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
Albatron K8X890 Pro II (K8T890 200/400)	27712
MSI RS480M2-IL (RS480 200/400 Onboard Video)	6322
MSI RS480M2-IL (RS480 200/400 7800GTX)	26165
ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 (Uli M1695 200/400)	27316
Chaintech Zenith VNF4 Ultra (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	27900
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4 SLI 200/400)	27963
ECS KN1 Extreme SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	28311
Epox 9NPA+ SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	27941
Foxconn WinFast 6150K8MA-8EKRS (GF6150 200/400 Onboard Video)	6037
Foxconn WinFast 6150K8MA-8EKRS (GF6150 200/400 GeForce 7800GTX)	27608
Foxconn WinFast 761GXK8MC-S (SiS761GX 200/400 Onboard Video)	1521
Foxconn WinFast 761GXK8MC-S (SiS761GX 200/400 7800GTX)	24212

The onboard SIS Mirage 1 is only DirectX 7 compatible, so its no surprise that the 3DMark2001 score is so low. Memory bandwidth plays a key role in 3DMark2001, and that is one reason why the Foxconn WinFast 761GXK8MC-S comes in last when using a 7800GTX PCI Express videocard.

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
Albatron K8X890 Pro II (K8T890 200/400)	7588
MSI RS480M2-IL (RS480 200/400 Onboard Video)	571
MSI RS480M2-IL (RS480 200/400 7800GTX)	7568
ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 (Uli M1695 200/400)	7558
Chaintech Zenith VNF4 Ultra (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	7676
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4 SLI 200/400)	7681
ECS KN1 Extreme SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	7646
Epox 9NPA+ SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	7672
Foxconn WinFast 6150K8MA-8EKRS (GF6150 200/400 Onboard Video)	712
Foxconn WinFast 6150K8MA-8EKRS (GF6150 200/400 GeForce 7800GTX)	7652
Foxconn WinFast 761GXK8MC-S (SiS761GX 200/400 Onboard Video)	0
Foxconn WinFast 761GXK8MC-S (SiS761GX 200/400 7800GTX)	7468
CPU:	Points	Ranking
Albatron K8X890 Pro II (K8T890 200/400)	5044
MSI RS480M2-IL (RS480 200/400 Onboard Video)	4120
MSI RS480M2-IL (RS480 200/400 7800GTX)	4881
ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 (Uli M1695 200/400)	4908
Chaintech Zenith VNF4 Ultra (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	5549
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4 SLI 200/400)	5513
ECS KN1 Extreme SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	5440
Epox 9NPA+ SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	5499
Foxconn WinFast 6150K8MA-8EKRS (GF6150 200/400 Onboard Video)	4370
Foxconn WinFast 6150K8MA-8EKRS (GF6150 200/400 GeForce 7800GTX)	5393
Foxconn WinFast 761GXK8MC-S (SiS761GX 200/400 Onboard Video)	0
Foxconn WinFast 761GXK8MC-S (SiS761GX 200/400 7800GTX)	4389

The overall score with the Foxconn WinFast 761GXK8MC-S (and PCI Express videocard) is very good. Just goes to show you that the system plays less of a role than the videocard does in 3D applications.