res3 VirtualBox testing on LinuxMint 1 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Intel Core i7 980X: Processor: Intel Core i7 980X @ 3.31GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: innotek VirtualBox v1.2, Chipset: Intel 440FX- 82441FX PMC, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 43GB VBOX HDD + 3 x 9GB VBOX HDD, Graphics: InnoTek VirtualBox, Audio: Intel 82801AA AC 97 Audio, Monitor: VBOX monitor, Network: Intel 82540EM Gigabit OS: LinuxMint 1, Kernel: 3.2.0-2-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.4, Display Driver: vboxvideo 1.0.1, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11.2, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1750x1038, System Layer: VirtualBox John The Ripper 1.7.9 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better Intel Core i7 980X . 4863 |==================================================== GnuPG 1.4.10 1GB File Encryption Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Core i7 980X . 11.62 |=================================================== OpenSSL 1.0.0e RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel Core i7 980X . 48.48 |===================================================