herve times linux kernel compilation Compiling the linux kernel on a non overclocked stock 5960x without any linux optimisation beforehand htlkc: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS X99-DELUXE, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: 512GB SAMSUNG MZHPU512, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB (1202/3600MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Network: Intel Connection + Broadcom BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 343.22, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better htlkc . 43.21 |================================================================