3DMark 06 is the worldwide standard in advanced 3D game performance benchmarking. The software uses advanced real-time 3D game workloads to measure PC performance using a suite of DirectX 9 3D graphics tests, CPU tests, and 3D feature tests. 3DMark06 tests include all new HDR/SM3.0 graphics tests, SM2.0 graphics tests, AI and physics driven single and multiple cores or processor CPU tests and a collection of comprehensive feature tests to reliably measure next generation gaming performance today.

We couldn't believe that there would be so many differences in the performance of each motherboard. The highest score came from the P5E3 Premium.

The Crysis CPU benchmark gives Asus Extreme Stiker II a small advantage over the other motherboards.

With Unreal Tournament 3 demo, we saw some small performance gains with the Asus Blitz Extreme mobo.