Futuremark 3DMark Vantage	Source: FutureMark

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 7359 AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 7363 AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR2) 3730 AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) 3717 AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 6232 AMD Athlon II X4 620 7096 AMD Athlon II X2 250 6115 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 11550 AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 11011 AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR2) 7289 AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) 7299 AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 5253 AMD Athlon II X4 620 8696 AMD Athlon II X2 250 4993

Futuremark 3DMark08 Vantage also favors the turbo-boosting ways of the Core i5 750 over the higher clockspeeds of the Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition.

Futuremark 3DMark08 Vantage 1.0.1 - Windows 7 Performance Overall: 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 7493 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 11777

Windows 7 giveth and Windows 7 taketh away. In this case performance scores are slightly higher across the board when compared to Windows Vista.