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.

Futuremark 3DMark06 1.0.2 Overall: Points Ranking Asus P5NT Deluxe (NF 780i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 9612 Asus P5NT Deluxe (NF 780i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB SLI) 11408 Asrock Penryn1600SLIX3 Wifi (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 9838 MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 9566 MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB SLI) 11375 Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF 7150 333/1066 Onboard GF 7150) 384 Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF 7150 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 9365 Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5 (X48 333/1066) 9819 MSI X48 Platinum (X48 333/1333) 9775 Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 (P45 333/1066) 9744 ECS P45T-A (P45 333/800) 9805 Biostar TPower I45 (P45 333/1066) 9786 Intel DG45ID (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 9781 Asus Maximus Extreme (X38 333/1333) 9360 Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/800 DDR2) 9415 Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/1333 DDR3) 9355 Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066) 9409 Asus BLITZ Formula (P35 333/1066) 9385 Foxconn MARS (P35 333/1066) 9230 MSI P35 Platinum Combo (P35 333/800 DDR2) 9753 MSI P35 Platinum Combo (P35 333/1333 DDR3) 9751 CPU: Points Ranking Asus P5NT Deluxe (NF 780i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2377 Asus P5NT Deluxe (NF 780i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB SLI) 2361 Asrock Penryn1600SLIX3 Wifi (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2396 MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2345 MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB SLI) 2354 Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF 7150 333/1066 Onboard GF 7150) 2352 Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF 7150 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2341 Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5 (X48 333/1066) 2395 MSI X48 Platinum (X48 333/1333) 2367 Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 (P45 333/1066) 2363 ECS P45T-A (P45 333/800) 2389 Biostar TPower I45 (P45 333/1066) 2378 Intel DG45ID (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2373 Asus Maximus Extreme (X38 333/1333) 2373 Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/800 DDR2) 2413 Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/1333 DDR3) 2386 Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066) 2399 Asus BLITZ Formula (P35 333/1066) 2384 Foxconn MARS (P35 333/1066) 2344 MSI P35 Platinum Combo (P35 333/800 DDR2) 2378 MSI P35 Platinum Combo (P35 333/1333 DDR3) 2380

The 3DMark06 results are about average here, throughput to the videocard isn't an issue because the Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5 has 16 lanes of PCI Express bandwidth to each slot.

Sierra FEAR 1.08	Source: Sierra

FEAR is Sierra's latest first person shooter which relies heavily on DirectX 9 features. With its "Soft Shadows" feature enabled, even the fastest videocards run at a crawl, FEAR is definitely the new benchmark for future FPS games to follow.

Sierra FEAR 1.08 Minimum 640x480: Points Ranking Asus P5NT Deluxe (NF 780i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 568 Asus P5NT Deluxe (NF 780i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB SLI) 561 Asrock Penryn1600SLIX3 Wifi (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 565 MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 545 MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB SLI) 535 Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF 7150 333/1066 Onboard GF 7150) 145 Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF 7150 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 558 Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5 (X48 333/1066) 562 MSI X48 Platinum (X48 333/1333) 567 Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 (P45 333/1066) 567 ECS P45T-A (P45 333/800) 559 Biostar TPower I45 (P45 333/1066) 553 Intel DG45ID (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 542 Asus Maximus Extreme (X38 333/1333) 563 Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/800 DDR2) 575 Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/1333 DDR3) 562 Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066) 554 Asus BLITZ Formula (P35 333/1066) 572 Foxconn MARS (P35 333/1066) 551 MSI P35 Platinum Combo (P35 333/800 DDR2) 545 MSI P35 Platinum Combo (P35 333/1333 DDR3) 554 Maximum 1024x768: Points Ranking Asus P5NT Deluxe (NF 780i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 137 Asus P5NT Deluxe (NF 780i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB SLI) 206 Asrock Penryn1600SLIX3 Wifi (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 137 MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 134 MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB SLI) 201 Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF 7150 333/1066 Onboard GF 7150) 3 Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF 7150 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 122 Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5 (X48 333/1066) 135 MSI X48 Platinum (X48 333/1333) 134 Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 (P45 333/1066) 134 ECS P45T-A (P45 333/800) 137 Biostar TPower I45 (P45 333/1066) 134 Intel DG45ID (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 133 Asus Maximus Extreme (X38 333/1333) 124 Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/800 DDR2) 130 Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/1333 DDR3) 123 Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066) 124 Asus BLITZ Formula (P35 333/1066) 125 Foxconn MARS (P35 333/1066) 126 MSI P35 Platinum Combo (P35 333/800 DDR2) 135 MSI P35 Platinum Combo (P35 333/1333 DDR3) 134

FEAR performs great on the Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5 with scores equalling other top performing motherboards. Crossfire would obviously give you an added boost in speed.