AquaMark3
is a powerful tool to determine reliable information about the gaming
performance of a computer system. Because the benchmark extensively utilizes
DirectX9, DirectX8 and DirectX7 functionality, it represents the requirements of
typical gaming applications in 2003 and 2004.
AquaMark3 |
Processor |
Points |
Ranking |
Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D (i925X 200/400) |
10426 |
|
Gigabyte GA-8GPNXP (i915P 200/400) |
4558 |
|
Albatron PX915G Pro (i915G 200/400) |
4480 |
|
DFI LANParty 875P-T (i875P 200/400) |
10274 |
|
MSI 915P Neo2 Platinum (i915P 200/400) |
10261 |
|
Overall |
Points |
Ranking |
Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D (i925X 200/400) |
62489 |
|
Gigabyte GA-8GPNXP (i915P 200/400) |
24106 |
|
Albatron PX915G Pro (i915G 200/400) |
24023 |
|
DFI LANParty 875P-T (i875P 200/400) |
61045 |
|
MSI 915P Neo2 Platinum (i915P 200/400) |
61216 |
|
Here in
AquaMark3, the benchmarks indicate that the MSI 915P Neo2 Platinum scores just
as well as the i925X based Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D, and DFI LANparty 875P-T
motherboards.
The
Comanche 4 benchmark demo is a unique benchmark as it represents a real-world
gaming experience. It contains the single player "Eagle's Talon" mission from
the game as well as a detailed cinematic. This DirectX 8.1 benchmark demo will
measure your system's performance in the standard frames per second format. The
benchmark was run with audio disabled.
Comanche 4
640x480 |
Motherboards |
FPS |
Ranking |
Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D (i925X 200/400) |
59.44 |
|
Gigabyte GA-8GPNXP (i915P 200/400) |
61.02 |
|
Albatron PX915G Pro (i915G 200/400) |
58.62 |
|
DFI LANParty 875P-T (i875P 200/400) |
55.72 |
|
MSI 915P Neo2 Platinum (i915P 200/400) |
56.07 |
|
Comanche
4 is not quite as kind to the MSI 915P Neo2 Platinum - it comes in last among
the DDR2/PCI Express platforms. Frame rates are so close that I doubt you would
notice.