pbzcvamd
Running pts/compress-pbzip2-1.4.0 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


2X-X5355: 

	Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon X5355 @ 2.66GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: IBM Planar, Chipset: Intel 5000X MCH, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 258GB, Graphics: AMD ATI ES1000 128MB, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5708 Gigabit

	OS: Debian 7.4, Kernel: 3.2.0-4-amd64 (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.12.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1440x900

2X-E5.2609: 

	Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2609 0 @ 2.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: HP 158A, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST500DM002-1BD14, Graphics: NVIDIA GT218 [NVS 300] 512MB (405/405MHz), Audio: Intel C600/X79, Monitor: W2353, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection

	OS: Scientific 6.5, Kernel: 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.1, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.2.0-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.4.7 20120313, File-System: nfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

2X-E5.2609-stock: 

	Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2609 0 @ 2.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: HP 158A, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST500DM002-1BD14, Graphics: NVIDIA GT218 [NVS 300] 512MB, Audio: Intel C600/X79, Monitor: W2353, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection

	OS: Scientific 6.5, Kernel: 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.1, Compiler: GCC 4.4.7 20120313, File-System: nfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Parallel BZIP2 Compression 1.1.6
256MB File Compression
Seconds < Lower Is Better
2X-X5355 ......... 8.51  |==========================
2X-E5.2609 ....... 17.37 |=====================================================
2X-E5.2609-stock . 10.24 |===============================