ 4699.23 |=========================== 3440mhz430FSB ........................ 4687.65 |=========================== 3440mhz430FSBAjustedTimings .......... 4877.82 |============================ 3440mhz430FSBAdjTiNewCooler .......... 4874.85 |============================ 3600mhz400FSB1000RAMnot1066-5-5-5-15 . 4869.39 |============================ 3600mhz400FSB1000RAM-5-5-4-13 ........ 5003.70 |============================ CacheBench Test: Read MB/s > Higher Is Better 3400mhz426FSB ........................ 2904.12 |============================= 3122mhz446FSB ........................ 2647.65 |=========================== 3440mhz430FSB ........................ 2917.57 |============================== 3440mhz430FSBAjustedTimings .......... 2917.25 |============================== 3440mhz430FSBAdjTiNewCooler .......... 2917.44 |============================== 3600mhz400FSB1000RAMnot1066-5-5-5-15 . 3029.18 |=============================== 3600mhz400FSB1000RAM-5-5-4-13 ........ 3053.20 |=============================== CacheBench Test: Write MB/s > Higher Is Better 3400mhz426FSB ........................ 12672.55 |============================= 3122mhz446FSB ........................ 11553.79 |========================== 3440mhz430FSB ........................ 12730.32 |============================= 3440mhz430FSBAjustedTimings .......... 12501.10 |============================ 3440mhz430FSBAdjTiNewCooler .......... 12730.56 |============================= 3600mhz400FSB1000RAMnot1066-5-5-5-15 . 13323.64 |============================== 3600mhz400FSB1000RAM-5-5-4-13 ........ 13322.83 |============================== CacheBench Test: Read / Modify / Write MB/s > Higher Is Better 3400mhz426FSB ........................ 17244.94 |============================= 3122mhz446FSB ........................ 15722.68 |========================== 3440mhz430FSB ........................ 17325.07 |============================= 3440mhz430FSBAjustedTimings .......... 17321.93 |============================= 3440mhz430FSBAdjTiNewCooler .......... 17323.52 |============================= 3600mhz400FSB1000RAMnot1066-5-5-5-15 . 18129.92 |============================== 3600mhz400FSB1000RAM-5-5-4-13 ........ 18131.01 |============================== John The Ripper 1.7.9 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better 3400mhz426FSB ........................ 3722 |================================ 3122mhz446FSB ........................ 3400 |============================== 3440mhz430FSB ........................ 3741 |================================ 3440mhz430FSBAjustedTimings .......... 3741 |================================ 3440mhz430FSBAdjTiNewCooler .......... 3740 |================================ 3600mhz400FSB1000RAMnot1066-5-5-5-15 . 3912 |================================== 3600mhz400FSB1000RAM-5-5-4-13 ........ 3914 |================================== VP8 libvpx Encoding 0.9.7-p1 vpxenc Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 3400mhz426FSB ........................ 16.42 |=============================== 3122mhz446FSB ........................ 14.94 |============================ 3440mhz430FSB ........................ 16.65 |================================ 3440mhz430FSBAjustedTimings .......... 16.63 |================================ 3440mhz430FSBAdjTiNewCooler .......... 16.72 |================================ 3600mhz400FSB1000RAMnot1066-5-5-5-15 . 17.22 |================================= 3600mhz400FSB1000RAM-5-5-4-13 ........ 17.34 |================================= x264 2011-12-06 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 3400mhz426FSB ........................ 77.12 |=============================== 3122mhz446FSB ........................ 71.69 |============================= 3440mhz430FSB ........................ 77.56 |=============================== 3440mhz430FSBAjustedTimings .......... 77.83 |=============================== 3440mhz430FSBAdjTiNewCooler .......... 77.49 |=============================== 3600mhz400FSB1000RAMnot1066-5-5-5-15 . 81.70 |================================= 3600mhz400FSB1000RAM-5-5-4-13 ........ 79.50 |================================ 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test MIPS > Higher Is Better 3400mhz426FSB ........................ 10305 |=============================== 3122mhz446FSB ........................ 9674 |============================= 3440mhz430FSB ........................ 10529 |================================ 3440mhz430FSBAjustedTimings .......... 10636 |================================ 3440mhz430FSBAdjTiNewCooler .......... 10592 |================================ 3600mhz400FSB1000RAMnot1066-5-5-5-15 . 