Velox14 Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 testing with a ASUS P5KPL-AM EPU and Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 2048MB on Ubuntu 13.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Intel Core 2 Duo E8600: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 @ 3.82GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P5KPL-AM EPU, Chipset: Intel 82G33/G31/P35/P31 + ICH7, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKS-0 + 320GB Western Digital WD3200AAKS-0, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 2048MB (1058/2500MHz), Audio: VIA VT1708S, Network: Qualcomm Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Samsung SSD 840: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 @ 3.82GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P5KPL-AM EPU, Chipset: Intel 82G33/G31/P35/P31 + ICH7, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKS-0 + 320GB Western Digital WD3200AAKS-0, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 2048MB (1058/2500MHz), Audio: VIA VT1708S, Network: Qualcomm Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 2014-01-26 17:56: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 @ 3.82GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P5KPL-AM EPU, Chipset: Intel 82G33/G31/P35/P31 + ICH7, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKS-0 + 320GB Western Digital WD3200AAKS-0, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 2048MB (1058/2500MHz), Audio: VIA VT1708S, Network: Qualcomm Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 2014-01-26 17:57: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 @ 3.82GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P5KPL-AM EPU, Chipset: Intel 82G33/G31/P35/P31 + ICH7, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKS-0 + 320GB Western Digital WD3200AAKS-0, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 2048MB (1058/2500MHz), Audio: VIA VT1708S, Network: Qualcomm Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 2014-01-26 18:00: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 @ 3.82GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P5KPL-AM EPU, Chipset: Intel 82G33/G31/P35/P31 + ICH7, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKS-0 + 320GB Western Digital WD3200AAKS-0, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 2048MB (1058/2500MHz), Audio: VIA VT1708S, Network: Qualcomm Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Qualcomm Atheros AR8121: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 @ 3.82GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P5KPL-AM EPU, Chipset: Intel 82G33/G31/P35/P31 + ICH7, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKS-0 + 320GB Western Digital WD3200AAKS-0, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 2048MB (1058/2500MHz), Audio: VIA VT1708S, Network: Qualcomm Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 @ 3.82GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P5KPL-AM EPU, Chipset: Intel 82G33/G31/P35/P31 + ICH7, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKS-0 + 320GB Western Digital WD3200AAKS-0, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 2048MB (1058/2500MHz), Audio: VIA VT1708S, Network: Qualcomm Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 MSI NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 @ 3.82GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P5KPL-AM EPU, Chipset: Intel 82G33/G31/P35/P31 + ICH7, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840 + 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKS-0 + 320GB Western Digital WD3200AAKS-0, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 256MB (540/700MHz), Audio: VIA VT1708S, Network: Qualcomm Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 3.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 AMD Phenom II X2 550: Processor: AMD Phenom II X2 550 @ 3.10GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P, Chipset: AMD RX780/RX790 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 2048MB (1058/2500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888, Network: Intel 82541PI Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Intel 82541PI Gigabit: Processor: AMD Phenom II X2 550 @ 3.10GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P, Chipset: AMD RX780/RX790 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 2048MB (1058/2500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888, Network: Intel 82541PI Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.20, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test MIPS > Higher Is Better Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 ....... 6514 |========================================== Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 . 5001 |================================ AMD Phenom II X2 550 ......... 5014 |================================ Timed PHP Compilation 5.2.9 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 . 65.64 |=============================================== AIO-Stress 0.21 Test: Random Write MB/s > Higher Is Better Samsung SSD 840 . 40.88 |====================================================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 . 61.21 |=============================================== x264 2014-01-09 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 . 49.12 |=============================================== TSCP 1.81 AI Chess Performance Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 ....... 770750 |======================================== Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 . 640143 |================================= AMD Phenom II X2 550 ......... 636162 |================================= FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.0 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 . 7.56 |=========================================== AMD Phenom II X2 550 ... 8.41 |================================================ TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.2z Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping FPS > Higher Is Better Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 . 51.30 |=============================================== Stream 2013-01-17 Type: Copy MB/s > Higher Is Better 2014-01-26 17:56 . 7551.04 |=================================================== Stream 2013-01-17 Type: Add MB/s > Higher Is Better 2014-01-26 17:57 . 5534.42 |=================================================== RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Copy - Benchmark: Integer MB/s > Higher Is Better 2014-01-26 18:00 . 4574.66 |=================================================== RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Copy - Benchmark: Floating Point MB/s > Higher Is Better 2014-01-26 18:00 . 4579.77 |=================================================== Loopback TCP Network Performance Time To Transfer 10GB Via Loopback Seconds < Lower Is Better Qualcomm Atheros AR8121 . 12.84 |========================= Intel 82541PI Gigabit ... 23.92 |============================================== FS-Mark 3.3 Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size Files/s > Higher Is Better Samsung SSD 840 . 24.80 |====================================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 . 262.88 |======================================== MSI NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT ... 132.71 |==================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 . 84.92 |========================================= MSI NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT ... 11.94 |====== Render Bench Phoronix Test Suite v4.8.6 Seconds < Lower Is Better Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 . 17.99 |======================================== MSI NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT ... 18.58 |========================================= Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 . 54.99 |========================================= MSI NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT ... 8.00 |====== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 . 11.34 |=========================================