FutureMark 3DMark05 1.2.0
Overall:	Points	Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+)	7896
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+)	7908
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+)	7866
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+)	7859
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840)	7408
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840)	7866
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 PD 840)	7661
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX Single)	8104
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX SLI)	13092
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	8015
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	8036
Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	8045
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	8021
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	8046
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	8034
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	8027
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video)	752
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX)	8034
Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H (G965 Express Core 2 Duo Onboard Video Driver 14.21)	862
Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H (G965 Express Core 2 Duo Onboard Video Driver 14.25)	942
Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H (G965 Express Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX)	8012
CPU:	Points	Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+)	6621
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+)	6718
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+)	6513
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+)	6876
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840)	5904
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840)	6513
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 PD 840)	6508
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX Single)	8618
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX SLI)	8589
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	9525
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	9621
Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	9727
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	9499
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	9844
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	9726
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	9712
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video)	5853
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX)	9410
Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H (G965 Express Core 2 Duo Onboard Video Driver 14.21)	6043
Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H (G965 Express Core 2 Duo Onboard Video Driver 14.25)	7171
Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H (G965 Express Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX)	9625

As we can see here the Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H certainly does benefit from the updated driver; switching from version 14.21 to 14.25 does increase 3DMark05 results pretty substantially. When a GeForce 7800GTX videocard is installed, performance from the little motherboard is on par with the other Intel Core 2 Duo motherboards tested.

Futuremark 3DMark06 1.0.2	Source: FutureMark

3DMark06 is the worldwide standard in advanced 3D game performance benchmarking. A fundamental tool for every company in the PC industry as well as PC users and gamers, 3DMark06 uses advanced real-time 3D game workloads to measure PC performance using a suite of DirectX 9 3D graphics tests, CPU tests, and 3D feature tests. 3DMark06 tests include all new HDR/SM3.0 graphics tests, SM2.0 graphics tests, AI and physics driven single and multiple cores or processor CPU tests and a collection of comprehensive feature tests to reliably measure next generation gaming performance today.

Futuremark 3DMark06 1.0.2
Overall:	Points	Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+)	4442
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+)	4450
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+)	4437
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+)	4446
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840)	4212
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840)	4437
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 PD 840)	4374
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX Single)	4490
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX SLI)	7522
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	4496
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	4487
Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	4463
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	4494
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	4488
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	4462
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	4465
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video)	202
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX)	4484
Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H (G965 Express Core 2 Duo Onboard Video Driver 14.21)	263
Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H (G965 Express Core 2 Duo Onboard Video Driver 14.25)	504
Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H (G965 Express Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX)	4472
CPU:	Points	Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+)	1960
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+)	1971
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+)	1936
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+)	1959
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840)	1685
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840)	1936
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 PD 840)	1641
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX Single)	2101
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX SLI)	2080
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	2099
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	2096
Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	2017
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	2130
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	2094
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	2110
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	2112
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video)	2058
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX)	2068
Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H (G965 Express Core 2 Duo Onboard Video Driver 14.21)	2062
Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H (G965 Express Core 2 Duo Onboard Video Driver 14.25)	2038
Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H (G965 Express Core 2 Duo GeForce 7800GTX)	2106

3DMark06 results are similar to 3DMark05, we see almost a doubling in the overall score. Let's keep things relative though, performance with the onboard GMA3000 videocard alone is still very low. If you're a gamer you'll definitely want to install a stand alone PCI Express x16 videocard.