10507 |================================ 3600mhz400FSB1000RAM-5-5-4-13 ........ 10842 |================================= Timed ImageMagick Compilation 6.6.3-4 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better 3400mhz426FSB ........................ 87.24 |============================== 3122mhz446FSB ........................ 94.96 |================================= 3440mhz430FSB ........................ 88.99 |=============================== 3440mhz430FSBAjustedTimings .......... 87.89 |=============================== 3440mhz430FSBAdjTiNewCooler .......... 88.23 |=============================== 3600mhz400FSB1000RAMnot1066-5-5-5-15 . 88.38 |=============================== 3600mhz400FSB1000RAM-5-5-4-13 ........ 84.59 |============================= Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better 3400mhz426FSB ........................ 134.54 |============================== 3122mhz446FSB ........................ 145.04 |================================ 3440mhz430FSB ........................ 134.52 |============================== 3440mhz430FSBAjustedTimings .......... 133.42 |============================= 3440mhz430FSBAdjTiNewCooler .......... 133.70 |============================= 3600mhz400FSB1000RAMnot1066-5-5-5-15 . 131.08 |============================= 3600mhz400FSB1000RAM-5-5-4-13 ........ 129.18 |============================= Timed MPlayer Compilation 1.0-rc3 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better 3400mhz426FSB ........................ 72.65 |============================== 3122mhz446FSB ........................ 78.70 |================================= 3440mhz430FSB ........................ 72.94 |=============================== 3440mhz430FSBAjustedTimings .......... 72.60 |============================== 3440mhz430FSBAdjTiNewCooler .......... 72.39 |============================== 3600mhz400FSB1000RAMnot1066-5-5-5-15 . 71.37 |============================== 3600mhz400FSB1000RAM-5-5-4-13 ........ 70.01 |============================= Timed PHP Compilation 5.2.9 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better 3400mhz426FSB ........................ 42.68 |=============================== 3122mhz446FSB ........................ 45.83 |================================= 3440mhz430FSB ........................ 42.67 |=============================== 3440mhz430FSBAjustedTimings .......... 42.48 |=============================== 3440mhz430FSBAdjTiNewCooler .......... 42.41 |=============================== 3600mhz400FSB1000RAMnot1066-5-5-5-15 . 42.02 |============================== 3600mhz400FSB1000RAM-5-5-4-13 ........ 41.01 |============================== Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better 3400mhz426FSB ........................ 11.13 |============================= 3122mhz446FSB ........................ 12.48 |================================= 3440mhz430FSB ........................ 11.41 |============================== 3440mhz430FSBAjustedTimings .......... 10.99 |============================= 3440mhz430FSBAdjTiNewCooler .......... 11.36 |============================== 3600mhz400FSB1000RAMnot1066-5-5-5-15 . 10.86 |============================= 3600mhz400FSB1000RAM-5-5-4-13 ........ 10.68 |============================ Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Seconds < Lower Is Better 3400mhz426FSB ........................ 177 |================================ 3122mhz446FSB ........................ 194 |=================================== 3440mhz430FSB ........................ 176 |================================ 3440mhz430FSBAjustedTimings .......... 176 |================================ 3440mhz430FSBAdjTiNewCooler .......... 176 |================================ 3600mhz400FSB1000RAMnot1066-5-5-5-15 . 169 |============================== 3600mhz400FSB1000RAM-5-5-4-13 ........ 168 |============================== Gzip Compression 2GB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better 3400mhz426FSB ........................ 13.10 |============================== 3122mhz446FSB ........................ 14.61 |================================= 3440mhz430FSB ........................ 14.24 |================================ 3440mhz430FSBAjustedTimings .......... 13.17 |============================== 3440mhz430FSBAdjTiNewCooler .......... 13.62 |=============================== 3600mhz400FSB1000RAMnot1066-5-5-5-15 . 14.48 |================================= 3600mhz400FSB1000RAM-5-5-4-13 ........ 12.51 |============================ LZMA Compression 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better 3400mhz426FSB ........................ 169.49 |=============================== 3122mhz446FSB ........................ 