Core i7 990X Intel Core i7 990X testing with a MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0 and AMD Radeon HD 4870 512MB on Ubuntu 12.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Intel 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: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4870 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 John The Ripper 1.7.9 Test: Traditional DES Real C/S > Higher Is Better Intel Core i7 990X . 22535833 |================================================ John The Ripper 1.7.9 Test: MD5 Real C/S > Higher Is Better Intel Core i7 990X . 97830 |=================================================== John The Ripper 1.7.9 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better Intel Core i7 990X . 7000 |==================================================== Timed MAFFT Alignment 6.864 Multiple Sequence Alignment Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Core i7 990X . 6.16 |====================================================