Futuremark PCMark Vantage 1.0.0.0	Source: FutureMark

PCMark® Vantage is the first objective hardware performance benchmark for PCs running 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows Vista. PCMark Vantage is perfectly suited for benchmarking any type of Windows Vista PC from multi media home entertainment systems and laptops to dedicated workstations and hi-end gaming rigs. Regardless of whether the benchmarker is an artist or an IT Professional, PCMark Vantage shows the user where their system soars or falls flat, and how to get the most performance possible out of their hardware. PCMark Vantage is easy enough for even the most casual enthusiast to use yet supports in-depth, professional industry grade testing.

Futuremark 3DMark Vantage 1.0.1 Asus Striker II NSE (NF 790i SLI 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3525 Asrock Penryn1600SLIX3 Wifi (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3848 MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 7782 MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 7744 Asus P5E3 Premium/wifi (X48 333/1333) 3518 Gigabyte GA-X48DS5 (X48 333/1066) 3857 Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 (P45 333/1066) 3830 ECS P45T-A (P45 333/800) 3843 Biostar TPower I45 (P45 333/1066) 3841 Intel DG45ID (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3814 Asus P5Q-EM (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3854 CPU score: Points Ranking Asus Striker II NSE (NF 790i SLI 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4943 Asrock Penryn1600SLIX3 Wifi (NF 680i 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4803 MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 16399 MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 16579 Asus P5E3 Premium/wifi (X48 333/1333) 4857 Gigabyte GA-X48DS5 (X48 333/1066) 4882 Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 (P45 333/1066) 4830 ECS P45T-A (P45 333/800) 4787 Biostar TPower I45 (P45 333/1066) 4800 Intel DG45ID (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4653 Asus P5Q-EM (Intel G45 200/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4776

3DMark Vantage has the two MSI X58 motherboards within 40 points of one another, with the MSI X58 Platinum ahead by a 0.4% margin.

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 reliably measure next generation gaming performance today.

Futuremark 3DMark06 1.1.0 Overall: Points Ranking Asus Striker II NSE (NF 790i SLI 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 9059 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 MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 15134 MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 15127 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 Striker II NSE (NF 790i SLI 333/1066 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2392 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 MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 4658 MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 4594 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

The Eclipse Plus actually has slightly slower overall 3DMark 06 scores than the MSI Platinum, although both Core i7 motherboards are obviously head and shoulders above the Core 2 Duo motherboards.