new install Intel Core i7-3820 testing with a Gigabyte X79S-UP5 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2048MB on Ubuntu 12.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. flim: Processor: Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.80GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X79S-UP5, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: 128GB PLEXTOR PX-128M5 + 2000GB Western Digital WD20EZRX-00D, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC898, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Atheros AR9462 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.5.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.18.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 310.14, OpenGL: 4.3.0 NVIDIA 310.14, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better flim . 46.10 |================================================================= RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Average - Benchmark: Integer MB/s > Higher Is Better flim . 23421.73 |============================================================== RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Average - Benchmark: Floating Point MB/s > Higher Is Better flim . 22917.02 |============================================================== PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better flim . 5515 |==================================================================