Motherboard Benchmarks: PCMark Vantage

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 ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 5111 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 5150 Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 3724 ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 3702 Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3643 Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 3778 Memory: Points Ranking ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3870 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3848 Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 3163 ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 3253 Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3177 Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 3199 TV and Movies: Points Ranking ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3422 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3394 Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 2642 ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 2731 Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 2647 Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 2641 Gaming: Points Ranking ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 5181 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 5170 Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 3894 ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 3830 Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3885 Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 3822 Music: Points Ranking ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 5025 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 5043 Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 3901 ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 3949 Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3947 Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 3910 Communications: Points Ranking ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4404 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4567 Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 3073 ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 3064 Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3144 Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 3135 Productivity: Points Ranking ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 5237 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 5261 Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 3476 ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 3481 Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 3103 Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 3401 HDD: Points Ranking ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4009 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX 200/1066 AM3 Phenom II X3 720 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4030 Foxconn A7DA-S (790GX 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 4130 ECS A780GM-A (AMD 780G 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 4146 Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a 200/800 AM2 X2 5000+ GF 8800GTS 320MB) 4242 Biostar TF8200 A2+ (GF8200 200/800 GF 8800GTS) 4290

Again, the results here are so close as to be 99.92% similar in the overall scoring between the DDR3-based ASUS M4A78T-E and DDR2 M3A78-T motherboards.