BigIron Intel Core i7 950 testing with a Intel DX58SO and eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 1024MB on Ubuntu 14.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. 23May2016: Processor: Intel Core i7 950 @ 3.06GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX58SO, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 24576MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST3500418AS + 1000GB My Passport 083A, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: PA248 + PA248, Network: Intel 82567LM-2 Gigabit Connection + Ralink RT2500 Wireless 802.11bg OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 4.2.0-36-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.6, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.11, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better 23May2016 . 4574 |============================================================= RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Average - Benchmark: Integer MB/s > Higher Is Better 23May2016 . 13977 |============================================================ RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0 Type: Average - Benchmark: Floating Point MB/s > Higher Is Better 23May2016 . 14424.36 |========================================================= C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better 23May2016 . 29.80 |============================================================ Apache Benchmark 2.4.7 Static Web Page Serving Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better 23May2016 . 22807.76 |=========================================================