pz Intel Core i5-2500K testing with a Gigabyte Z68X-UD3P-B3 and AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB on Linux via the Phoronix Test Suite. Intel Core i5-2500K: Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68X-UD3P-B3, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB M4-CT128M4SSD2 + 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKX-0 + 2000GB FA GoFlex Desk + 1000GB Samsung HM100UI, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: DELL U2412M, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Linux, Kernel: 3.7.1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.9.4, Display Server: X Server 1.13.1, Display Driver: fglrx 9.1.11, OpenGL: 4.2.11978, Compiler: GCC 4.7.2 + Clang 3.1 + LLVM 3.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Core i5-2500K . 9.10 |===================================================