encryption Intel Core i7-3520M testing with a LENOVO 23252EG and Intel 3rd Gen Core on Ubuntu 12.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite. 20120915_encryption: Processor: Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 23252EG, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 180GB INTEL SSDSC2BW18 + SD01G, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC269VC, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: intel 2.20.7, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.1-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 John The Ripper 1.7.9 Test: Blowfish Real C/S > Higher Is Better 20120915_encryption . 2721 |=================================================== GnuPG 1.4.10 1GB File Encryption Seconds < Lower Is Better 20120915_encryption . 8.19 |=================================================== OpenSSL 1.0.0e RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better 20120915_encryption . 89.90 |==================================================