pfkernel Intel Core i7-3610QM testing on arch rolling via the Phoronix Test Suite. pfkernelzadas: Processor: Intel Core i7-3610QM @ 2.30GHz (8 Cores), Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 6144MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC270, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 + Atheros AR9485 Wireless OS: arch rolling, Kernel: 3.8.2-pf (x86_64), Display Driver: intel 2.21.6, Compiler: GCC 4.8.0 20130502 + LLVM 3.2, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 stockkernelzadas: Processor: Intel Core i7-3610QM @ 2.30GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS K55VM v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 6144MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC270, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 + Atheros AR9485 Wireless OS: arch rolling, Kernel: 3.9.0-rc7+ (x86_64), Display Driver: intel 2.21.6, Compiler: GCC 4.8.0 20130502 + LLVM 3.2, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 Flexible IO Tester 1.57 Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern Seconds (Run Time) < Lower Is Better pfkernelzadas .... 49.55 |==================================================== stockkernelzadas . 50.20 |===================================================== PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better pfkernelzadas .... 4413 |====================================================== stockkernelzadas . 3718 |============================================= GraphicsMagick 1.3.16 Operation: HWB Color Space Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better pfkernelzadas .... 144 |======================================================= stockkernelzadas . 126 |================================================ 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test MIPS > Higher Is Better pfkernelzadas .... 16344 |==================================================== stockkernelzadas . 16641 |===================================================== Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better pfkernelzadas .... 130.13 |==================================================== stockkernelzadas . 129.86 |==================================================== Timed PHP Compilation 5.2.9 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better pfkernelzadas .... 40.25 |================================================== stockkernelzadas . 42.44 |=====================================================