PCStats Test System Specs:

processor: intel pentium 4 3.2e clock speed: 16 x 200 mhz = 3.2 ghz motherboards: gigabyte ga-8anxp-d (925x)* msi 915p neo2 platinum (915p)* dfi lanparty 875p-t (i875p)** asrock 775v88 (pt880)** videocard: msi rx800xt pe* gigabyte gv-nx57128d** asus ax800xt/tvd *** memory: 2x 256mb samsung pc3700 (ddr2) 2x 256mb corsair twinx 3200ll hard drive: 40gb western digital special ed cdrom: nec 52x cd-rom powersupply: vantec 400b ion software setup windowsxp build 2600 intel inf 5.10.1012 forceware 60.85 workstation benchmarks sysmark 2004 business winstone 2002 content creation 2002 winbench 99 sisoft sandra 2004 super pi pcmark2002 pcmark04 3dmark2001se aquamark3 comanche 4 x2: the threat ut2003

* - msi rx800 videocard used ** - asus x800xt pe videocard used

SYSmark 2004	Source: Bapco

SYSmark 2004 is BAPCo's latest revision of the mainstream office productivity and Internet content creation benchmark used to characterize the performance of the business client. It is based on a foundation of extensive research into emerging usage models and computing trends and incorporates the latest benchmarking methodologies to evaluate platform technologies. SYSmark 2004 contains scientifically designed workloads that represent the range of activities that an office productivity or Internet content creation work may encounter. In addition to extensive validation across multiple platforms, users can be sure of a consistent and reliable performance comparison.

SysMark 2004
Overall:	Points	Ranking
Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D (925X 200/400)	209
MSI 915P Neo2 Platinum (915P 200/400)	207
DFI LANParty 875P-T (i875P 200/400)	206
ASRock 775V88 (PT880 200/400)	202
Internet Overall:	Points	Ranking
Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D (925X 200/400)	219
MSI 915P Neo2 Platinum (915P 200/400)	217
DFI LANParty 875P-T (i875P 200/400)	219
ASRock 775V88 (PT880 200/400)	213
3D Creation:	Points	Ranking
Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D (925X 200/400)	210
MSI 915P Neo2 Platinum (915P 200/400)	208
DFI LANParty 875P-T (i875P 200/400)	210
ASRock 775V88 (PT880 200/400)	206
2D Creation:	Points	Ranking
Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D (925X 200/400)	261
MSI 915P Neo2 Platinum (915P 200/400)	260
DFI LANParty 875P-T (i875P 200/400)	261
ASRock 775V88 (PT880 200/400)	248
Web Publication	Points	Ranking
Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D (925X 200/400)	192
MSI 915P Neo2 Platinum (915P 200/400)	192
DFI LANParty 875P-T (i875P 200/400)	192
ASRock 775V88 (PT880 200/400)	188
Office Overall:	Points	Ranking
Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D (925X 200/400)	193
MSI 915P Neo2 Platinum (915P 200/400)	193
DFI LANParty 875P-T (i875P 200/400)	193
ASRock 775V88 (PT880 200/400)	191
Communication:	Points	Ranking
Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D (925X 200/400)	184
MSI 915P Neo2 Platinum (915P 200/400)	182
DFI LANParty 875P-T (i875P 200/400)	184
ASRock 775V88 (PT880 200/400)	189
Document Creation:	Points	Ranking
Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D (925X 200/400)	204
MSI 915P Neo2 Platinum (915P 200/400)	204
DFI LANParty 875P-T (i875P 200/400)	204
ASRock 775V88 (PT880 200/400)	198
Data Analysis:	Points	Ranking
Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D (925X 200/400)	193
MSI 915P Neo2 Platinum (915P 200/400)	195
DFI LANParty 875P-T (i875P 200/400)	193
ASRock 775V88 (PT880 200/400)	186

While the ASRock 775V88 comes in last in every part of SYSmark 2004, except the Communication tests, the motherboard only costs about half of what the other boards retail for. Given the minor gap between the 775V88 and the high-end 925X-based boards, it seems that Asrock's product represents an excellent value for office applications.