sam Intel Core i5-2500K testing with a ASRock Z68 Pro3-M and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 1024MB on LinuxMint 1 via the Phoronix Test Suite. 2012oct: Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.29GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Pro3-M, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB M4-CT064M4SSD2 + 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKX-6, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 1024MB (810/1804MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Ralink RT2790 Wireless 802.11n 1T/2R OS: LinuxMint 1, Kernel: 3.2.0-2-amd64 (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.12.1.902 (1.12.2 RC 2), Display Driver: NVIDIA 302.17, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 302.17, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better 2012oct . 36.92 |============================================================== RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Average - Benchmark: Integer MB/s > Higher Is Better 2012oct . 18495.61 |=========================================================== RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Average - Benchmark: Floating Point MB/s > Higher Is Better 2012oct . 16095.11 |===========================================================