176.32 |================================ 3440mhz430FSB ........................ 169.67 |=============================== 3440mhz430FSBAjustedTimings .......... 168.63 |=============================== 3440mhz430FSBAdjTiNewCooler .......... 166.79 |============================== 3600mhz400FSB1000RAMnot1066-5-5-5-15 . 174.55 |================================ 3600mhz400FSB1000RAM-5-5-4-13 ........ 164.94 |============================== Monkey Audio Encoding 3.99u4b5s6 WAV To APE Seconds < Lower Is Better 3400mhz426FSB ........................ 10.26 |============================== 3122mhz446FSB ........................ 11.25 |================================= 3440mhz430FSB ........................ 10.22 |============================== 3440mhz430FSBAjustedTimings .......... 10.21 |============================== 3440mhz430FSBAdjTiNewCooler .......... 10.23 |============================== 3600mhz400FSB1000RAMnot1066-5-5-5-15 . 9.73 |============================= 3600mhz400FSB1000RAM-5-5-4-13 ........ 9.74 |============================= FLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better 3400mhz426FSB ........................ 8.47 |=============================== 3122mhz446FSB ........................ 9.30 |================================== 3440mhz430FSB ........................ 8.44 |=============================== 3440mhz430FSBAjustedTimings .......... 8.44 |=============================== 3440mhz430FSBAdjTiNewCooler .......... 8.44 |=============================== 3600mhz400FSB1000RAMnot1066-5-5-5-15 . 8.07 |============================== 3600mhz400FSB1000RAM-5-5-4-13 ........ 8.08 |============================== LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better 3400mhz426FSB ........................ 20.71 |============================== 3122mhz446FSB ........................ 22.73 |================================= 3440mhz430FSB ........................ 20.62 |============================== 3440mhz430FSBAjustedTimings .......... 20.62 |============================== 3440mhz430FSBAdjTiNewCooler .......... 20.62 |============================== 3600mhz400FSB1000RAMnot1066-5-5-5-15 . 19.71 |============================= 3600mhz400FSB1000RAM-5-5-4-13 ........ 19.70 |============================= Ogg Encoding 1.3.0 WAV To Ogg Seconds < Lower Is Better 3400mhz426FSB ........................ 11.31 |============================== 3122mhz446FSB ........................ 12.41 |================================= 3440mhz430FSB ........................ 11.26 |============================== 3440mhz430FSBAjustedTimings .......... 11.27 |============================== 3440mhz430FSBAdjTiNewCooler .......... 11.26 |============================== 3600mhz400FSB1000RAMnot1066-5-5-5-15 . 10.76 |============================= 3600mhz400FSB1000RAM-5-5-4-13 ........ 10.77 |============================= FFmpeg 0.10 AVI To NTSC VCD Seconds < Lower Is Better 3400mhz426FSB ........................ 14.45 |============================== 3122mhz446FSB ........................ 15.66 |================================= 3440mhz430FSB ........................ 14.24 |============================== 3440mhz430FSBAjustedTimings .......... 14.24 |============================== 3440mhz430FSBAdjTiNewCooler .......... 14.18 |============================== 3600mhz400FSB1000RAMnot1066-5-5-5-15 . 13.66 |============================= 3600mhz400FSB1000RAM-5-5-4-13 ........ 13.65 |============================= Apache Benchmark 2.2.21 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better 3400mhz426FSB ........................ 14721.95 |============================= 3122mhz446FSB ........................ 13573.50 |========================== 3440mhz430FSB ........................ 14855.14 |============================= 3440mhz430FSBAjustedTimings .......... 15317.60 |============================== 3440mhz430FSBAdjTiNewCooler .......... 15375.27 |============================== 3600mhz400FSB1000RAMnot1066-5-5-5-15 . 15293.47 |============================== 3600mhz400FSB1000RAM-5-5-4-13 ........ 15158.53 |============================== PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better 3122mhz446FSB ........................ 2241 |================================= 3440mhz430FSB ........................ 2196 |================================ 3440mhz430FSBAjustedTimings .......... 2329 |================================== 3440mhz430FSBAdjTiNewCooler .......... 2146 |=============================== 3600mhz400FSB1000RAMnot1066-5-5-5-15 . 1923 |============================ 3600mhz400FSB1000RAM-5-5-4-13 ........ 2110 |===============================