Ubuntu Gulftown Power
Intel Core i7 X 990 testing with a MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0 and AMD Radeon HD 4870 on Ubuntu 11.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


Ubuntu 11.10: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 X 990 @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WDC WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4870, Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Ubuntu 11.04: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 X 990 @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WDC WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4870, Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 3.8.10, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.0, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Ubuntu 10.10: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 X 990 @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WDC WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4870 (780/1000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: radeon 6.13.1, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Timed Idle
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . MIN: 197  AVG: 198  MAX: 199 
Ubuntu 11.04 . MIN: 196  AVG: 196  MAX: 197 
Ubuntu 10.10 . MIN: 197  AVG: 197  MAX: 197 


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . 35.74 |=====================================================
Ubuntu 11.04 . 35.79 |=====================================================
Ubuntu 10.10 . 38.24 |=========================================================


C-Ray 1.1
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . MIN: 309  AVG: 315  MAX: 320 
Ubuntu 11.04 . MIN: 198  AVG: 305  MAX: 318 
Ubuntu 10.10 . MIN: 198  AVG: 306  MAX: 321 


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . 207.23 |========================================================
Ubuntu 11.04 . 127.27 |==================================
Ubuntu 10.10 . 48.83  |=============


OpenArena 0.8.5
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . MIN: 199  AVG: 234  MAX: 246 
Ubuntu 11.04 . MIN: 205  AVG: 219  MAX: 222 
Ubuntu 10.10 . MIN: 203  AVG: 208  MAX: 210 


System Power Consumption Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Watts
Ubuntu 11.10 . MIN: 197  AVG: 257  MAX: 320 
Ubuntu 11.04 . MIN: 196  AVG: 247  MAX: 318 
Ubuntu 10.10 . MIN: 197  AVG: 243  MAX: 321