compile2 Intel Core i7-3770 testing with a ASUS P8B75-V and MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB on Ubuntu 16.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. cpufreq-set -r -g performance: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P8B75-V, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2000GB MB2000EBUCF + 750GB Seagate ST750LX003-1AC15 + 2 x 500GB Seagate ST9500420AS, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB (1113/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Network: Intel 82571EB Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-64-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 375.39, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.24, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3600x1200 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.9 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better cpufreq-set -r -g performance . 136.46 |=======================================