Futuremark PCMark Vantage 1.0.0.0 Overall: Points Ranking Gigabyte G1.Assassin (X58 / 1333) 12363 MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 / 1066) 6018 Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD5-B3 (Z68 / 1333) 15795 Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD (Z68 / 1333) 15863 Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 (Z68 / 1333) 15407 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7 (P67 / 1333) 16138 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4-B3 (P67 / 1333) 16054 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4 (P67 / 1333) 15691 ASUS P8P67 Pro (P67 / 1333) 15800 MSI P67A-GD65 (P67 / 1333) 15808 ECS P67H2-A (P67 / 1333) 15578 Biostar TH67XE (H67 / 1333) 15431 ECS H67H2-M (H67 / 1333) 15744 Intel DH67BL (H67 / 1333) 14915 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 / 1333) 6197 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 / 1333) 5990 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 / 1333) 5824 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 / 1333) 5939 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 / 1333) 5958 ASUS P7P55D-E Pro (P55 / 1333) 6174 ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 / 1333) 5908 ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 / 1333) 5999 Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7 (990FX / 1333 PIIX6 1090T) 12341 Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 (890FX / 1333 PIIX6 1090T) 11689 ASUS Crosshair IV Formula (890FX / 1066 PIIX6 1090T) 6259 Biostar TA890FXE (890FX / 1066 PIIX6 1090T) 6282 MSI 890FXA-GD70 (890FX / 1066 PIIX6 1090T) 7012 Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX / 1066) 6258 MSI 785GM-E65 (785G / 1066) 6093 Memory: Points Ranking Gigabyte G1.Assassin (X58 / 1333) 7983 MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 / 1066) 5127 Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD5-B3 (Z68 / 1333) 11200 Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD (Z68 / 1333) 11010 Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 (Z68 / 1333) 11230 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7 (P67 / 1333) 11467 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4-B3 (P67 / 1333) 11510 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4 (P67 / 1333) 11141 ASUS P8P67 Pro (P67 / 1333) 10910 MSI P67A-GD65 (P67 / 1333) 11102 ECS P67H2-A (P67 / 1333) 11372 Biostar TH67XE (H67 / 1333) 11304 ECS H67H2-M (H67 / 1333) 11071 Intel DH67BL (H67 / 1333) 8864 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 / 1333) 5060 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 / 1333) 5089 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 / 1333) 5013 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 / 1333) 4981 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 / 1333) 5133 ASUS P7P55D-E Pro (P55 / 1333) 5127 ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 / 1333) 5085 ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 / 1333) 5023 Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7 (990FX / 1333 PIIX6 1090T) 9447 Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 (890FX / 1333 PIIX6 1090T) 9184 ASUS Crosshair IV Formula (890FX / 1066 PIIX6 1090T) 4959 Biostar TA890FXE (890FX / 1066 PIIX6 1090T) 4883 MSI 890FXA-GD70 (890FX / 1066 PIIX6 1090T) 5477 Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX / 1066) 4674 MSI 785GM-E65 (785G / 1066) 5015 TV and Movies: Points Ranking Gigabyte G1.Assassin (X58 / 1333) 6410 MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 / 1066) 4501 Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD5-B3 (Z68 / 1333) 6599 Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD (Z68 / 1333) 6549 Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 (Z68 / 1333) 6519 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7 (P67 / 1333) 6670 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4-B3 (P67 / 1333) 6104 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4 (P67 / 1333) 6520 ASUS P8P67 Pro (P67 / 1333) 6526 MSI P67A-GD65 (P67 / 1333) 6591 ECS P67H2-A (P67 / 1333) 6682 Biostar TH67XE (H67 / 1333) 6646 ECS H67H2-M (H67 / 1333) 6543 Intel DH67BL (H67 / 1333) 5528 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 / 1333) 4310 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 / 1333) 4317 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 / 1333) 4276 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 / 1333) 4253 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 / 1333) 4241 ASUS P7P55D-E Pro (P55 / 1333) 4319 ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 / 1333) 4345 ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 / 1333) 4283 Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7 (990FX / 1333 PIIX6 1090T) 6066 Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 (890FX / 1333 PIIX6 1090T) 5956 ASUS Crosshair IV Formula (890FX / 1066 PIIX6 1090T) 4676 Biostar TA890FXE (890FX / 1066 PIIX6 1090T) 4654 MSI 890FXA-GD70 (890FX / 1066 PIIX6 1090T) 4953 Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX / 1066) 4337 MSI 785GM-E65 (785G / 1066) 4361 Gaming: Points Ranking Gigabyte G1.Assassin (X58 / 1333) 13217 MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 / 1066) 7234 Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD5-B3 (Z68 / 1333) 15644 Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD (Z68 / 1333) 15882 Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 (Z68 / 1333) 13339 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7 (P67 / 1333) 15993 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4-B3 (P67 / 1333) 13437 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4 (P67 / 1333) 15698 ASUS P8P67 Pro (P67 / 1333) 15795 MSI P67A-GD65 (P67 / 1333) 15505 ECS P67H2-A (P67 / 1333) 15858 Biostar TH67XE (H67 / 1333) 15767 ECS H67H2-M (H67 / 1333) 15178 Intel DH67BL (H67 / 1333) 14933 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 / 1333) 7058 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 / 1333) 7007 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 / 1333) 7051 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 / 1333) 6877 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 / 1333) 7064 ASUS P7P55D-E Pro (P55 / 1333) 7095 ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 / 1333) 7117 ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 / 1333) 7070 Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7 (990FX / 1333 PIIX6 1090T) 11223 Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 (890FX / 1333 PIIX6 1090T) 11186 ASUS Crosshair IV Formula (890FX / 1066 PIIX6 1090T) 6194 Biostar TA890FXE (890FX / 1066 PIIX6 1090T) 6108 MSI 890FXA-GD70 (890FX / 1066 PIIX6 1090T) 6404 Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX / 1066) 6134 MSI 785GM-E65 (785G / 1066) 6021 Music: Points Ranking Gigabyte G1.Assassin (X58 / 1333) 12168 MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 / 1066) 5377 Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD5-B3 (Z68 / 1333) 16398 Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD (Z68 / 1333) 17697 Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 (Z68 / 1333) 14231 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7 (P67 / 1333) 13268 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4-B3 (P67 / 1333) 15093 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4 (P67 / 1333) 11938 ASUS P8P67 Pro (P67 / 1333) 16642 MSI P67A-GD65 (P67 / 1333) 16672 ECS P67H2-A (P67 / 1333) 16321 Biostar TH67XE (H67 / 1333) 12794 ECS H67H2-M (H67 / 1333) 16504 Intel DH67BL (H67 / 1333) 11217 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 / 1333) 5220 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 / 1333) 5134 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 / 1333) 5062 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 / 1333) 5374 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 / 1333) 5121 ASUS P7P55D-E Pro (P55 / 1333) 5500 ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 / 1333) 5323 ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 / 1333) 5385 Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7 (990FX / 1333 PIIX6 1090T) 15774 Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 (890FX / 1333 PIIX6 1090T) 14480 ASUS Crosshair IV Formula (890FX / 1066 PIIX6 1090T) 6562 Biostar TA890FXE (890FX / 1066 PIIX6 1090T) 6224 MSI 890FXA-GD70 (890FX / 1066 PIIX6 1090T) 7162 Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX / 1066) 5676 MSI 785GM-E65 (785G / 1066) 5704 Communications: Points Ranking Gigabyte G1.Assassin (X58 / 1333) 8316 MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 / 1066) 4740 Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD5-B3 (Z68 / 1333) 15096 Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD (Z68 / 1333) 15873 Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 (Z68 / 1333) 15017 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7 (P67 / 1333) 15268 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4-B3 (P67 / 1333) 14004 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4 (P67 / 1333) 15348 ASUS P8P67 Pro (P67 / 1333) 15454 MSI P67A-GD65 (P67 / 1333) 14774 ECS P67H2-A (P67 / 1333) 15842 Biostar TH67XE (H67 / 1333) 13940 ECS H67H2-M (H67 / 1333) 14664 Intel DH67BL (H67 / 1333) 11811 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 / 1333) 4810 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 / 1333) 4914 