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 PCMark Vantage 1.0.0.0 Overall: Points Ranking MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 6173 MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 6018 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 6197 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 5990 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 133/1333) 5824 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 133/1333) 5939 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 133/1333) 5958 ASUS P7P55D-E Pro (P55 133/1333) 6174 ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 133/1333) 5908 ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 133/1333) 5999 MSI 890FXA-GD70 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 7012 Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 6442 Biostar TA890GXE (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 6409 ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 5746 Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX 200/1066) 6258 MSI 785GM-E65 (785G 200/1066) 6093 ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (785G 200/1066) 5928 Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (785G 200/1066) 5779 Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (785G 200/1066) 5604 Memory: Points Ranking MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 4432 MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 5127 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 5060 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 5089 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 133/1333) 5013 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 133/1333) 4981 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 133/1333) 5133 ASUS P7P55D-E Pro (P55 133/1333) 5127 ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 133/1333) 5085 ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 133/1333) 5023 MSI 890FXA-GD70 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 5477 Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 5076 Biostar TA890GXE (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 5162 ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 3228 Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX 200/1066) 4674 MSI 785GM-E65 (785G 200/1066) 5015 ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (785G 200/1066) 4780 Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (785G 200/1066) 4887 Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (785G 200/1066) 4985 TV and Movies: Points Ranking MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 4412 MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 4501 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 4310 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 4317 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 133/1333) 4276 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 133/1333) 4253 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 133/1333) 4241 ASUS P7P55D-E Pro (P55 133/1333) 4319 ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 133/1333) 4345 ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 133/1333) 4283 MSI 890FXA-GD70 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 4953 Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 4743 Biostar TA890GXE (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 4272 ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 4181 Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX 200/1066) 4337 MSI 785GM-E65 (785G 200/1066) 4361 ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (785G 200/1066) 4290 Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (785G 200/1066) 4360 Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (785G 200/1066) 4305 Gaming: Points Ranking MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 7056 MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 7234 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 7058 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 7007 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 133/1333) 7051 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 133/1333) 6877 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 133/1333) 7064 ASUS P7P55D-E Pro (P55 133/1333) 7095 ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 133/1333) 7117 ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 133/1333) 7070 MSI 890FXA-GD70 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 6404 Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 6019 Biostar TA890GXE (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 5873 ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 3590 Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX 200/1066) 6134 MSI 785GM-E65 (785G 200/1066) 6021 ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (785G 200/1066) 6023 Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (785G 200/1066) 6095 Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (785G 200/1066) 6032 Music: Points Ranking MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 5286 MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 5377 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 5220 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 5134 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 133/1333) 5062 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 133/1333) 5374 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 133/1333) 5121 ASUS P7P55D-E Pro (P55 133/1333) 5500 ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 133/1333) 5323 ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 133/1333) 5385 MSI 890FXA-GD70 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 7162 Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 6079 Biostar TA890GXE (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 6688 ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 5348 Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX 200/1066) 5676 MSI 785GM-E65 (785G 200/1066) 5704 ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (785G 200/1066) 5505 Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (785G 200/1066) 5623 Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (785G 200/1066) 5366 Communications: Points Ranking MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 5080 MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 4740 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 4810 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 4914 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 133/1333) 4588 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 133/1333) 4810 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 133/1333) 4673 ASUS P7P55D-E Pro (P55 133/1333) 4931 ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 133/1333) 4835 ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 133/1333) 4663 MSI 890FXA-GD70 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 7014 Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 6396 Biostar TA890GXE (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 6434 ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 6342 Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX 200/1066) 5089 MSI 785GM-E65 (785G 200/1066) 5185 ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (785G 200/1066) 5110 Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (785G 200/1066) 4897 Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (785G 200/1066) 4810 Productivity: Points Ranking MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 5282 MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 5085 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 5367 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 5207 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 133/1333) 5155 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 133/1333) 5377 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 133/1333) 5167 ASUS P7P55D-E Pro (P55 133/1333) 5349 ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 133/1333) 5202 ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 133/1333) 5217 MSI 890FXA-GD70 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 6278 Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 5771 Biostar TA890GXE (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 5945 ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 5778 Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX 200/1066) 5746 MSI 785GM-E65 (785G 200/1066) 5818 ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (785G 200/1066) 5547 Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (785G 200/1066) 5665 Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (785G 200/1066) 5579 HDD: Points Ranking MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 4134 MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 4129 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 4105 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 4052 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 133/1333) 4103 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 133/1333) 4112 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 133/1333) 4124 ASUS P7P55D-E Pro (P55 133/1333) 4159 ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 133/1333) 4132 ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 133/1333) 4115 MSI 890FXA-GD70 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 4078 Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 (AMD 890FX 200/1066 PIIX6 1090T) 3358 Biostar TA890GXE (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 4104 ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (AMD 890GX 200/1066) 3380 Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX 200/1066) 4106 MSI 785GM-E65 (785G 200/1066) 4203 ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (785G 200/1066) 3933 Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (785G 200/1066) 4077 Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (785G 200/1066) 4110

The move to a faster six-core processor with the ability to adjust the frequency of certain cores up to 3.6Ghz may be why MSI's 890FXA-GD70 motherboard gets top marks (7012 PCMarks to be exact) in PCMark Vantage.