3DMark06	Source: FutureMark

3DMark06 is the worldwide standard in advanced 3D game performance benchmarking. A fundamental tool for every company in the PC industry as well as PC users and gamers, 3DMark06 uses advanced real-time 3D game workloads to measure PC performance using a suite of DirectX 9 3D graphics tests, CPU tests, and 3D feature tests. 3DMark06 tests include all new HDR/SM3.0 graphics tests, SM2.0 graphics tests, AI and physics driven single and multiple cores or processor CPU tests and a collection of comprehensive feature tests to reliably measure next generation gaming performance today.

3DMark06
Overall:	Points	Ranking
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667)	4346
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800)	4485
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800)	4504
Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX Single)	4505
Asus M2N32SLI-DLX (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX Single)	4551
Biostar Tforce 6100 AM2 (GF 6100 200/800 Onboard Video)	212
Biostar Tforce 6100 AM2 (GF 6100 200/800 7800GTX)	4538
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 Onboard Video)	206
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 7800GTX)	4547
CPU:	Points	Ranking
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667)	1590
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800)	2131
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800)	2127
Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX Single)	2159
Asus M2N32SLI-DLX (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX Single)	2147
Biostar Tforce 6100 AM2 (GF 6100 200/800 Onboard Video)	2113
Biostar Tforce 6100 AM2 (GF 6100 200/800 7800GTX)	2113
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 Onboard Video)	2114
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 7800GTX)	2156

3DMark06 is obviously too stressful for the onboard videocard to handle... so we installed a GeForce 7800GTX videocard into the PCI Express x16 slot watch the system go from mundane to very fast in a matter of moments!

FarCry	Source: Ubisoft

Real-time editing, bump mapping, static lights, network system, integrated physics system, shaders, shadows, and a dynamic music system are just some of the state of-the-art features that the CryENGINE offers. The game was set to Ultra quality and the Ubisoft's Regulator demo was run.

FarCry
Regulator LQ 640x480	FPS	Ranking
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667)	149.91
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800)	185.42
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800)	211.69
Foxconn C51XEM2AA (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX Single)	208.96
Asus M2N32SLI-DLX (NF 590 SLI 200/800 GeForce 7800GTX Single)	183.86
Biostar Tforce 6100 AM2 (GF 6100 200/800 Onboard Video)	81.15
Biostar Tforce 6100 AM2 (GF 6100 200/800 7800GTX)	191.48
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 Onboard Video)	89.15
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 7800GTX)	212.47

FarCry framerates with the onboard GeForce 6150 graphics are actually not too bad. The game would be perfectly playable for casual gamers. With a standalone videoard, the Albatron KM51PV-AM2 jumps into top spot beating out higher end boards like the MSI K9N SLI Platinum and Asus M2N32SLI-DLX!