system test i7 e gt Intel Core i7 920 testing with a Intel DX58SO and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 SLI 1280MB on Ubuntu 12.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Seagate ST31000528AS: Processor: Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.66GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX58SO, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 6144MB, Disk: 2 x 1000GB Seagate ST31000528AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 SLI 1280MB (800/2000MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GPU 18 HDMI/DP, Network: Intel 82567LM-2 Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.7.0-7-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.1.901 (1.13.2 RC 1), Display Driver: NVIDIA 313.09, OpenGL: 4.3.0 NVIDIA 313.09, Compiler: GCC 4.7 + CUDA 4.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Average - Benchmark: Integer MB/s > Higher Is Better Seagate ST31000528AS . 14985.55 |============================================== RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Average - Benchmark: Floating Point MB/s > Higher Is Better Seagate ST31000528AS . 15472.02 |============================================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Seagate ST31000528AS . 34.75 |=================================================