MSI X58 Platinum Motherboard
PCMark Vantage is the latest benchmarking suite from Futuremark. Differing significantly from their 3DMark suites, PCMark performs a series of benchmarks designed to recreate and benchmark scenarios of a PC being used for everyday tasks. Vantage has a Vista only requirement as it actually relies on several different components from the OS in order to run correctly.
PCMark produced a mix bag of results with the MSI taking the lead in all but the gaming and productivity benchmarks where the Asus had a big lead. The results here pretty much sum up the benchmark runs we ran today and echo the results we have seen previously.
Let’s head over to the conclusion where IÂ attempt to put some perspective on today’s testing…