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 / 1333) 4588 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 / 1333) 4810 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 / 1333) 4673 ASUS P7P55D-E Pro (P55 / 1333) 4931 ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 / 1333) 4835 ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 / 1333) 4663 Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7 (990FX / 1333 PIIX6 1090T) 9601 Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 (890FX / 1333 PIIX6 1090T) 8778 ASUS Crosshair IV Formula (890FX / 1066 PIIX6 1090T) 6507 Biostar TA890FXE (890FX / 1066 PIIX6 1090T) 6464 MSI 890FXA-GD70 (890FX / 1066 PIIX6 1090T) 7014 Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX / 1066) 5089 MSI 785GM-E65 (785G / 1066) 5185 Productivity: Points Ranking Gigabyte G1.Assassin (X58 / 1333) 9652 MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 / 1066) 5085 Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD5-B3 (Z68 / 1333) 18643 Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD (Z68 / 1333) 18955 Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 (Z68 / 1333) 18729 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7 (P67 / 1333) 15722 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4-B3 (P67 / 1333) 17692 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4 (P67 / 1333) 18707 ASUS P8P67 Pro (P67 / 1333) 18015 MSI P67A-GD65 (P67 / 1333) 18597 ECS P67H2-A (P67 / 1333) 18934 Biostar TH67XE (H67 / 1333) 17957 ECS H67H2-M (H67 / 1333) 16985 Intel DH67BL (H67 / 1333) 15721 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 / 1333) 5367 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 / 1333) 5207 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 / 1333) 5155 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 / 1333) 5377 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 / 1333) 5167 ASUS P7P55D-E Pro (P55 / 1333) 5349 ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 / 1333) 5202 ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 / 1333) 5217 Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7 (990FX / 1333 PIIX6 1090T) 14681 Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 (890FX / 1333 PIIX6 1090T) 13997 ASUS Crosshair IV Formula (890FX / 1066 PIIX6 1090T) 5661 Biostar TA890FXE (890FX / 1066 PIIX6 1090T) 5705 MSI 890FXA-GD70 (890FX / 1066 PIIX6 1090T) 6278 Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX / 1066) 5746 MSI 785GM-E65 (785G / 1066) 5818 HDD: Points Ranking Gigabyte G1.Assassin (X58 / 1333) 15788 MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 / 1066) 4129 Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD5-B3 (Z68 / 1333) 31224 Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD (Z68 / 1333) 32833 Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 (Z68 / 1333) 32366 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7 (P67 / 1333) 18862 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4-B3 (P67 / 1333) 28136 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4 (P67 / 1333) 19189 ASUS P8P67 Pro (P67 / 1333) 33884 MSI P67A-GD65 (P67 / 1333) 33771 ECS P67H2-A (P67 / 1333) 33894 Biostar TH67XE (H67 / 1333) 32818 ECS H67H2-M (H67 / 1333) 27409 Intel DH67BL (H67 / 1333) 27461 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 / 1333) 4105 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 / 1333) 4052 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 / 1333) 4103 Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 / 1333) 4112 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 / 1333) 4124 ASUS P7P55D-E Pro (P55 / 1333) 4159 ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 / 1333) 4132 ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 / 1333) 4115 Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7 (990FX / 1333 PIIX6 1090T) 27188 Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 (890FX / 1333 PIIX6 1090T) 26080 ASUS Crosshair IV Formula (890FX / 1066 PIIX6 1090T) 3339 Biostar TA890FXE (890FX / 1066 PIIX6 1090T) 3286 MSI 890FXA-GD70 (890FX / 1066 PIIX6 1090T) 4078 Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX / 1066) 4106 MSI 785GM-E65 (785G / 1066) 4203

The Intel P67-based Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7-B3 motherboard scores a high 16138 in PCMark Vantage. If you note how all the P67/H67/Z68 platforms are the same, you'll realize you really don't need Z68 unless you need to have onboard video at your disposal. The Intel P67 platform still is a great chipset for building a PC system with - and best of all, LGA1155 CPUs are very affordable, unlike the newly released LGA2011 Sandy Bridge-E.

Results are great across all the sub tests, so let's skip ahead to the 3DMark11 results!