4gbstream Running pts/compress-7zip-1.6.0 via the Phoronix Test Suite. 4GB: Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 B40 @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS M5A78L-M LE, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 120GB GOODRAM IRIDIUM + 320GB Seagate ST3320311CS, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 5800 1024MB, Audio: Creative Labs CA0106 Soundblaster, Monitor: PL2278H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13374, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 8GB: Processor: AMD Athlon II X3 440 @ 3.00GHz (3 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS M5A78L-M LE, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB GOODRAM IRIDIUM + 320GB Seagate ST3320311CS, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 5800 1024MB, Audio: Creative Labs CA0106 Soundblaster, Monitor: PL2278H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13374, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 8GBx4: Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 B40 @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS M5A78L-M LE, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 320GB Seagate ST3320311CS + 120GB GOODRAM IRIDIUM, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 5800 1024MB, Audio: Creative Labs CA0106 Soundblaster, Monitor: PL2278H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13374, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Stream 2013-01-17 Type: Copy MB/s > Higher Is Better 4GB . 5138.21 |======================================= 8GB . 8441.43 |================================================================ Stream 2013-01-17 Type: Scale MB/s > Higher Is Better 4GB . 5193.34 |======================================= 8GB . 8417.19 |================================================================ Stream 2013-01-17 Type: Triad MB/s > Higher Is Better 4GB . 6007.35 |======================================== 8GB . 9533.81 |================================================================ Stream 2013-01-17 Type: Add MB/s > Higher Is Better 4GB . 6009.30 |========================================= 8GB . 9495.14 |================================================================ 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test MIPS > Higher Is Better 4GB ... 8622 |============================================================== 8GBx4 . 9014 |=================================================================