mint16_network Intel Core i5-3570K testing with a ASUS P8Z77-V and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1536MB on LinuxMint 16 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Intel 82579V Gigabit Connection: Processor: Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 840 + 256GB Corsair Performa + 2000GB Seagate ST2000DM001-9YN1, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1536MB (800/2004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Intel 82579V Gigabit Connection + Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless OS: LinuxMint 16, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.11.3, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 319.60, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Loopback TCP Network Performance Time To Transfer 10GB Via Loopback Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel 82579V Gigabit Connection . 5.94 |=======================================