fio_001 Running pts/fio-1.4.0 via the Phoronix Test Suite. i7-7700k_500Gb_ssd: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME H270M-PLUS, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v6/7th + H270, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2000GB Seagate ST2000DM006-2DM1 + 2000GB Western Digital WD20EZRZ-00Z + 500GB Samsung SSD 860 + 8002GB HGST HUH728080AL + 2000GB Elements 25A1, Graphics: Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6144MB (300/405MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Network: Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 8260 OS: LinuxMint 19.2, Kernel: 5.3.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Cinnamon 4.2.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 440.26, OpenGL: 4.6.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 i5-3570k: Processor: Intel Core i5-3570K @ 4.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77X-D3H, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB Samsung SSD 840 + 500GB External USB 3.0 + 1000GB Backup+ RD, Graphics: Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6144MB (1530/4001MHz), Audio: VIA VT2020, Network: Qualcomm Atheros AR8161 Gigabit + Qualcomm Atheros AR93xx Wireless OS: LinuxMint 19.2, Kernel: 5.3.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Cinnamon 4.2.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 430.50, OpenGL: 4.6.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Flexible IO Tester 2.1.11 Test: Example Network Job - Disk Target: /home [/dev/sdc1] Seconds (Run Time) < Lower Is Better i7-7700k_500Gb_ssd . 30.46 |====================================== i5-3570k ........... 40.70 |=================================================== Flexible IO Tester 2.1.11 Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern - Disk Target: /home [/dev/sdc1] Seconds (Run Time) < Lower Is Better i7-7700k_500Gb_ssd . 20.63 |================ i5-3570k ........... 64.97 |===================================================