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
ASRock K8 Combo-Z/ASR (Ali M1689 200/400)	4804
Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 (K8T800 Pro 200/400)	5042
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	4927
Albatron K8X890 Pro II (K8T890 200/400)	4874
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	5024
Epox EP-9NPA+ (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	4995
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	4887
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	4924
Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	4924
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	5034
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400)	4985
Chaintech Zenith VNF4 Ultra (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	4949
CPU	Points	Ranking
ASRock K8 Combo-Z/ASR (Ali M1689 200/400)	4552
Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 (K8T800 Pro 200/400)	4620
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	4563
Albatron K8X890 Pro II (K8T890 200/400)	4545
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	4564
Epox EP-9NPA+ (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	4572
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	4565
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	4578
Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	4550
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	4609
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400)	4578
Chaintech Zenith VNF4 Ultra (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	4577
Memory	Points	Ranking
ASRock K8 Combo-Z/ASR (Ali M1689 200/400)	4968
Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 (K8T800 Pro 200/400)	5737
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	4994
Albatron K8X890 Pro II (K8T890 200/400)	5616
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	5757
Epox EP-9NPA+ (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	5637
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	5961
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	5017
Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	4982
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	5790
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400)	5676
Chaintech Zenith VNF4 Ultra (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	5614

With the memory controller built into the processor, the performance difference between motherboards is very small. It's nice to know that you can still get top notch performance with a budget motherboard though!

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.

3DMark2001SE:
Motherboards:	Points	Ranking
ASRock K8 Combo-Z/ASR (Ali M1689 200/400)	27601
Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 (K8T800 Pro 200/400)	29144
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	28127
Albatron K8X890 Pro II (K8T890 200/400)	28268
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	27766
Epox EP-9NPA+ (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	28134
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	27685
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	27429
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	28976
Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	27141
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400)	28265
Chaintech VNF4 Ultra (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	27772

3DMark2001 scores are a bit on the low side, but nothing out of the ordinary.