Intel Core i7 990X Ubuntu Linux Gulftown Intel Core i7 990X testing with a MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0 and NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS 256MB on Ubuntu 13.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Core i7 990X: Processor: Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD1003FBYX-0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS 256MB (500/333MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.6, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.0.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 PostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11 TPC-B Transactions Per Second TPS > Higher Is Better Core i7 990X . 274.41 |======================================================== Opus Codec Encoding 1.0.1 WAV, Opus Encode, Opus Decode Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 990X . 11.09 |========================================================= Ogg Encoding 1.3.0 WAV To Ogg Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 990X . 9.48 |========================================================== LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 990X . 16.81 |========================================================= FLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 990X . 7.66 |========================================================== LZMA Compression 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 990X . 145.37 |======================================================== Gzip Compression 2GB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 990X . 15.69 |========================================================= Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6 256MB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 990X . 7.72 |========================================================== Timed PHP Compilation 5.2.9 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 990X . 25.17 |========================================================= PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better Core i7 990X . 580 |===========================================================