john Intel Core i3 540 testing with a under Debian 6.0.2 via the Phoronix Test Suite. 1: Processor: Intel Core i3 540 @ 3.07GHz (4 Cores), Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 913GB OS: Debian 6.0.2, Kernel: 2.6.32-5-xen-amd64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext3 John The Ripper 1.7.3.1 Test: Traditional DES Real C/S > Higher Is Better 1 . 2799800 |================================================================== John The Ripper 1.7.3.1 Test: MD5 Real C/S > Higher Is Better 1 . 13462 |==================================================================== John The Ripper 1.7.3.1 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better 1 . 781 |======================================================================