firstets Intel Core i7-3517U testing with a ASUS S550CM v1.0 and Intel HD 4000 1024MB on Ubuntu 14.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite. laptop1: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS S550CM v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505 + 24GB SanDisk SSD U100, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 1024MB (1150MHz), Audio: Intel 7 /C210, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-41-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.12.2, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.914, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better laptop1 . 75.14 |==============================================================