PCMark
can be used on desktop PC's, Laptops and even Workstations and tests everyday
computing from home to office usage. PCMark specifically stresses the CPU,
memory subsystem, graphics subsystem, hard drives, WindowsXP GUI (if WinXP is
used), video performance and even laptop batteries.
The Asus
A8V does better at stock speeds than the Gigabyte K8NSNXP-939. Once overclocked,
it is able to break 14k in PCMark2002's memory test!
PCMark04
is 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 very
large applications or using specifically created code. This allows PCMark04 to
be a smaller installation as well as to report very accurate results.
Things are closer here in PCMark04 than in PCMark2002.
When the Gigabyte GA-K8NSNXP-939 is overclocked, nothing can catch the
K8NSNXP-939.