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
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	5146
Epox EP-9NPA+ (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	5580
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	5572
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	5579
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	5583
Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	5575
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400)	5579
Chaintech Zenith VNF4 Ultra (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	5708
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
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	5110
Epox EP-9NPA+ (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	5014
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	4560
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	4614
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	5321
Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	4748
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400)	5110
Chaintech Zenith VNF4 Ultra (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	5088

I was surprised to see how well the Zenith VNF4 Ultra scored in 3DMark05, faster (overall) than any other motherboard! The CPU score is also very good considering this is a budget board.

AquaMark3	Source: Massive Development

AquaMark3 is a powerful tool to determine reliable information about the gaming performance of computer systems. Because the benchmark extensively utilizes DirectX9, DirectX8 and DirectX7 functionality, it represents the requirements of typical gaming applications in 2003 and 2004.

AquaMark3
1024x768 Processor	Points	Ranking
ASRock K8 Combo-Z/ASR (Ali M1689 200/400)	10785
Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 (K8T800 Pro 200/400)	11669
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	11261
Albatron K8X890 Pro II (K8T890 200/400)	11264
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	11698
Epox EP-9NPA+ (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	10943
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	10836
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	11352
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	11641
Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	11146
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400)	11152
Chaintech Zenith VNF4 Ultra (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	11086
1024x768 Overall	Points	Ranking
ASRock K8 Combo-Z/ASR (Ali M1689 200/400)	65964
Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 (K8T800 Pro 200/400)	72641
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	67482
Albatron K8X890 Pro II (K8T890 200/400)	76179
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	71365
Epox EP-9NPA+ (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	72163
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	73473
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	74136
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	79748
Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	73879
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400)	80026
Chaintech Zenith VNF4 Ultra (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	79523

The Chaintech motherboard does very well in AquaMark3. If you're in the market for a cheap gaming board, this is one you should look hard at.