new tests on clear linux Intel Core i9-7980XE testing with a ASUS PRIME X299-A (1602 BIOS) and NVIDIA NV120 12GB on Clear Linux OS 26700 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Intel Core i9-7980XE: Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.20GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1602 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB Force MP510, Graphics: NVIDIA NV120 12GB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection OS: Clear Linux OS 26700, Kernel: 4.19.6-668.native (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.2, Display Server: X Server 1.20.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.15, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 19.0.0-devel, Compiler: GCC 8.2.1 20180502 + Clang 7.0.0 + LLVM 7.0.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Primesieve 7.2 1e12 Prime Number Generation Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Core i9-7980XE . 12.80 |================================================= Smallpt 1.0 Global Illumination Renderer; 128 Samples Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Core i9-7980XE . 10.89 |=================================================