Thermal Monitoring i7 5960X Intel Core i7-5960X testing with a ASRock X99 Extreme3 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB on Ubuntu 14.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Before: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB CORSAIR FORCE LX, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 4.5.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160212, Desktop: Xfce, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.11, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1024x768 After: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB CORSAIR FORCE LX, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 4.5.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160212, Desktop: Xfce, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.11, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1024x768 LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Before . 12.72 |============================================================== After .. 12.87 |=============================================================== LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 CPU Temperature Monitor (test 1) Celsius < Lower Is Better Before . MIN: 24.0 AVG: 25.1 MAX: 26.0 LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 GPU Temperature Monitor (test 1) Celsius < Lower Is Better Before . MIN: 40.0 AVG: 40.0 MAX: 40.0 LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 System Temperature Monitor (test 1) Celsius < Lower Is Better Before . MIN: 33.0 AVG: 34.2 MAX: 36.0 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.3 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Before . 67.53 |=============================================================== After .. 67.56 |=============================================================== Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.3 CPU Temperature Monitor (test 1) Celsius < Lower Is Better Before . MIN: 25.0 AVG: 38.3 MAX: 42.0 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.3 GPU Temperature Monitor (test 1) Celsius < Lower Is Better Before . MIN: 40.0 AVG: 40.0 MAX: 40.0 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.3 System Temperature Monitor (test 1) Celsius < Lower Is Better Before . MIN: 32.0 AVG: 41.2 MAX: 44.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser Test: 256MB Array, 256 Byte Stride ns < Lower Is Better Before . 58.79 |============================================================= After .. 61.05 |=============================================================== Multichase Pointer Chaser CPU Temperature Monitor (test 1) Celsius < Lower Is Better Before . MIN: 31.0 AVG: 31.8 MAX: 32.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser GPU Temperature Monitor (test 1) Celsius < Lower Is Better Before . MIN: 40.0 AVG: 40.0 MAX: 40.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser System Temperature Monitor (test 1) Celsius < Lower Is Better Before . MIN: 35.0 AVG: 35.3 MAX: 36.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser Test: 4MB Array, 64 Byte Stride ns < Lower Is Better Before . 7.21 |================================================================ After .. 7.22 |================================================================ Multichase Pointer Chaser CPU Temperature Monitor (test 1) Celsius < Lower Is Better Before . MIN: 28.0 AVG: 29.8 MAX: 31.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser GPU Temperature Monitor (test 1) Celsius < Lower Is Better Before . MIN: 40.0 AVG: 40.0 MAX: 40.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser System Temperature Monitor (test 1) Celsius < Lower Is Better Before . MIN: 33.0 AVG: 34.0 MAX: 35.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser Test: 1GB Array, 256 Byte Stride ns < Lower Is Better Before . 61.65 |=============================================================== After .. 55.98 |========================================================= Multichase Pointer Chaser CPU Temperature Monitor (test 1) Celsius < Lower Is Better Before . MIN: 29.0 AVG: 29.6 MAX: 30.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser GPU Temperature Monitor (test 1) Celsius < Lower Is Better Before . MIN: 40.0 AVG: 40.2 MAX: 41.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser System Temperature Monitor (test 1) Celsius < Lower Is Better Before . MIN: 33.0 AVG: 33.8 MAX: 35.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser Test: 1GB Array, 256 Byte Stride, 2 Threads ns < Lower Is Better Before . 60.32 |=============================================================== After .. 59.68 |============================================================== Multichase Pointer Chaser CPU Temperature Monitor (test 1) Celsius < Lower Is Better Before . MIN: 29.0 AVG: 30.0 MAX: 31.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser GPU Temperature Monitor (test 1) Celsius < Lower Is Better Before . MIN: 40.0 AVG: 40.0 MAX: 40.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser System Temperature Monitor (test 1) Celsius < Lower Is Better Before . MIN: 33.0 AVG: 33.5 MAX: 34.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser Test: 1GB Array, 256 Byte Stride, 4 Threads ns < Lower Is Better Before . 66.31 |============================================================= After .. 