postmarkssdcrucial Intel Core i5-4590 testing with a ASRock Z97 Pro4 and Intel HD 4600 on LinuxMint 17 via the Phoronix Test Suite. crucial: Processor: Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Pro4, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 256GB Crucial_CT256MX1 + 500GB Seagate ST500DM002-1BD14 + 1000GB Western Digital WD10JFCX-68N, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: W2452, Network: Intel Connection OS: LinuxMint 17, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.911, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.2.2, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better crucial . 4934 |===============================================================