BapCo SYSmark2004	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.

BapCo SysMark 2004
Internet Overall:	Points	Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+)	363
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+)	359
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+)	359
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840)	284
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667 PD 840)	280
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667 PD 840)	278
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840)	283
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	433
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	432
Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	428
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	426
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	432
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	424
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	430
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video)	419
Biostar P4M890-M7 (P4M890 200/533 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video)	375
3D Creation:	Points	Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+)	315
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+)	314
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+)	316
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840)	253
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667 PD 840)	254
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667 PD 840)	248
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840)	246
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	368
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	375
Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	366
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	364
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	374
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	365
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	373
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video)	364
Biostar P4M890-M7 (P4M890 200/533 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video)	323
2D Creation:	Points	Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+)	425
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+)	434
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+)	433
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840)	335
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667 PD 840)	333
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667 PD 840)	336
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840)	339
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	542
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	532
Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	532
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	531
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	536
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	530
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	535
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video)	525
Biostar P4M890-M7 (P4M890 200/533 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video)	457
Web Publication	Points	Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+)	336
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+)	339
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+)	338
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840)	263
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667 PD 840)	255
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667 PD 840)	250
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840)	273
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	405
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	400
Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	401
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	399
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	402
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	400
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	400
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video)	386
Biostar P4M890-M7 (P4M890 200/533 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video)	353
Office Overall:	Points	Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+)	255
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+)	238
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+)	235
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840)	210
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667 PD 840)	193
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667 PD 840)	207
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840)	212
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	300
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	300
Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	300
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	301
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	301
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	300
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	300
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video)	285
Biostar P4M890-M7 (P4M890 200/533 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video)	257
Communication:	Points	Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+)	258
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+)	247
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+)	244
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840)	218
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667 PD 840)	200
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667 PD 840)	211
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840)	216
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	275
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	276
Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	273
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	273
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	271
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	269
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	274
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video)	256
Biostar P4M890-M7 (P4M890 200/533 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video)	238
Document Creation:	Points	Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+)	282
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+)	258
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+)	257
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840)	204
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667 PD 840)	185
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667 PD 840)	206
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840)	219
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	344
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	343
Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	346
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	345
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	344
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	347
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	346
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video)	337
Biostar P4M890-M7 (P4M890 200/533 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video)	306
Data Analysis:	Points	Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+)	215
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+)	214
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+)	206
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H (975X 200/667 PD 840)	200
Foxconn 955X7AA-8EKRS2 (955X 200/667 PD 840)	196
Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 (945P 200/667 PD 840)	201
MSI P4N Diamond (NF4 SLI 200/800 PD 840)	201
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	290
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	290
Asus P5B (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	290
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	289
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	292
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	290
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 200/800 Core 2 Duo)	290
Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 (945G 200/667 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video)	268
Biostar P4M890-M7 (P4M890 200/533 Core 2 Duo Onboard Video)	243

The Biostar P4M890-M7 motherboard performs well in SYSMark 2004 even with single channel DDR2. I doubt you'd actually notice much of a difference between the different Core 2 Duo systems here, the results are fairly close when working with workstation style applications.