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Scientific Linux, openSUSE, Ubuntu Tests

Ubuntu 11.10 with the latest GCC release and Linux kernel on the Intel Gulftown setup was trying to inch ahead of the rest, but it was a very small improvement. This was similarly the case for the single-threaded POV-Ray, but the Smallpt performance was indifferent.