3DMark2001	Source: FutureMark

By combining DirectX8 support with completely new graphics, 3DMark2001 SE continues to provide good overall system benchmarks. 3DMark2001 SE has been created in cooperation 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 performance 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.

3DMark2001 Benchmark Results
Motherboard	3DMarks	Ranking
Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D (925X, 200/400)	15087
Gigabyte GA-8GPNXP (915P, 200/400)	12765
Albatron PX915G Pro (915G, 200/400)	12253
AOpen EX915 XCube (915G, 200/400)	13563

The AOpen EX915 XCube is slightly slower than the 925X based Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D, which isn't bad considering it's a full desktop board and a slightly faster chipset also. The difference between the XCube and Albatron PX915G Pro and Gigabyte GA-8GPNXP is a lot more substantial.

Comanche 4	Source: Novalogic

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 Benchmark Results
Motherboard	FPS	Ranking
Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D (925X, 200/400)	65.15
Gigabyte GA-8GPNXP (915P, 200/400)	61.02
Albatron PX915G Pro (915G, 200/400)	58.62
AOpen EX915 XCube (915G, 200/400)	63.47

The AOpen EX915 XCube practically equals the performance of the faster 925X motherboard in Comanche 4.