Prelude to Testing

The details of how the MSI 785GM-E65 motherboard test system was configured for benchmarking; the specific hardware, software drivers, operating system and benchmark versions is indicated below. In the second column are the general specs for the reference platforms this AMD 785G based motherboard is to be compared against. Please take a moment to look over PCSTATS test system configurations before moving on to the individual benchmark results on the next page.

PCSTATS Test System Configurations

test system reference system #1 reference system #2 reference system #3 processor: amd Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition (AM3) AMD Phenom X3 720 BE (AM3) AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+ (AM2) Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 (775) Clock Speed: 16 x 200 MHz = 3.2 GHz 14 x 200 MHz = 2.8 GHz 13 x 200 MHz = 2.6 GHz 8 x 333 = 2.66GHz Motherboard: MSI 785GM-E65* (AMD 785G) Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (AMD 785G) Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (AMD 785G) ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo* (AMD 785G) Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (AMD 790FX) ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX / AM3) ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX / AM2+) ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G) Biostar TF8200 A2+ (Geforce 8200) Foxconn A690GM2MA (AMD 690G) Foxconn A7DA-S (AMD 790GX) Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a) Intel DG45ID (Intel G45) ASUS P5Q-EM (Intel G45) Videocard: ASUS ENGTS250 DK MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC Memory: 2x 2GB Corsair XMS3-1600C9 (DDR3) 2x 1024MB Corsair Twin2X2048-6400C4 2x 1024MB Corsair Twin2X2048-6400C4 2x 1024MB Patriot PDC32G1600LLK 2x 1024MB Corsair Twin2X2048-8888C4DF Hard Drive: 74GB Western Digital Raptor WD740 CDROM: ASUS BC-1205PT-BD Blu-Ray Drive Monitor (1080p): ASUS MK241 24" HD LCD PowerSupply: PC Power & Cooling TurboCool 750W Heatsink: AMD socket AM2 Reference Heatsink Intel Reference Software Setup: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate ATi Catalyst 9.4 ATI Catalyst 8.634 BETA* nVIDIA Forceware 185.85 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate ATi Catalyst 9.1 nVIDIA Forceware 169.25 Benchmarks: SYSMark 2007 Preview SiSoft Sandra 2009 PCMark Vantage 3DMark06 3DMark Vantage FEAR Call of Juarez Crysis

SYSmark2007 Preview 1.05	Source: Bapco

SYSmark 2007 Preview is an application-based benchmark that reflects usage patterns of business users in the areas of Video creation, E-learning, 3D Modeling and Office Productivity. This new release includes a robust and refreshed set of applications. The new release also incorporates numerous new features and enhancements such as an improved GUI allowing streamlined start-up and run along with a heads-up-display (HUD) and automated error reporting.

SYSMark 2007 1.04 Overall: Points Ranking Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (AMD 790FX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X4 955BE GF GTS250) 144 ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 135 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 138 Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 99 MSI 785GM-E65 (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom 955BE GTS 250) 156 ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 160 ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 91 Foxconn A690GM2MA-RS2H (AMD 690G 200/800 GF 8800TS) 100 Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 95 Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 103 E-Learning: Points Ranking Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (AMD 790FX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X4 955 GF GTS250) 155 ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 147 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 144 Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 97 MSI 785GM-E65 (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom 955BE GTS 250) 149 ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 161 ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 95 Foxconn A690GM2MA-RS2H (AMD 690G 200/800 GF 8800TS) 96 Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 90 Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 94 Videocreation: Points Ranking Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (AMD 790FX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X4 955 GF GTS250) 113 ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 106 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 128 Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 107 MSI 785GM-E65 (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom 955BE GTS 250) 166 ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 160 ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 102 Foxconn A690GM2MA-RS2H (AMD 690G 200/800 GF 8800TS) 98 Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 101 Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 106 Productivity: Points Ranking Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (AMD 790FX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X4 955 GF GTS250) 141 ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 138 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 132 Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 90 MSI 785GM-E65 (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom 955BE GTS 250) 135 ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 142 ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 88 Foxconn A690GM2MA-RS2H (AMD 690G 200/800 GF 8800TS) 117 Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 86 Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 107 3D: Points Ranking Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (AMD 790FX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X4 955 GF GTS250) 175 ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 151 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS) 152 Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 105 MSI 785GM-E65 (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom 955BE GTS 250) 176 ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (AMD 785G 200/1066 AM3 Phenom X4 955BE GTS 250) 178 ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 102 Foxconn A690GM2MA-RS2H (AMD 690G 200/800 GF 8800TS) 106 Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 103 Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 106