encryption
Intel Core i7-3520M testing with a LENOVO 23252EG and Intel 3rd Gen Core on Ubuntu 12.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


20120915_encryption: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 23252EG, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 180GB INTEL SSDSC2BW18 + SD01G, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core, Audio: Realtek ALC269VC, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

	OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: intel 2.20.7, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 8.1-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768

encrypt_arjun: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3520M @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 17DF, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 2 x 8192 MB DDR3-1600MHz, Disk: 512GB SAMSUNG SSD 830 + 750GB Toshiba MK7559GSXP, Graphics: Intel 3rd Gen Core (50MHz), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Monitor: HP ZR24w, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-031300rc7-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.8.5, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: intel 2.21.6, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 9.1.7, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768


John The Ripper 1.7.9
Test: Blowfish
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
20120915_encryption . 2721 |===================================================
encrypt_arjun ....... 2532 |===============================================


GnuPG 1.4.10
1GB File Encryption
Seconds < Lower Is Better
20120915_encryption . 8.19 |===================================================
encrypt_arjun ....... 8.15 |===================================================


OpenSSL 1.0.0e
RSA 4096-bit Performance
Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better
20120915_encryption . 89.90 |==================================================
encrypt_arjun ....... 84.98 |===============================================