audio-encode.tst Intel Core i5-3570K testing with a ASUS P8Z77-I DELUXE and Intel Ivy on Ubuntu 12.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. SSD tweak - first run: Processor: Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-I DELUXE, Chipset: Intel Ivy DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB OCZ AGILITY3, Graphics: Intel Ivy, Audio: Realtek ALC898, Monitor: DELL 2001FP, Network: Intel 82579V Gigabit Connection + Broadcom BCM43228 802.11a/b/g/n OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.12.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x1200 LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better SSD tweak - first run . 13.15 |================================================ FLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better SSD tweak - first run . 5.57 |================================================= Monkey Audio Encoding 3.99u4b5s6 WAV To APE Seconds < Lower Is Better SSD tweak - first run . 7.71 |================================================= WavPack Audio Encoding 4.41.0 WAV To WavPack Seconds < Lower Is Better SSD tweak - first run . 8.96 |=================================================