pbzip Intel Core i7-2600 testing with a Gigabyte Z68P-DS3 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 1024MB on Gentoo Base 2.2 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Intel Core i7-2600: Processor: Intel Core i7-2600 @ 4.10GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68P-DS3, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 80GB INTEL SSDSA2CW08 + 2 x 1000GB Seagate ST31000528AS + 2000GB Hitachi HDS5C302, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 1024MB (810/2004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889 OS: Gentoo Base 2.2, Kernel: 3.7.9-geek (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.10.00, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2.901 (1.13.3 RC 1), Display Driver: NVIDIA 313.18, OpenGL: 4.3.0 NVIDIA 313.18, Compiler: GCC 4.6.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024 Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Core i7-2600 . 8.41 |==================================================== Intel Core i7-2600 . 8.21 |===================================================