Futuremark 3DMark Vantage	Source: FutureMark

3DMark Vantage actually gives a relatively low overall score with the P5E3 Premium/Wifi, despite a very good CPU score. Strange.

Futuremark 3DMark06 1.1.0	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.

Futuremark 3DMark06 1.1.0 Overall: Points Ranking ASUS P5NT Deluxe (NF 780i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 9612 Asrock Penryn1600SLIX3 Wifi (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 9838 MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 9566 Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF 7150 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 9365 ASUS P5E3 Premium/wifi (X48 333/1333) 9051 Gigabyte GA-X48DS5 (X48 333/1066) 9819 MSI X48 Platinum (X48 333/1333) 9775 Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 (P45 333/1066) 9744 ECS P45T-A (P45 333/800) 9805 Biostar TPower I45 (P45 333/1066) 9786 Intel DG45ID (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 9781 ASUS P5Q-EM (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 9771 ASUS Maximus Extreme (X38 333/1333) 9360 Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/800 DDR2) 9415 Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066) 9409 ASUS BLITZ Formula (P35 333/1066) 9385 Foxconn MARS (P35 333/1066) 9230 MSI P35 Platinum Combo (P35 333/800 DDR2) 9753 CPU: Points Ranking ASUS P5NT Deluxe (NF 780i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2377 Asrock Penryn1600SLIX3 Wifi (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2396 MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2345 Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF 7150 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2341 ASUS P5E3 Premium/wifi (X48 333/1333) 2391 Gigabyte GA-X48DS5 (X48 333/1066) 2395 MSI X48 Platinum (X48 333/1333) 2367 Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 (P45 333/1066) 2363 ECS P45T-A (P45 333/800) 2389 Biostar TPower I45 (P45 333/1066) 2378 Intel DG45ID (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2373 ASUS P5Q-EM (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2382 ASUS Maximus Extreme (X38 333/1333) 2373 Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/800 DDR2) 2413 Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066) 2399 ASUS BLITZ Formula (P35 333/1066) 2384 Foxconn MARS (P35 333/1066) 2344 MSI P35 Platinum Combo (P35 333/800 DDR2) 2378

Again, a fairly low overall score for the ASUS P5E3 Premium/Wifi. It could indicate some kind of bottleneck or inefficency as the motherboard receives information with the videocard. The CPU portion of the test runs with normal results...

Sierra FEAR 1.08	Source: Sierra

FEAR is Sierra's latest first person shooter which relies heavily on DirectX 9 features. With its "Soft Shadows" feature enabled, even the fastest videocards run at a crawl, FEAR is definitely the new benchmark for future FPS games to follow.

Sierra FEAR 1.08 Minimum 640x480: Points Ranking ASUS P5NT Deluxe (NF 780i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 568 Asrock Penryn1600SLIX3 Wifi (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 565 MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 545 Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF 7150 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 558 ASUS P5E3 Premium/wifi (X48 333/1333) 568 Gigabyte GA-X48DS5 (X48 333/1066) 562 MSI X48 Platinum (X48 333/1333) 567 Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 (P45 333/1066) 567 ECS P45T-A (P45 333/800) 559 Biostar TPower I45 (P45 333/1066) 553 Intel DG45ID (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 542 ASUS P5Q-EM (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 559 ASUS Maximus Extreme (X38 333/1333) 563 Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/800 DDR2) 575 Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066) 554 ASUS BLITZ Formula (P35 333/1066) 572 Foxconn MARS (P35 333/1066) 551 MSI P35 Platinum Combo (P35 333/800 DDR2) 545 Maximum 1024x768: Points Ranking ASUS P5NT Deluxe (NF 780i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 137 Asrock Penryn1600SLIX3 Wifi (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 137 MSI P6N Diamond (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 134 Biostar TF7150V-M7 (GF 7150 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 122 ASUS P5E3 Premium/wifi (X48 333/1333) 123 Gigabyte GA-X48DS5 (X48 333/1066) 135 MSI X48 Platinum (X48 333/1333) 134 Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 (P45 333/1066) 134 ECS P45T-A (P45 333/800) 137 Biostar TPower I45 (P45 333/1066) 134 Intel DG45ID (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 133 ASUS P5Q-EM (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 133 ASUS Maximus Extreme (X38 333/1333) 124 Foxconn DigitaLife X38A (X38 333/800 DDR2) 130 Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066) 124 ASUS BLITZ Formula (P35 333/1066) 125 Foxconn MARS (P35 333/1066) 126 MSI P35 Platinum Combo (P35 333/800 DDR2) 135

Real-world testing reflects the same problems seen in 3Dmark Vanatage - the P5E3 Premium/Wifi isn't quite as fast as the Gigabyte Ga-X48-DS5 or MSI X48 Platinum in applications that rely heavily on videocards.