Mint-Benchmark Intel Core i7 970 testing with a ASRock X58 Extreme3 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB on LinuxMint 15 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Test1: Processor: Intel Core i7 970 @ 2.67GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock X58 Extreme3, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 24576MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ SOLID3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/897MHz), Audio: VIA VT2020, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 OS: LinuxMint 15, Kernel: 3.8.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Cinnamon 1.8.8, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 310.44, OpenGL: 4.3.0 NVIDIA 310.44, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better Test1 . 2083 |================================================================= RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Average - Benchmark: Integer MB/s > Higher Is Better Test1 . 10003.56 |============================================================= RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Average - Benchmark: Floating Point MB/s > Higher Is Better Test1 . 10141.67 |============================================================= C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Test1 . 61.35 |================================================================