blah Intel Core i5-3320M testing with a LENOVO 3438CK5 and Intel 3rd Gen Core on Ubuntu 13.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. HGST HTS545050A7: Processor: Intel Core i5-3320M @ 1.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 3438CK5, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 500GB HGST HTS545050A7 + 240GB INTEL SSDMCEAC24, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC269VC, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.6, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1.3, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4 (ecryptfs), Screen Resolution: 1366x768 SQLite 3.7.3 12,500 INSERTs Seconds < Lower Is Better HGST HTS545050A7 . 396.47 |==================================================== PostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11 TPC-B Transactions Per Second TPS > Higher Is Better HGST HTS545050A7 . 399.25 |====================================================