ubuntu-lr-audio Intel Core i5-2400 testing with a Intel DQ67SW and Intel HD 2000 on Ubuntu 14.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Intel Core i5-2400: Processor: Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DQ67SW, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB KINGSTON SV300S3 + 80GB TOSHIBA MK8032GS, Graphics: Intel HD 2000, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: AL1916W, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-53-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1360x768 Monkey Audio Encoding 3.99u4b5s6 WAV To APE Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Core i5-2400 . 11.19 |=================================================== FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Core i5-2400 . 9.26 |==================================================== LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Core i5-2400 . 15.72 |===================================================