Kubuntu-12.10 Intel Core i5-3570 testing with a ASUS P8Z77-V and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 1024MB on Ubuntu 12.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite. kubuntu-12.10: Processor: Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST3500320AS + 128GB OCZ VERTEX4, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 1024MB (783/1804MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Intel 82579V Gigabit Connection + Atheros AR9485 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.8.2-030802-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.10.1, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 313.18, OpenGL: 4.3.0 NVIDIA 313.18, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better kubuntu-12.10 . 5813 |========================================================= RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Average - Benchmark: Integer MB/s > Higher Is Better kubuntu-12.10 . 16130.05 |===================================================== RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Average - Benchmark: Floating Point MB/s > Higher Is Better kubuntu-12.10 . 17231.19 |===================================================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better kubuntu-12.10 . 36.16 |======================================================== Apache Benchmark 2.4.3 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better kubuntu-12.10 . 36898.63 |=====================================================