res` Intel Core i7 930 testing with a Gigabyte X58A-UD5 and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 1024MB on Ubuntu 12.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite. res: Processor: Intel Core i7 930 @ 2.79GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X58A-UD5, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 6144MB, Disk: 1500GB Seagate ST31500341AS + 250GB Western Digital WD2500JB-00R, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 1024MB (399/601MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: E2251, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-21-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.6.2, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.2, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024 PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better res . 2777 |=================================================================== RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Average - Benchmark: Integer MB/s > Higher Is Better res . 14169.90 |=============================================================== RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Average - Benchmark: Floating Point MB/s > Higher Is Better res . 14450.27 |=============================================================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better res . 43.82 |================================================================== Apache Benchmark 2.4.3 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better res . 23669.21 |===============================================================