Tythor Intel Core i7-2630QM testing with a ASUS G73Sw v1.0 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M 1024MB on LinuxMint 15 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Mint15: Processor: Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS G73Sw v1.0, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 750GB Seagate ST9750420AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M 1024MB (675/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 + Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 OS: LinuxMint 15, Kernel: 3.8.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Cinnamon 1.8.8, Display Server: X Server 1.13.4, Display Driver: vesa 2.3.2, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 Mint15Ram: Processor: Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS G73Sw v1.0, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 750GB Seagate ST9750420AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M 1024MB (675/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 + Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 OS: LinuxMint 15, Kernel: 3.8.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Cinnamon 1.8.8, Display Server: X Server 1.13.4, Display Driver: vesa 2.3.2, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test MIPS > Higher Is Better Mint15 . 12889 |=============================================================== RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Average - Benchmark: Integer MB/s > Higher Is Better Mint15Ram . 11645.99 |========================================================= RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Average - Benchmark: Floating Point MB/s > Higher Is Better Mint15Ram . 12144.50 |========================================================= IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Mint15 . 88.32 |=============================================================== IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better Mint15 . 59.54 |===============================================================