multicore-test Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 testing with a ECS P45T-A v1.0 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1024MB on Arch via the Phoronix Test Suite. Before: Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 @ 3.16GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS P45T-A v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4 DRAM + ICH10R, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 32GB Corsair CMFSSD-3 + 3 x 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAJS-2 + 500GB Western Digital WD5002ABYS-0 + 1500GB Ext HDD 1021, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1024MB (715/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC883, Network: Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 OS: Arch, Kernel: 3.1.8-1-ARCH (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 290.10, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 290.10, Compiler: GCC 4.6.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 After: Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 @ 3.16GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS P45T-A v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4 DRAM + ICH10R, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 32GB Corsair CMFSSD-3 + 3 x 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAJS-2 + 500GB Western Digital WD5002ABYS-0 + 1500GB Ext HDD 1021, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1024MB (715/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC883, Network: Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 OS: Arch, Kernel: 3.1.8-1-ARCH (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 290.10, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 290.10, Compiler: GCC 4.6.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 Bullet Physics Engine 2.78 Test: 3000 Fall Seconds < Lower Is Better Before . 23.64 |=============================================================== John The Ripper 1.7.9 Test: Traditional DES Real C/S > Higher Is Better Before . 3491333 |================== After .. 11626167 |============================================================ Timed MAFFT Alignment 6.864 Multiple Sequence Alignment Seconds < Lower Is Better Before . 28.81 |=============================================================== After .. 11.10 |========================