Intel Core i7 990X Ubuntu 12.04 Intel Core i7 990X testing with a MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0 and AMD Radeon HD 4870 512MB on Scientific 6.2 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Core i7 990X: Processor: Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3 x 1024 MB 1066MHz, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4870 512MB, Audio: Intel 82801JI, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Scientific 6.2, Kernel: 2.6.32-220.el6.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.2, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 990X . 35.65 |========================================================= Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 990X . 77 |============================================================ Crafty 23.4 Elapsed Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 990X . 85.21 |========================================================= TSCP 1.81 AI Chess Performance Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i7 990X . 342910 |======================================================== Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 990X . 66.46 |========================================================= Apache Benchmark 2.2.21 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i7 990X . 15229.89 |====================================================== cairo-perf-trace 1.10.2 Cairo Trace: Firefox Canvas Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 990X . 452.22 |======================================================== cairo-perf-trace 1.10.2 Cairo Trace: GNOME Terminal Vim Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 990X . 21.82 |========================================================= cairo-perf-trace 1.10.2 Cairo Trace: Poppler Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 990X . 11.36 |========================================================= FLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 990X . 8.76 |========================================================== LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 990X . 17.93 |========================================================= AIO-Stress 0.21 Test: Random Write MB/s > Higher Is Better Core i7 990X . 41.45 |========================================================= 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test MIPS > Higher Is Better Core i7 990X . 24529 |========================================================= Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 990X . 6.26 |==========================================================