Medieval_Thinker Intel Core i7-2600K testing with a Intel DZ68BC and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1024MB on Ubuntu 12.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. 2600k_12.04: Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DZ68BC, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ AGILITY3 + 1000GB Seagate ST31000524AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1024MB (950/2200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Intel 82579V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-32-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.4.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.60, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 304.60, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 2600k_12.04_sanctuary: Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DZ68BC, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ AGILITY3 + 1000GB Seagate ST31000524AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1024MB (950/2200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Intel 82579V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-32-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.4.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.60, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 304.60, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 2600k_12.04_hdparm: Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DZ68BC, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ AGILITY3 + 1000GB Seagate ST31000524AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1024MB (950/2200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Intel 82579V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-32-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.4.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.60, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 304.60, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 2600k_12.04_hdparm_ssd: Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DZ68BC, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ AGILITY3 + 1000GB Seagate ST31000524AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1024MB (950/2200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Intel 82579V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-32-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.4.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.60, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 304.60, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 2600k_12.04_hdparm_ssd2: Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DZ68BC, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ AGILITY3 + 1000GB Seagate ST31000524AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1024MB (950/2200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Intel 82579V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-32-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.4.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.60, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 304.60, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 2600k_12.04_sanctuary_high_perf_settings: Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DZ68BC, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ AGILITY3 + 1000GB Seagate ST31000524AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1024MB (950/2200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Intel 82579V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-32-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.4.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.60, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 304.60, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better 2600k_12.04 . 69.77 |========================================================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2600k_12.04_sanctuary .................... 123.24 |============================ 2600k_12.04_sanctuary_high_perf_settings . 122.87 |============================ hdparm Timed Disk Reads Disk To Read: /dev/sdb8 MB/s > Higher Is Better 2600k_12.04_hdparm . 124.12 |================================================== hdparm Timed Disk Reads Disk To Read: /dev/sda2 MB/s > Higher Is Better 2600k_12.04_hdparm_ssd . 204.55 |============================================== hdparm Timed Disk Reads Disk To Read: /dev/sda3 MB/s > Higher Is Better 2600k_12.04_hdparm_ssd2 . 479.16 |=============================================