Intel Core i7 990X Ubuntu Linux Gulftown
Intel Core i7 990X testing with a MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0 and NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS 256MB on Ubuntu 13.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


Core i7 990X: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD1003FBYX-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS 256MB (500/333MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.6, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
Core i7 990X . 580 |===========================================================


Timed PHP Compilation 5.2.9
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i7 990X . 25.17 |=========================================================


Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6
256MB File Compression
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i7 990X . 7.72 |==========================================================


Gzip Compression
2GB File Compression
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i7 990X . 15.69 |=========================================================


LZMA Compression
256MB File Compression
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i7 990X . 145.37 |========================================================


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1
WAV To FLAC
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i7 990X . 7.66 |==========================================================


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i7 990X . 16.81 |=========================================================


Ogg Encoding 1.3.0
WAV To Ogg
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i7 990X . 9.48 |==========================================================


Opus Codec Encoding 1.0.1
WAV, Opus Encode, Opus Decode
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i7 990X . 11.09 |=========================================================


PostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11
TPC-B Transactions Per Second
TPS > Higher Is Better
Core i7 990X . 274.41 |========================================================