Intel Core i7 3960X Linux First tests of the Intel Core i7 3960X Sandy Bridge Extreme Edition processor under Linux. Using an Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit snapshot with the Linux 3.2 kernel. More tests are on the way on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel. Thanks to Intel Corp for sending out the Core i7 3960X, the Intel X79 motherboard, and the Intel water cooling kit for Sandy-E.
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Intel Core i7 3960X Linux Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Intel Core i7 3960X AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.60GHz AMD Phenom II x6 1100T @ 3.71GHz AMD Phenom II x6 @ 3.90GHz DDR3 ECC @ 1600 AMD Phenom II x6 @ 4.00GHz DDR3 ECC @ 1600 AMD Phenom II x6 @ 4.0GHz DDR3 ECC @ 1600 Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz (12 Cores) Intel DX79SI Intel Sandy DMI2 16384MB 240GB OCZ VERTEX3 AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz) Realtek ALC892 DELL P2210H Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection Ubuntu 12.04 3.2.0-3-generic (x86_64) Unity 4.24.0 X Server 1.10.4 fglrx 8.91.4 Catalyst 11.11 4.1.11251 GCC 4.6 ext4 1920x1080 AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores) Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800 6144MB 500GB Seagate ST3500320AS AMD Radeon HD 4250 SyncMaster Realtek RTL8111/8168B Fedora 14 2.6.35.14-103.fc14.i686.PAE (i686) KDE 4.6.5 X Server 1.9.5 radeon 6.13.99 2.1 Mesa 7.9 GCC 4.6.0 ext2/ext3 1280x1024 AMD Phenom II X6 1100T @ 3.70GHz (6 Cores) ASUS M4A89GTD-PRO/USB3 AMD RS780 2 x 4096 MB 800MHz 64GB PATRIOT 6 + 1000GB Western Digital WDC WD10EARS-003 + 320GB Western Digital WDC WD3200AAKS-0 + 160GB SAMSUNG HM160HI ATI Device 9714 ATI RS690/780 HDMI Gentoo 2.1 3.1.1-hardened-gerge-v (x86_64) KDE 4.7.3 X Server 1.11.0 radeon 6.14.99 GCC 4.6.1 + Clang 4.2.1 2048x1152 AMD Phenom II X6 1100T @ 4.00GHz (6 Cores) 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1333MHz ATI SBx00 Azalia ati 6.14.99 OpenBenchmarking.org System Details - Intel Core i7 3960X: Compiz was running on this system. - AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.60GHz: Firefox was running on this system. AMD CnQ was enabled. - AMD Phenom II x6 1100T @ 3.71GHz: AMD CnQ was enabled. - AMD Phenom II x6 @ 3.90GHz DDR3 ECC @ 1600: AMD CnQ was enabled. - AMD Phenom II x6 @ 4.00GHz DDR3 ECC @ 1600: Firefox was running on this system. AMD CnQ was enabled. - AMD Phenom II x6 @ 4.0GHz DDR3 ECC @ 1600: AMD CnQ was enabled.
Intel Core i7 3960X Linux build-linux-kernel: Time To Compile c-ray: Total Time smallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Intel Core i7 3960X AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.60GHz AMD Phenom II x6 1100T @ 3.71GHz AMD Phenom II x6 @ 3.90GHz DDR3 ECC @ 1600 AMD Phenom II x6 @ 4.00GHz DDR3 ECC @ 1600 AMD Phenom II x6 @ 4.0GHz DDR3 ECC @ 1600 58.76 36.23 67 118.48 170.32 240 93.73 71.18 113 89.22 108 92.07 105 91.68 104 OpenBenchmarking.org
Timed Linux Kernel Compilation Time To Compile OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Intel Core i7 3960X AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.60GHz AMD Phenom II x6 1100T @ 3.71GHz AMD Phenom II x6 @ 3.90GHz DDR3 ECC @ 1600 AMD Phenom II x6 @ 4.00GHz DDR3 ECC @ 1600 AMD Phenom II x6 @ 4.0GHz DDR3 ECC @ 1600 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.70, N = 3 SE +/- 0.98, N = 3 SE +/- 1.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.98, N = 3 SE +/- 1.05, N = 3 SE +/- 1.29, N = 3 58.76 118.48 93.73 89.22 92.07 91.68
C-Ray Total Time OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Intel Core i7 3960X AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.60GHz AMD Phenom II x6 1100T @ 3.71GHz 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.69, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 36.23 170.32 71.18
Smallpt Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples OpenBenchmarking.org Seconds, Fewer Is Better Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Intel Core i7 3960X AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.60GHz AMD Phenom II x6 1100T @ 3.71GHz AMD Phenom II x6 @ 3.90GHz DDR3 ECC @ 1600 AMD Phenom II x6 @ 4.00GHz DDR3 ECC @ 1600 AMD Phenom II x6 @ 4.0GHz DDR3 ECC @ 1600 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 67 240 113 108 105 104
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