first try just checking stuff out t1: Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5606 @ 2.13GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Dell 06FW8P, Chipset: Intel 5520 I/O + ICH10R, Memory: 12288MB, Disk: 2 x 500GB Seagate ST3500418AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1280MB (732/1900MHz), Audio: Analog Devices AD1984A, Monitor: DELL3007WFPHC, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5761 Gigabit PCIe OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-51-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Driver: NVIDIA 340.98, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 NoiseLevel Phoronix Test Suite v5.2.1 Activity Level < Lower Is Better t1 . 21148076 |================================================================ Gzip Compression 2GB File Compression Seconds < Lower Is Better t1 . 26.48 |===================================================================