hd Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 testing with a Dell 0RF705 and Intel 82Q963/Q965 IGP on Ubuntu 14.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. hd1: Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Dell 0RF705, Chipset: Intel 82Q963/Q965 + ICH8/R, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 256GB Crucial_CT256MX1, Graphics: Intel 82Q963/Q965 IGP, Audio: Analog Devices AD1983, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5754 Gigabit PCI OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-39-generic (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 test1: Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Dell 0RF705, Chipset: Intel 82Q963/Q965 + ICH8/R, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 256GB Crucial_CT256MX1, Graphics: Intel 82Q963/Q965 IGP, Audio: Analog Devices AD1983, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5754 Gigabit PCI OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-39-generic (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 hdparm Timed Disk Reads Disk To Read: /dev/sda MB/s > Higher Is Better hd1 ... 186.02 |=============================================================== test1 . 185.12 |===============================================================