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Intel Core i7-4770K testing with a ASUS Z87I-PRO and Intel HD 4600 on LinuxMint 16 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


Base Configuration: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Z87I-PRO, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Network: Intel Connection I217-V + Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 Wireless

	OS: LinuxMint 16, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Cinnamon 2.0.14, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.2.1, Compiler: GCC 4.8.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core: 

	Processor: AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core @ 4.30GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST3500418AS + 160GB Seagate ST3160815AS + 160GB SAMSUNG HD160JJ, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5700 512MB (850/1200MHz), Monitor: SyncMaster + SyncMaster

	OS: Gentoo, Kernel: 3.13.7-calculate (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.12.4, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: fglrx 13.35.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12798, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2 + Clang 3.4 + LLVM 3.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050

kernel compile FX8320 vs i7 4770k: 

	Processor: AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST3500418AS + 160GB Seagate ST3160815AS + 160GB SAMSUNG HD160JJ, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 5700 512MB (850/1200MHz), Audio: AMD SBx00 Azalia, Monitor: SyncMaster + SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Gentoo, Kernel: 3.13.7-calculate (x86_64), Desktop: KDE 4.12.4, Display Server: X Server 1.14.5, Display Driver: fglrx 13.35.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12798, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2 + Clang 3.4 + LLVM 3.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Base Configuration ................ 74.82 |===============================
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core ............ 81.37 |==================================
kernel compile FX8320 vs i7 4770k . 85.89 |====================================