68.20 |=============================================================== Multichase Pointer Chaser CPU Temperature Monitor (test 1) Celsius < Lower Is Better Before . MIN: 25.0 AVG: 28.8 MAX: 30.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser GPU Temperature Monitor (test 1) Celsius < Lower Is Better Before . MIN: 40.0 AVG: 40.0 MAX: 40.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser System Temperature Monitor (test 1) Celsius < Lower Is Better Before . MIN: 31.0 AVG: 33.2 MAX: 35.0 PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3 Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Heavy Contention - Mode: Read Write TPS > Higher Is Better Before . 2644.24 |============================================================= After .. 2625.82 |============================================================= PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3 CPU Temperature Monitor (test 1) Celsius < Lower Is Better Before . MIN: 23.0 AVG: 28.6 MAX: 32.0 PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3 GPU Temperature Monitor (test 1) Celsius < Lower Is Better Before . MIN: 40.0 AVG: 40.2 MAX: 41.0 PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3 System Temperature Monitor (test 1) Celsius < Lower Is Better Before . MIN: 30.0 AVG: 34.8 MAX: 37.0 CPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Celsius Before . MIN: 23.0 AVG: 30.3 MAX: 42.0 After .. MIN: 22.0 AVG: 31.5 MAX: 45.0 GPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Celsius Before . MIN: 40.0 AVG: 40.1 MAX: 41.0 After .. MIN: 34.0 AVG: 37.1 MAX: 39.0 System Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Celsius Before . MIN: 30.0 AVG: 36.0 MAX: 44.0 After .. MIN: 28.0 AVG: 35.8 MAX: 46.0 LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 CPU Temperature Monitor (test 2) Celsius < Lower Is Better After . MIN: 24.0 AVG: 25.1 MAX: 27.0 LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 GPU Temperature Monitor (test 2) Celsius < Lower Is Better After . MIN: 34.0 AVG: 34.3 MAX: 35.0 LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 System Temperature Monitor (test 2) Celsius < Lower Is Better After . MIN: 30.0 AVG: 31.6 MAX: 33.0 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.3 CPU Temperature Monitor (test 2) Celsius < Lower Is Better After . MIN: 25.0 AVG: 40.3 MAX: 45.0 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.3 GPU Temperature Monitor (test 2) Celsius < Lower Is Better After . MIN: 35.0 AVG: 36.3 MAX: 37.0 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.3 System Temperature Monitor (test 2) Celsius < Lower Is Better After . MIN: 31.0 AVG: 42.3 MAX: 46.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser CPU Temperature Monitor (test 2) Celsius < Lower Is Better After . MIN: 31.0 AVG: 32.3 MAX: 33.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser GPU Temperature Monitor (test 2) Celsius < Lower Is Better After . MIN: 37.0 AVG: 37.5 MAX: 38.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser System Temperature Monitor (test 2) Celsius < Lower Is Better After . MIN: 34.0 AVG: 34.5 MAX: 35.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser CPU Temperature Monitor (test 2) Celsius < Lower Is Better After . MIN: 29.0 AVG: 30.4 MAX: 31.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser GPU Temperature Monitor (test 2) Celsius < Lower Is Better After . MIN: 37.0 AVG: 37.8 MAX: 38.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser System Temperature Monitor (test 2) Celsius < Lower Is Better After . MIN: 33.0 AVG: 33.4 MAX: 34.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser CPU Temperature Monitor (test 2) Celsius < Lower Is Better After . MIN: 29.0 AVG: 29.4 MAX: 30.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser GPU Temperature Monitor (test 2) Celsius < Lower Is Better After . MIN: 38.0 AVG: 38.0 MAX: 38.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser System Temperature Monitor (test 2) Celsius < Lower Is Better After . MIN: 32.0 AVG: 32.8 MAX: 33.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser CPU Temperature Monitor (test 2) Celsius < Lower Is Better After . MIN: 30.0 AVG: 30.3 MAX: 31.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser GPU Temperature Monitor (test 2) Celsius < Lower Is Better After . MIN: 38.0 AVG: 38.0 MAX: 38.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser System Temperature Monitor (test 2) Celsius < Lower Is Better After . MIN: 32.0 AVG: 32.8 MAX: 34.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser CPU Temperature Monitor (test 2) Celsius < Lower Is Better After . MIN: 28.0 AVG: 30.4 MAX: 32.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser GPU Temperature Monitor (test 2) Celsius < Lower Is Better After . MIN: 38.0 AVG: 38.0 MAX: 38.0 Multichase Pointer Chaser System Temperature Monitor (test 2) Celsius < Lower Is Better After . MIN: 32.0 AVG: 33.0 MAX: 34.0 PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3 CPU Temperature Monitor (test 2) Celsius < Lower Is Better After . MIN: 23.0 AVG: 29.5 MAX: 34.0 PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3 GPU Temperature Monitor (test 2) Celsius < Lower Is Better After . MIN: 38.0 AVG: 38.2 MAX: 39.0 PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3 System Temperature Monitor (test 2) Celsius < Lower Is Better After . MIN: 30.0 AVG: 34.3 MAX: 37.0