3DMark05	Source: FutureMark

3DMark05 is the latest version of the highly favoured 3DMark graphics benchmarking series. It is the first benchmark to require DirectX®9.0 compliant hardware with support for Pixel Shader 2.0 or higher.

3DMark05
Overall:	Points	Ranking
ASRock K8 Combo-Z/ASR (Ali M1689 200/400)	4482
Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 (K8T800 Pro 200/400)	4959
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	4678
Albatron K8X890 Pro II (K8T890 200/400)	5517
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	5572
Chaintech Zenith VNF4 Ultra (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	5708
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 X800 XT)	5583
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 6600GT SLI)	6209
DFI LANPartyUT NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400 X800XT)	5579
DFI LANPartyUT NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400 6600GT SLI)	6144
MSI RS480M2-IL (RS480 200/400 Onboard Video)	571
MSI RS480M2-IL (RS480 200/400 X800 XT)	5627
CPU:	Points	Ranking
ASRock K8 Combo-Z/ASR (Ali M1689 200/400)	4824
Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 (K8T800 Pro 200/400)	4920
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	4654
Albatron K8X890 Pro II (K8T890 200/400)	5096
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	4560
Chaintech Zenith VNF4 Ultra (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	5088
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 X800 XT)	5321
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 6600GT SLI)	5158
DFI LANPartyUT NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400 X800XT)	5110
DFI LANPartyUT NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400 6600GT SLI)	5133
MSI RS480M2-IL (RS480 200/400 Onboard Video)	4120
MSI RS480M2-IL (RS480 200/400 X800 XT)	4835

3DMark05 is very heavy on videocards and that's why the overall score with the onboard Radeon Xpress 200 is so low. Still it's impressive that the integrated videocard can run the benchmark at all. With a stand alone PCI Express Radeon X800 XT the numbers are respectable enough. The MSI RS480M2-IL should be a good gaming platform when teamed up with the right video card.

Comanche 4	Source: Novalogic

The Comanche 4 benchmark demo is a unique test as it represents a real-world gaming experience. It contains the single player "Eagle's Talon" mission from the game as well as a detailed cinematic. This DirectX 8.1 benchmark demo will measure your system's performance in the standard frames per second format. The benchmark was run with audio disabled.

Comanche 4
640x480	FPS	Ranking
ASRock K8 Combo-Z/ASR (Ali M1689 200/400)	78.26
Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 (K8T800 Pro 200/400)	79.88
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	79.51
Albatron K8X890 Pro II (K8T890 200/400)	80.38
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	80.77
Chaintech Zenith VNF4 Ultra (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	79.01
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 X800 XT)	81.83
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 6600GT SLI)	81.24
DFI LANPartyUT NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400 X800XT)	82.03
DFI LANPartyUT NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400 6600GT SLI)	81.47
MSI RS480M2-IL (RS480 200/400 Onboard Video)	27.05
MSI RS480M2-IL (RS480 200/400 X800 XT)	77.92

Comanche 4 numbers are on the low side, but close enough to the other platforms that a gamer would not notice. The integrated video does quite well here relatively speaking.