PCMark04	Source: FutureMark

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 whole applications or using specifically created code. This allows PCMark04 to maintain a smaller installation size while still giving accurate results.

PCMark04:
Overall	Points	Ranking
ASRock K8 Combo-Z/ASR (Ali M1689 200/400)	4804
Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 (K8T800 Pro 200/400)	5042
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	4927
Albatron K8X890 Pro II (K8T890 200/400)	4874
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	4887
Chaintech Zenith VNF4 Ultra (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	4949
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	5034
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400)	4985
AOpen n250a-FR (NF3 250 200/400) A64 3200+	4193
Asus K8N4-E DLX (NF4-4X 200/400) A64 3200+	4178
MSI K8N Neo3-F (NF4-4X 200/400) A64 3200+	4186
CPU	Points	Ranking
ASRock K8 Combo-Z/ASR (Ali M1689 200/400)	4552
Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 (K8T800 Pro 200/400)	4620
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	4563
Albatron K8X890 Pro II (K8T890 200/400)	4545
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	4565
Chaintech Zenith VNF4 Ultra (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	4577
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	4609
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400)	4578
AOpen n250a-FR (NF3 250 200/400) A64 3200+	3800
Asus K8N4-E DLX (NF4-4X 200/400) A64 3200+	3821
MSI K8N Neo3-F (NF4-4X 200/400) A64 3200+	3811
Memory	Points	Ranking
ASRock K8 Combo-Z/ASR (Ali M1689 200/400)	4968
Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 (K8T800 Pro 200/400)	5737
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	4994
Albatron K8X890 Pro II (K8T890 200/400)	5616
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	5961
Chaintech Zenith VNF4 Ultra (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	5614
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	5790
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400)	5676
AOpen n250a-FR (NF3 250 200/400) A64 3200+	3705
Asus K8N4-E DLX (NF4-4X 200/400) A64 3200+	3629
MSI K8N Neo3-F (NF4-4X 200/400) A64 3200+	3703

SiSoft Sandra reported slightly higher than normal memory bandwidth, but it seems PCMark04 does not agree. Single-channel memory is again the main performance limiter.

3DMark2001	Source: FutureMark

By combining DirectX8 support with completely new graphics, 3DMark 2001 SE continues to provide a good overall system benchmark. 3DMark2001 SE was created in co-operation 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 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.

3DMark2001SE:
Motherboards:	Points	Ranking
ASRock K8 Combo-Z/ASR (Ali M1689 200/400)	27601
Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 (K8T800 Pro 200/400)	29144
Epox 9NDA3+ (NF3 Ultra 200/400)	28127
Albatron K8X890 Pro II (K8T890 200/400)	28268
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	27685
Chaintech Zenith VNF4 Ultra (NF4 Ultra 200/400)	27772
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI (NF4 SLI 200/400)	28976
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR (NF4-SLI 200/400)	28265
AOpen n250a-FR (NF3 250 200/400) A64 3200+	25481
Asus K8N4-E DLX (NF4 200/400) A64 3200+	23773
MSI K8N Neo3-F (NF4-4X 200/400) A64 3200+	24731

3DMark2001 numbers are quite good, and its nice to see budget systems compete well with high end Athlon64 4000+ rigs.