test1.test Intel Core i7 980 testing with a EVGA X58 SLI FTW3 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1024MB on LinuxMint 15 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Intel Core i7 980: Processor: Intel Core i7 980 @ 3.33GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: EVGA X58 SLI FTW3, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 12288MB, Disk: 3 x 2000GB SAMSUNG HD204UI + 1000GB Western Digital WD1002FAEX-0 + 115GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1024MB (763/1900MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 OS: LinuxMint 15, Kernel: 3.8.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Cinnamon 1.8.8, Display Server: X Server 1.13.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.108, OpenGL: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 304.108, Compiler: GCC 4.7 + Clang 3.2-1~exp9ubuntu1 + LLVM 3.2, File-System: ext4 (ecryptfs), Screen Resolution: 1600x900 FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.0 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Core i7 980 . 15.73 |==================================================== LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Core i7 980 . 35.18 |==================================================== Monkey Audio Encoding 3.99u4b5s6 WAV To APE Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Core i7 980 . 26.41 |==================================================== WavPack Audio Encoding 4.41.0 WAV To WavPack Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Core i7 980 . 21.17 |====================================================