test Intel Core i7 920 testing with a DELL 0X501H and NVIDIA GeForce 310 512MB on Ubuntu 12.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. i7: Processor: Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: DELL 0X501H, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 750GB Seagate ST3750528AS + 2000GB Western Digital WD20EARX-00P, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 310 512MB (589/790MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1200, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-40-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.18.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.64, OpenGL: 2.1.2 NVIDIA, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext2/ext3, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better i7 . 61.61 |=================================================================== RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Average - Benchmark: Integer MB/s > Higher Is Better i7 . 8663.06 |================================================================= RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Average - Benchmark: Floating Point MB/s > Higher Is Better i7 . 9186.50 |================================================================= PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better i7 . 3731 |====================================================================