hdd-benchmark Intel Core i7-2670QM testing with a ASUS N53SV v1.0 and Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP on Ubuntu 12.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. test1: Processor: Intel Core i7-2670QM @ 2.20GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS N53SV v1.0, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST9500420AS, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Monitor: PA248, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Atheros AR9285 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-30-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.4.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.2, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better test1 . 77.96 |================================================================ IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Read Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better test1 . 4671.51 |==============================================================