Blender CPU 2.79 Intel Core i7-7740K testing with a ASUS PRIME X299-A and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB on Ubuntu 17.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Core i7 7740X: Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Intel Kaby Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB (1607/5005MHz), Audio: Realtek Generic, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.12.0-phx-amdgpudc2 (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 384.69, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Blender 2.78c Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X . 469.64 |======================================================= Blender 2.78c Blend File: Classroom - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X . 1284.62 |====================================================== Blender 2.78c Blend File: Fishy Cat - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X . 1098.19 |====================================================== Blender 2.78c Blend File: Pabellon Barcelona - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X . 1434.64 |====================================================== Blender 2.79 Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X . 497.28 |======================================================= Blender 2.79 Blend File: Classroom - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X . 1272.45 |====================================================== Blender 2.79 Blend File: Fishy Cat - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X . 1102.95 |====================================================== Blender 2.79 Blend File: Pabellon Barcelona - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X . 1364.28 |======================================================