Ubuntu performance
AMD Athlon II X4 620 testing with a Gigabyte 970A-DS3 and AMD Radeon HD 7700 1024MB on Ubuntu 12.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


Ubuntu 12.10 64-bit: 

	Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ 2.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte 970A-DS3, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2 x 160GB Western Digital WD1600JD-75H + 2000GB Western Digital WD20EARX-00P, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7700 1024MB (800/1125MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: S19B150, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.12.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: fglrx 9.1.11, OpenGL: 4.2.12002, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1366x768


Monkey Audio Encoding 3.99u4b5s6
WAV To APE
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 12.10 64-bit . 22.39 |==================================================


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1
WAV To FLAC
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 12.10 64-bit . 9.83 |===================================================


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 12.10 64-bit . 28.63 |==================================================


Ogg Encoding 1.3.0
WAV To Ogg
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 12.10 64-bit . 15.71 |==================================================