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.

3DMark06 Overall: Points Ranking Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667) 4346 ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800) 4485 Biostar TForce 6100 AM2 (GF 6100 200/800) 4538 Asus M2N32SLI-DLX (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 4551 Asus M2N32SLI-DLX (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 7487 Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 4505 Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 7535 MSI K9N SLI Platinum (GeForce 7800GTX Single 200/800) 4504 MSI K9N SLI Platinum (GeForce 7800GTX SLI 200/800) 7518 MSI K9A2 Platinum (AMD790 200/800) 4487 CPU: Points Ranking Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667) 1590 ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800) 2131 Biostar TForce 6100 AM2 (GF 6100 200/800) 2113 Asus M2N32SLI-DLX (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 2147 Asus M2N32SLI-DLX (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 2085 Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 2159 Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 2118 MSI K9N SLI Platinum (GeForce 7800GTX Single 200/800) 2127 MSI K9N SLI Platinum (GeForce 7800GTX SLI 200/800) 2156 MSI K9A2 Platinum (AMD790 200/800) 2162

3DMark06 results between all platforms and the MSI K9A2 Platinum motherboard are about the same... as usual.

ID Software Quake 4 1.04	Source: id Software

Quake 4 is the latest shooter from ID and is based on the Doom 3 engine. Tweaked to for more eye candy, Quake 4 promises to be tougher on videocards and systems than its predecessor was. Quake 4 also does not have a 60 fps limiter like Doom 3, with the Ultra setting, graphic textures can surpass the 500MB mark! Each test is run three times and with the third run being recorded.

Quake 4 LQ 640x480: Points Ranking Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667) 142.8 ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800) 161.2 Biostar TForce 6100 AM2 (GF 6100 200/800) 157.2 Asus M2N32SLI-DLX (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 161.4 Asus M2N32SLI-DLX (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 166.1 Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 176.5 Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 174.8 MSI K9N SLI Platinum (GeForce 7800GTX Single 200/800) 179.6 MSI K9N SLI Platinum (GeForce 7800GTX SLI 200/800) 177.5 MSI K9A2 Platinum (AMD790 200/800) 174.3

At lower resolutions the MSI K9A2 Platinum handles Quake 4 with a result fo 174FPS - not much off the best score.

CryTek FarCry 1.33	Source: Ubisoft

Real-time editing, bump mapping, static lights, network system, integrated physics system, shaders, shadows, and a dynamic music system are just some of the state of-the-art features that the CryENGINE offers. The game was set to Ultra quality and the Ubisoft's Regulator demo was run.

FarCry Regulator LQ 640x480 Points Ranking Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667) 149.91 ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800) 185.42 Biostar TForce 6100 AM2 (GF 6100 200/800) 191.48 Asus M2N32SLI-DLX (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 183.86 Asus M2N32SLI-DLX (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 184.11 Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 208.96 Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 201.86 MSI K9N SLI Platinum (GeForce 7800GTX Single 200/800) 211.69 MSI K9N SLI Platinum (GeForce 7800GTX SLI 200/800) 205.46 MSI K9A2 Platinum (AMD790 200/800) 203.48

FarCry framerates are nice and high. You can turn the MSI K9A2 Platinum into a gaming machine by simply installing a good videocard.

ID Software Doom 3 1.3	Source: id Software

Doom 3 takes advantage of the latest videocard technology and pushes the processing power of the CPU to its absolute limit. At its highest setting, Ultra quality, texture sizes pass the 500MB mark which means even tomorrow's videocards will have a hard time running everything. The frame rates in the game itself are locked at 60 fps so anything above that point is wasted. Each test is run three times with the third run being recorded.

Doom 3: LQ 640x480: Points Ranking Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667) 138.4 ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800) 163.5 Biostar TForce 6100 AM2 (GF 6100 200/800) 165.4 Asus M2N32SLI-DLX (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 168.9 Asus M2N32SLI-DLX (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 161.8 Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 172.5 Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 168.7 MSI K9N SLI Platinum (GeForce 7800GTX Single 200/800) 172 MSI K9N SLI Platinum (GeForce 7800GTX SLI 200/800) 169.1 MSI K9A2 Platinum (AMD790 200/800) 170.6

Doom 3 framerates hover around 170FPS with the MSI K9A2 Platinum. Thanks to AMD integrating the memory controller onto the processor, all platforms perform very consistently.