OldVsNew Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 testing with a Gigabyte P35-DS3R and NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS 256MB on Ubuntu 12.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Q6600-3600mhzOC: Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte P35-DS3R, Chipset: Intel 82G33/G31/P35/P31 + ICH9R, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 1000GB Seagate ST31000528AS + 500GB Seagate ST3500320AS + 640GB Western Digital WD6400AAKS-2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS 256MB (421/413MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.14.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.40, OpenGL: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 295.40, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 Q6600-3600mhzOC-RootOnRaid0: Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte P35-DS3R, Chipset: Intel 82G33/G31/P35/P31 + ICH9R, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 1000GB Seagate ST31000528AS + 500GB Seagate ST3500320AS + 640GB Western Digital WD6400AAKS-2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS 256MB (421/413MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.14.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.40, OpenGL: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 295.40, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 Q6600-Original2400mhz-Raid0: Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte P35-DS3R, Chipset: Intel 82G33/G31/P35/P31 + ICH9R, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 1000GB Seagate ST31000528AS + 500GB Seagate ST3500320AS + 640GB Western Digital WD6400AAKS-2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS 256MB (421/413MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.14.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.40, OpenGL: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 295.40, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL5-5-5-15: Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte P35-DS3R, Chipset: Intel 82G33/G31/P35/P31 + ICH9R, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 1000GB Seagate ST31000528AS + 500GB Seagate ST3500320AS + 640GB Western Digital WD6400AAKS-2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS 256MB (421/413MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.14.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.49, OpenGL: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 295.49, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL4-4-4-10: Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte P35-DS3R, Chipset: Intel 82G33/G31/P35/P31 + ICH9R, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 1000GB Seagate ST31000528AS + 500GB Seagate ST3500320AS + 640GB Western Digital WD6400AAKS-2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS 256MB (421/413MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.14.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.49, OpenGL: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 295.49, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 Stream 2009-04-11 Type: Copy MB/s > Higher Is Better Q6600-3600mhzOC .................... 5422.25 |================================= Q6600-3600mhzOC-RootOnRaid0 ........ 5089.50 |=============================== Q6600-Original2400mhz-Raid0 ........ 4767.89 |============================= Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL5-5-5-15 . 4099.18 |========================= Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL4-4-4-10 . 4311.90 |========================== Stream 2009-04-11 Type: Scale MB/s > Higher Is Better Q6600-3600mhzOC .................... 5237.92 |================================= Q6600-3600mhzOC-RootOnRaid0 ........ 4883.06 |=============================== Q6600-Original2400mhz-Raid0 ........ 4577.37 |============================= Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL5-5-5-15 . 3954.34 |========================= Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL4-4-4-10 . 4139.31 |========================== Stream 2009-04-11 Type: Triad MB/s > Higher Is Better Q6600-3600mhzOC .................... 5782.70 |================================= Q6600-3600mhzOC-RootOnRaid0 ........ 5708.46 |================================= Q6600-Original2400mhz-Raid0 ........ 5419.28 |=============================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL5-5-5-15 . 4518.98 |========================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL4-4-4-10 . 4883.96 |============================ Stream 2009-04-11 Type: Add MB/s > Higher Is Better Q6600-3600mhzOC .................... 5677.60 |================================= Q6600-3600mhzOC-RootOnRaid0 ........ 5582.06 |================================ Q6600-Original2400mhz-Raid0 ........ 5272.97 |=============================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL5-5-5-15 . 4411.60 |========================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL4-4-4-10 . 4718.58 |=========================== Timed HMMer Search 2.3.2 Pfam Database Search Seconds < Lower Is Better Q6600-3600mhzOC .................... 18.30 |========================== Q6600-3600mhzOC-RootOnRaid0 ........ 19.17 |=========================== Q6600-Original2400mhz-Raid0 ........ 24.99 |=================================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL5-5-5-15 . 24.88 |=================================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL4-4-4-10 . 20.50 |============================= VP8 libvpx Encoding 0.9.7-p1 vpxenc Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Q6600-3600mhzOC .................... 17.20 |=================================== Q6600-3600mhzOC-RootOnRaid0 ........ 17.43 |=================================== Q6600-Original2400mhz-Raid0 ........ 11.60 |======================= Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL5-5-5-15 . 17.39 |=================================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL4-4-4-10 . 17.43 |=================================== x264 2011-12-06 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Q6600-3600mhzOC .................... 80.86 |=================================== Q6600-3600mhzOC-RootOnRaid0 ........ 81.81 |=================================== Q6600-Original2400mhz-Raid0 ........ 56.44 |======================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL5-5-5-15 . 80.25 |================================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL4-4-4-10 . 81.36 |=================================== 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test MIPS > Higher Is Better Q6600-3600mhzOC .................... 10832 |=================================== Q6600-3600mhzOC-RootOnRaid0 ........ 10896 |=================================== Q6600-Original2400mhz-Raid0 ........ 