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
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	4887
Chaintech Zenith VNF4 Ultra (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	4949
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	5034
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400)	4985
MSI RS480M2-IL (RS480 200/400)	4045
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
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	4565
Chaintech Zenith VNF4 Ultra (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	4577
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	4609
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400)	4578
MSI RS480M2-IL (RS480 200/400)	4350
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
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	5961
Chaintech Zenith VNF4 Ultra (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	5614
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	5790
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400)	5676
MSI RS480M2-IL (RS480 200/400)	4908

PCMark04 numbers were slightly lower than we expected, especially the memory. This seems like it contradicts the Sandra results, so let's see how this affects the 3D benchmarks.

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
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	27685
Chaintech Zenith VNF4 Ultra (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	27772
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 X800 XT)	28976
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 6600GT SLI)	23676
DFI LANPartyUT NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400 X800XT)	28265
DFI LANPartyUT NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400 6600GT SLI)	22491
MSI RS480M2-IL (RS480 200/400 Onboard Video)	6322
MSI RS480M2-IL (RS480 200/400 X800 XT)	26080

The MSI RS480M2-IL does come in last here in 3DMark2001 but the onboard videocard results are comparatively good against other integrated solutions from the likes of Intel.