3DMark05	Source: FutureMark

3DMark05 is the latest version of the highly favoured 3DMark graphics benchmarking series. It is the first benchmark to require DirectX®9.0 compliant hardware with support for Pixel Shader 2.0 or higher.

3DMark05
Overall:	Points	Ranking
ASRock K8 Combo-Z/ASR (Ali M1689 200/400)	4482
Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 (K8T800 Pro 200/400)	4959
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	4678
Albatron K8X890 Pro II (K8T890 200/400)	5517
Soltek SL-K890Pro-939 (K8T890 200/400)	5526
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	5146
Epox EP-9NPA+ (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	5580
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 X800 XT)	5579
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 6600GT SLI)	5563
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 X800 XT)	5583
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 6600GT SLI)	6209
Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 X800 XT)	5575
Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 6600GT SLI)	5568
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400 X800XT)	5579
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400 6600GT SLI)	6144
CPU:	Points	Ranking
ASRock K8 Combo-Z/ASR (Ali M1689 200/400)	4824
Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 (K8T800 Pro 200/400)	4920
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	4654
Albatron K8X890 Pro II (K8T890 200/400)	5096
Soltek SL-K890Pro-939 (K8T890 200/400)	5113
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	5110
Epox EP-9NPA+ (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	5014
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 X800 XT)	4614
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 6600GT SLI)	4925
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 X800 XT)	5321
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 6600GT SLI)	5158
Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 X800 XT)	4748
Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 6600GT SLI)	5043
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400 X800XT)	5110
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400 6600GT SLI)	5133

It's nice to see that two GeForce 6600GT's are about the same speed or faster than X800 XT videocard in this benchmark. The DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR again performs on par with the other SLI boards in our test group.

AquaMark3	Source: Massive Development

AquaMark3 is a powerful tool to determine reliable information about the gaming performance of computer systems. Because the benchmark extensively utilizes DirectX9, DirectX8 and DirectX7 functionality, it represents the requirements of typical gaming applications in 2003 and 2004.

AquaMark3
1024x768 Processor	Points	Ranking
ASRock K8 Combo-Z/ASR (Ali M1689 200/400)	10785
Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 (K8T800 Pro 200/400)	11669
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	11261
Albatron K8X890 Pro II (K8T890 200/400)	11264
Soltek SL-K890Pro-939 (K8T890 200/400)	11487
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	11698
Epox EP-9NPA+ (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	10943
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 X800 XT)	11352
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 6600GT SLI)	11127
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 X800 XT)	11641
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 6600GT SLI)	11367
Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 X800 XT)	11146
Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 6600GT SLI)	10564
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400 X800XT)	11152
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400 6600GT SLI)	11074
1024x768 Overall	Points	Ranking
ASRock K8 Combo-Z/ASR (Ali M1689 200/400)	65964
Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 (K8T800 Pro 200/400)	72641
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	67482
Albatron K8X890 Pro II (K8T890 200/400)	76179
Soltek SL-K890Pro-939 (K8T890 200/400)	78416
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	71365
Epox EP-9NPA+ (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	72163
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 X800 XT)	74136
Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 6600GT SLI)	72904
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 X800 XT)	79748
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 6600GT SLI)	78136
Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 X800 XT)	73879
Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400 6600GT SLI)	72921
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400 X800XT)	80026
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400 6600GT SLI)	79474

AquaMark3 confirms that the DFI LANParty motherboard is very fast. Even at stock speeds this motherboard is smoking!