7720 |========================= Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL5-5-5-15 . 10415 |================================= Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL4-4-4-10 . 10823 |=================================== Timed ImageMagick Compilation 6.6.3-4 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Q6600-3600mhzOC .................... 84.34 |================================ Q6600-3600mhzOC-RootOnRaid0 ........ 67.81 |========================== Q6600-Original2400mhz-Raid0 ........ 91.55 |=================================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL5-5-5-15 . 75.75 |============================= Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL4-4-4-10 . 69.84 |=========================== Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Q6600-3600mhzOC .................... 129.19 |========================= Q6600-3600mhzOC-RootOnRaid0 ........ 124.15 |======================== Q6600-Original2400mhz-Raid0 ........ 175.68 |================================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL5-5-5-15 . 133.49 |========================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL4-4-4-10 . 127.02 |========================= Timed MPlayer Compilation 1.0-rc3 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Q6600-3600mhzOC .................... 69.97 |=========================== Q6600-3600mhzOC-RootOnRaid0 ........ 64.86 |========================= Q6600-Original2400mhz-Raid0 ........ 90.14 |=================================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL5-5-5-15 . 70.39 |=========================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL4-4-4-10 . 66.40 |========================== Timed PHP Compilation 5.2.9 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Q6600-3600mhzOC .................... 41.10 |========================== Q6600-3600mhzOC-RootOnRaid0 ........ 40.16 |========================== Q6600-Original2400mhz-Raid0 ........ 55.01 |=================================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL5-5-5-15 . 44.49 |============================ Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL4-4-4-10 . 41.17 |========================== Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better Q6600-3600mhzOC .................... 10.84 |========================= Q6600-3600mhzOC-RootOnRaid0 ........ 11.22 |========================== Q6600-Original2400mhz-Raid0 ........ 15.40 |=================================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL5-5-5-15 . 11.55 |========================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL4-4-4-10 . 11.01 |========================= Gzip Compression 2GB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better Q6600-3600mhzOC .................... 16.49 |============================== Q6600-3600mhzOC-RootOnRaid0 ........ 13.38 |======================== Q6600-Original2400mhz-Raid0 ........ 19.52 |=================================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL5-5-5-15 . 13.42 |======================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL4-4-4-10 . 13.66 |======================== LZMA Compression 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better Q6600-3600mhzOC .................... 164.99 |============================ Q6600-3600mhzOC-RootOnRaid0 ........ 165.26 |============================ Q6600-Original2400mhz-Raid0 ........ 198.65 |================================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL5-5-5-15 . 201.02 |================================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL4-4-4-10 . 170.86 |============================= Monkey Audio Encoding 3.99u4b5s6 WAV To APE Seconds < Lower Is Better Q6600-3600mhzOC .................... 9.78 |======================== Q6600-Original2400mhz-Raid0 ........ 14.45 |=================================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL5-5-5-15 . 9.66 |======================= Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL4-4-4-10 . 9.63 |======================= FLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better Q6600-3600mhzOC .................... 8.06 |======================= Q6600-3600mhzOC-RootOnRaid0 ........ 8.04 |======================= Q6600-Original2400mhz-Raid0 ........ 12.04 |=================================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL5-5-5-15 . 8.06 |======================= Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL4-4-4-10 . 8.03 |======================= LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Q6600-3600mhzOC .................... 19.71 |======================= Q6600-3600mhzOC-RootOnRaid0 ........ 19.77 |======================= Q6600-Original2400mhz-Raid0 ........ 29.62 |=================================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL5-5-5-15 . 19.77 |======================= Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL4-4-4-10 . 19.76 |======================= Ogg Encoding 1.3.0 WAV To Ogg Seconds < Lower Is Better Q6600-3600mhzOC .................... 10.76 |======================= Q6600-3600mhzOC-RootOnRaid0 ........ 10.76 |======================= Q6600-Original2400mhz-Raid0 ........ 16.12 |=================================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL5-5-5-15 . 10.76 |======================= Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL4-4-4-10 . 10.77 |======================= FFmpeg 0.10 AVI To NTSC VCD Seconds < Lower Is Better Q6600-3600mhzOC .................... 13.59 |======================== Q6600-3600mhzOC-RootOnRaid0 ........ 13.51 |======================= Q6600-Original2400mhz-Raid0 ........ 20.23 |=================================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL5-5-5-15 . 13.63 |======================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL4-4-4-10 . 13.52 |======================= GnuPG 1.4.10 1GB File Encryption Seconds < Lower Is Better Q6600-3600mhzOC .................... 9.45 |================= Q6600-3600mhzOC-RootOnRaid0 ........ 13.13 |======================= Q6600-Original2400mhz-Raid0 ........ 19.58 |=================================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL5-5-5-15 . 13.18 |======================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL4-4-4-10 . 13.15 |======================== OpenSSL 1.0.0e RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better Q6600-3600mhzOC .................... 53.20 |=================================== Q6600-3600mhzOC-RootOnRaid0 ........ 53.13 |=================================== Q6600-Original2400mhz-Raid0 ........ 35.38 |======================= Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL5-5-5-15 . 53.08 |=================================== Q6600-3600mhzOCDDR2-800-CL4-4-4-10 . 53.15 |===================================