FutureMark PCMark04	Source: FutureMark

The latest version of the popular PCMark series, PCMark04 is an application-based benchmark and a premium tool for measuring overall PC performance. It uses portions of real applications instead of including whole applications or using specifically created code. This allows PCMark04 to maintain a smaller installation size while still giving accurate results.

PCMark04:
Overall	Points	Ranking
MSI K8T Neo2-FIR (K8T800 PRO 200/400)	4992
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	4943
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	4927
CPU	Points	Ranking
MSI K8T Neo2-FIR (K8T800 PRO 200/400)	4558
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	4546
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	4563
Memory	Points	Ranking
MSI K8T Neo2-FIR (K8T800 PRO 200/400)	5043
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	4984
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	4994

All three motherboards score about the same results in PCMark04, although the K8T800 PRO based MSI K8T Neo2-FIR does have a slight advantage in the memory portion.

FutureMark 3DMark2001	Source: FutureMark

By combining DirectX8 support with completely new graphics, 3DMark 2001 SE continues to provide a good overall system benchmark. 3DMark2001 SE was created in co-operation with the major 3D accelerator and processor manufacturers to provide a reliable set of diagnostic tools. The suite demonstrates 3D gaming performance by using real-world gaming technology to test a system's true abilities. Tests include: DirectX8 Vertex Shaders, Pixel Shaders and Point Sprites, DOT3 and Environment Mapped Bump Mapping, support for Full Scene Anti-aliasing and Texture Compression and two game tests using Ipion real-time physics. Higher 3DMark scores denote better performance.

3DMark2001 Benchmark Results
Motherboard	3DMarks	Ranking
MSI K8T Neo2-FIR (K8T800 PRO 200/400)	28908
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	28383
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	28127

The Epox 9NDA3+ comes in last in 3DMark2001, but just by a small margin. I must be getting old, since I remember when scoring 20k in 3DMark2001 was difficult. Now a stock Athlon64 4000+ with an X800XT PE is almost able to break 30k at stock speeds.

3DMark05
Overall:	3DMarks	Ranking
MSI K8T Neo2-FIR (K8T800 PRO 200/400)	5015
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	4774
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	4678
CPU:	3DMarks	Ranking
MSI K8T Neo2-FIR (K8T800 PRO 200/400)	5546
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	4713
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	4654

In 3DMark05 the K8T800 PRO, MSI K8T Neo2-FIR motherboard jumps to an early lead and extends it further in the CPU portion of the test. The Epox 9NDA3+ brings up the rear in this benchmark, but only by a slim margin