Scientific Linux 5.7 Core i7
Intel Core i7 990X testing with a MSI MS-7593 and AMD Radeon HD 4870 256MB on ScientificSL 5.7 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


Core i7 Scientific Linux: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (6 Cores), Motherboard: MSI MS-7593, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4870 256MB, Audio: Intel 82801JI, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: ScientificSL 5.7, Kernel: 2.6.18-274.el5 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.16.0, Display Server: X Server 7.1.1, Display Driver: amd, OpenGL: 1.2 (1.5 Mesa 6.5.1), Compiler: GCC 4.1.2, File-System: ext3, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i7 Scientific Linux . 60.39 |=============================================


Smallpt 1.0
Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i7 Scientific Linux . 86 |================================================


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i7 Scientific Linux . 42.58 |=============================================


Tachyon 0.98.9
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i7 Scientific Linux . 14.53 |=============================================


TSCP 1.81
AI Chess Performance
Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i7 Scientific Linux . 382964 |============================================


Apache Benchmark 2.2.21
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i7 Scientific Linux . 12749.09 |==========================================


NGINX Benchmark 1.0.11
Static Web Page Serving
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i7 Scientific Linux . 15703.43 |==========================================


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i7 Scientific Linux . 17.94 |=============================================