zero4281 Intel Core i3 540 testing with a Intel DH55HC and eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB on LinuxMint 17.2 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Mint-Cinnamon: Processor: Intel Core i3 540 @ 3.06GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DH55HC, Chipset: Intel Core DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 4 x 1000GB Seagate ST31000524AS + 640GB Seagate ST3640323AS + 1000GB Western Digital WD1002FBYS-1, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB, Audio: Intel 5 /3400, Network: Intel 82578DC Gigabit Connection OS: LinuxMint 17.2, Kernel: 3.16.0-38-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, OpenGL: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 346.82, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1200 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mint-Cinnamon . 128.67 |======================================================= Mint-Cinnamon . 127.53 |======================================================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1200 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Mint-Cinnamon . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 7.7 MAX: 62.0 Mint-Cinnamon . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 7.9 MAX: 62.0 Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1200 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mint-Cinnamon . 95.64 |======================================================== Mint-Cinnamon . 93.56 |======================================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1200 - Mode: Windowed Points > Higher Is Better Mint-Cinnamon . 88106 |======================================================== Mint-Cinnamon . 88149 |======================================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1200 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Mint-Cinnamon . 88057 |======================================================== Mint-Cinnamon . 87875 |========================================================