phoronix.results Intel Core i7 720Q testing with a Acer Aspire 5940 and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 1024MB on Ubuntu 12.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. 06-17-12_ph_test: Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.60GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Acer Aspire 5940, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 320GB TOSHIBA MK3263GS + 2000GB EARS-00S8B1 + 1000GB Samsung HN-M101MBB + 320GB Toshiba MK3263GSX, Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC670, Network: Broadcom NetLink BCM57780 Gigabit PCIe + Intel WiFi Link 5100 OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 3.4.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: fglrx 8.96.4, OpenGL: 3.3.11627, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 Apache Benchmark 2.2.21 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better 06-17-12_ph_test . 9722.81 |=================================================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better 06-17-12_ph_test . 107.12 |==================================================== RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Average - Benchmark: Integer MB/s > Higher Is Better 06-17-12_ph_test . 8862.09 |=================================================== RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Average - Benchmark: Floating Point MB/s > Higher Is Better 06-17-12_ph_test . 9360.70 |=================================================== PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better 06-17-12_ph_test . 1423 |======================================================