Synthetic Benchmarks Cont.,

PCMark05 gives us an idea of the over all system performance based on our hardware configuration. PCMark05 results show us a score of 2836 which is  average to above average for the type of hardware used.  Now we can see that the NF95 runs just like any other machine with similar configuration in a Windows environment.

Sandra Synthetic Benchmarks

These results will only show comparison to other systems using a 3500+ CPU and similar dual channel ram. Since these benches rely on CPU power, these scores will increase dramatically based on the power of the CPU being used. If you run a 3500+ CPU, then you can compare your averages with ours.

Our Venice core Athlon runs well within enthusiasts levels for the PR rating for which the CPU is rated at. Keeping in mind we are using a very modest CPU we have managed to have above average scores with similar scores found in high end rigs using same configuration. It's safe to say that out of the box this board is an exceptional value for the performance we are getting. 

This test is CPU dependent and while our test are low compaired to newer CPU standards, we would see similiar results with a more powerful CPU. Which in effect if you stuff an FX60 into this board, our scores would quad-drupple. So these test are not really showing motherboard performance as much as CPU and memory performance. Anyone would get similar results as a direct result of the CPU and RAM thats being used.

The dual channel capabilities of the NF410-A2 really out shines the competition with our OCZ XTC Gold. With a Int Buff'D iSSE2 score of 5542 MB/s is right up there with the best of them. keeping in mind these are 1024MB sticks in dual channel configuration for a total of 2048MB. This score screams!