feb1st2013 Intel Core i5-3570K testing with a ASRock Z77 Extreme4 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 2048MB on LinuxMint 14 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Intel Core i5-3570K: Processor: Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB M4-CT128M4SSD2 + 2 x 1000GB Seagate ST1000DM005 HD10, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 2048MB (705/3104MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC898, Network: Broadcom NetLink BCM57781 Gigabit PCIe OS: LinuxMint 14, Kernel: 3.5.0-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Cinnamon 1.6.7, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.43, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 304.43, Compiler: GCC 4.7 + CUDA 4.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better Intel Core i5-3570K . 5409 |=================================================== RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Average - Benchmark: Integer MB/s > Higher Is Better Intel Core i5-3570K . 14536.81 |=============================================== RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Average - Benchmark: Floating Point MB/s > Higher Is Better Intel Core i5-3570K . 15457.68 |=============================================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Core i5-3570K . 36.25 |==================================================