So how fast is this thing, anyway? Let's benchmark it and find out!
Go to https://www.phoronix-test-suite.com/?k=downloads and download the latest Ubuntu/Debian Package
Gdebi will handle installing the package along with any needed dependencies.
sudo apt -y install gdebi
At the time of writing, the latest version of Phoronix Test Suite is 9.8.0
Open the directory you downloaded to and run:
sudo gdebi phoronix-test-suite_9.8.0_all.deb
Great! We’re ready to put our system through its paces.
To start a benchmark, run:
phoronix-test-suite run name
Replace name with the benchmark you want to run, Phoronix Test Suite will then download and run it.
pts/ramspeed - Tests the system memory performance
pts/encode-mp3 - Tests the time required to encode a WAV file to MP3
pts/system-decompress-bzip2 - Tests the time required to decompress a linux kernel tar file
pts/openssl - Tests OpenSSL performance
pts/gnupg - Tests the time to required encrypt a file using GnuPG
pts/build-imagemagick - Tests the time required to compile ImageMagick