3DMark Vantage is a PC benchmark suite designed to test the DirectX10 performance of your graphics card. We’ve been making 3DMark for over 10 years, with each new edition using the latest 3D technology to determine real-world performance. A 3DMark score is an overall measure of your system’s 3D gaming capabilities, based on comprehensive real-time 3D graphics and processor tests. By comparing your score with those submitted by millions of other gamers you can see how your gaming rig performs, making it easier to choose the most effective upgrades or finding other ways to optimize your system.

Higher results are better.

Futuremark 3DMark08 Vantage 1.0.1 - Windows Vista Performance Overall: Points Ranking Intel Core i7 920 7782 Intel Core i5 750 7499 Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 6633 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 4026 AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (125W) 7495 AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 7363 AMD Phenom II X4 910e 7193 AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition 3717 AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition 6353 AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 6232 AMD Athlon II X4 635 7236 AMD Athlon II X4 620 7096 AMD Athlon II X3 435 6797 AMD Athlon II X2 250 6115 AMD Athlon II X2 240e 5997 CPU Score: Points Ranking Intel Core i7 920 16399 Intel Core i5 750 12153 Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 6578 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 6250 AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (125W) 11687 AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 11011 AMD Phenom II X4 910e 9173 AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition 7299 AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition 5432 AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 5253 AMD Athlon II X4 635 9439 AMD Athlon II X4 620 8696 AMD Athlon II X3 435 7144 AMD Athlon II X2 250 4993 AMD Athlon II X2 240e 4588

3DMark08 Vantage scales to four threads, which means the Phenom II X4 910e gets an easy win over the triple and dual core processors in this test. Its lower core clockspeed leave it as the slowest of the quad-cores, however.

Futuremark 3DMark08 Vantage 1.0.1 - Windows 7 Performance Overall: (P) Points Ranking Intel Core i7 920 7817 Intel Core i5 750 7516 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 6567 AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (125W) 7487 AMD Phenom II X4 910e 7191 AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition 6327 AMD Athlon II X4 635 7239 AMD Athlon II X4 620 7087 AMD Athlon II X3 435 6802 AMD Athlon II X2 240e 5974 CPU Score: Points Ranking Intel Core i7 920 16555 Intel Core i5 750 12335 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 6240 AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (125W) 11812 AMD Phenom II X4 910e 9184 AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition 5419 AMD Athlon II X4 635 9642 AMD Athlon II X4 620 8789 AMD Athlon II X3 435 7162 AMD Athlon II X2 240e 4527

The Phenom II X4 910e gets a boost in scores in Windows 7, although it's only about a tenth of a percentage point.