Compile Intel Core i7-7820X testing with a ASUS PRIME X299-A (1401 BIOS) and Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MB on Arch Linux via the Phoronix Test Suite. 7820X + Samsung 850 Pro: Processor: Intel Core i7-7820X @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1401 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: 1024GB Samsung SSD 850 + 1001GB APPLE SSD SM1024, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: LG Ultra HD, Network: Intel Connection OS: Arch Linux, Kernel: 4.17.3-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.20.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.0, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.1.3 (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: Clang 6.0.0 + LLVM 6.0.0, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 7820X + Samsung 850 Pro + performance governor: Processor: Intel Core i7-7820X @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1401 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: 1024GB Samsung SSD 850 + 1001GB APPLE SSD SM1024, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: LG Ultra HD, Network: Intel Connection OS: Arch Linux, Kernel: 4.17.3-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.20.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.0, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.1.3 (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: Clang 6.0.0 + LLVM 6.0.0, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 7820X + Samsung 850 Pro + Multi-Core Enhancement: Processor: Intel Core i7-7820X @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1401 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: 1024GB Samsung SSD 850 + 1001GB APPLE SSD SM1024, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: LG Ultra HD, Network: Intel Connection OS: Arch Linux, Kernel: 4.17.3-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.20.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.0, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.1.3 (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: Clang 6.0.0 + LLVM 6.0.0, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.13 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better 7820X + Samsung 850 Pro .......................... 72.82 |===================== 7820X + Samsung 850 Pro + performance governor ... 71.36 |===================== 7820X + Samsung 850 Pro + Multi-Core Enhancement . 71.48 |=====================