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Intel Core i5-2500K testing with a ASUS P8Z68-V LX (4105 BIOS) and Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB on Ubuntu 18.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


Intel Core i5-4670K - 16GB DDR3 2400 - Samsung SSD 840: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-4670K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Z87-A (2103 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 750GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480/570/570X/580/580X/590 8GB (1266/2150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL U2713HM, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Arch Linux, Kernel: 5.2.7-arch1-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.32.2, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.1.4 (LLVM 8.0.1), Compiler: GCC 9.1.0 + Clang 8.0.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Ryzen 2700X - 32GB DDR4 3200 - 660p 2TB: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Eight-Core @ 3.70GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING (2605 BIOS), Chipset: AMD 17h, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: 2048GB INTEL SSDPEKNW020T8, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480/570/570X/580/580X/590 8GB (1266/2150MHz), Audio: AMD Ellesmere HDMI Audio, Monitor: DELL U2713HM, Network: Intel I211

	OS: Arch Linux, Kernel: 5.2.8-arch1-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.32.2, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.1.4 (LLVM 8.0.1), Compiler: GCC 9.1.0 + Clang 8.0.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Intel Core i5-2500k - 24GB DDR3 - Sandisk Ultra II: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 5.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V LX (4105 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core DRAM, Memory: 24576MB, Disk: 960GB SanDisk Ultra II + 1000GB CT1000MX500SSD1, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB (1139/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: AG322QWS4R4, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 5.0.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.4, Display Server: X Server 1.20.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 430.50, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Vulkan: 1.1.99, Compiler: GCC 7.4.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Intel Core i5-2500k -24GB DDR3 1600 - Sandisk Ultra II: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 5.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V LX (4105 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core DRAM, Memory: 24576MB, Disk: 960GB SanDisk Ultra II + 1000GB CT1000MX500SSD1, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB (1139/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: AG322QWS4R4, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 5.0.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.4, Display Server: X Server 1.20.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 435.21, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Vulkan: 1.1.109, Compiler: GCC 7.4.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Intel Core i5-2500k - 25GB DDR3 - Sandisk Ultra II: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 5.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V LX (4105 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core DRAM, Memory: 24576MB, Disk: 960GB SanDisk Ultra II + 1000GB CT1000MX500SSD1, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB (1139/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: AG322QWS4R4, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 5.0.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.4, Display Server: X Server 1.20.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 435.21, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Vulkan: 1.1.109, Compiler: GCC 7.4.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Intel Core i5-2500k - 24GB DDR3 1600 - Sandisk Ultra II: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 5.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V LX (4105 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core DRAM, Memory: 24576MB, Disk: 960GB SanDisk Ultra II + 1000GB CT1000MX500SSD1, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB (1139/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: AG322QWS4R4, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 5.0.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.4, Display Server: X Server 1.20.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 435.21, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Vulkan: 1.1.109, Compiler: GCC 7.4.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440


Flexible IO Tester 3.15
Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Intel Core i5-4670K - 16GB DDR3 2400 - Samsung SSD 840 . 537  |=====
Ryzen 2700X - 32GB DDR4 3200 - 660p 2TB ................ 1600 |================


Flexible IO Tester 3.15
Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Intel Core i5-4670K - 16GB DDR3 2400 - Samsung SSD 840 . 515  |====
Ryzen 2700X - 32GB DDR4 3200 - 660p 2TB ................ 1861 |================


The Talos Principle
Renderer: Vulkan - Resolution: 2560 x 1440
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Intel Core i5-4670K - 16GB DDR3 2400 - Samsung SSD 840 .. 68.00 |==============
Ryzen 2700X - 32GB DDR4 3200 - 660p 2TB ................. 67.47 |==============
Intel Core i5-2500k - 25GB DDR3 - Sandisk Ultra II ...... 61.37 |=============
Intel Core i5-2500k - 24GB DDR3 1600 - Sandisk Ultra II . 61.23 |=============


RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0
Type: Average - Benchmark: Integer
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Intel Core i5-4670K - 16GB DDR3 2400 - Samsung SSD 840 .. 21841.00 |=========
Ryzen 2700X - 32GB DDR4 3200 - 660p 2TB ................. 25783.00 |===========
Intel Core i5-2500k - 24GB DDR3 - Sandisk Ultra II ...... 15542.77 |=======
Intel Core i5-2500k - 25GB DDR3 - Sandisk Ultra II ...... 15667.04 |=======
Intel Core i5-2500k - 24GB DDR3 1600 - Sandisk Ultra II . 15660.03 |=======


FFmpeg 4.0.2
H.264 HD To NTSC DV
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-4670K - 16GB DDR3 2400 - Samsung SSD 840 .. 6.80 |==============
Ryzen 2700X - 32GB DDR4 3200 - 660p 2TB ................. 5.83 |============
Intel Core i5-2500k - 24GB DDR3 - Sandisk Ultra II ...... 7.53 |===============
Intel Core i5-2500k - 25GB DDR3 - Sandisk Ultra II ...... 7.31 |===============
Intel Core i5-2500k - 24GB DDR3 1600 - Sandisk Ultra II . 7.28 |===============


Timed ImageMagick Compilation 6.9.0
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-4670K - 16GB DDR3 2400 - Samsung SSD 840 .. 70.53 |============
Ryzen 2700X - 32GB DDR4 3200 - 660p 2TB ................. 37.96 |======
Intel Core i5-2500k - 24GB DDR3 1600 - Sandisk Ultra II . 83.21 |==============


Flexible IO Tester 3.1
Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Intel Core i5-2500k - 24GB DDR3 - Sandisk Ultra II ...... 472 |================
Intel Core i5-2500k -24GB DDR3 1600 - Sandisk Ultra II .. 342 |===========
Intel Core i5-2500k - 25GB DDR3 - Sandisk Ultra II ...... 484 |================
Intel Core i5-2500k - 24GB DDR3 1600 - Sandisk Ultra II . 472 |================


Flexible IO Tester 3.1
Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Linux AIO - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 2MB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Intel Core i5-2500k - 24GB DDR3 - Sandisk Ultra II ...... 308 |===============
Intel Core i5-2500k - 25GB DDR3 - Sandisk Ultra II ...... 324 |================
Intel Core i5-2500k - 24GB DDR3 1600 - Sandisk Ultra II . 314 |================