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ASUS M4N78-AM review



Gaming Benchmarks


Futuremark 3DMark06
(benchmark suite by Futuremark Corporation to measure DirectX 9.xx performance of graphics cards)

Motherboard
3DMark06 -- 3Dmarks (Higher is better)
ASUS M4N78-AM            X3 710 12556**
ASUS P5G41-M                E6300 11825**
ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 4018
ASUS M4A78-VM            X3 710 4131


Futuremark 3DMark Vantage
(benchmark suite by Futuremark Corporation to measure DirectX 10.xx performance of graphics cards)

Motherboard
3DMark Vantage -- 3Dmarks (Higher is better)
ASUS M4N78-AM            X3 710 7264**
ASUS P5G41-M                E6300 6295**
ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 1211
ASUS M4A78-VM            X3 710 1230


Far Cry 2

Resolution 1280X720 (DirectX 10)

Motherboard
Far Cry 2 FPS (Higher is better)
ASUS M4N78-AM            X3 710 71.9**
ASUS P5G41-M                E6300 60.17**
ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 20.97
ASUS M4A78-VM            X3 710 20.84


Resolution 1680X1050 (DirectX 10)

Motherboard
Far Cry 2 FPS (Higher is better)
ASUS M4N78-AM            X3 710 59.29**
ASUS P5G41-M                E6300 45.32**
ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 14.30
ASUS M4A78-VM            X3 710 14.27


Call of Juarez

Resolution 1280X720 (DirectX 10)

Motherboard
Call of Juarez FPS (Higher is better)
ASUS M4N78-AM            X3 710 63.9**
ASUS P5G41-M                E6300 62.8**
ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 14.0
ASUS M4A78-VM            X3 710 13.8


Resolution 1680X1050 (DirectX 10)

Motherboard
Call of Juarez FPS (Higher is better)
ASUS M4N78-AM            X3 710 44.7**
ASUS P5G41-M                E6300 42.9**
ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 8.9
ASUS M4A78-VM            X3 710 8.8


The Last Remnant

Resolution 1280X720 (DirectX 10)

Motherboard
The Last Remnant FPS (Higher is better)
ASUS M4N78-AM            X3 710 95.92**
ASUS P5G41-M                E6300 88.75**
ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 26.65
ASUS M4A78-VM            X3 710 26.2


Resolution 1680X1050 (DirectX 10)

Motherboard
The Last Remnant FPS (Higher is better)
ASUS M4N78-AM            X3 710 70.75**
ASUS P5G41-M                E6300 69.27**
ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 15.99
ASUS M4A78-VM            X3 710 16.22


Resident Evil 5
Resolution 1280X720 (DirectX 10)

Motherboard
Resident Evil 5 FPS (Higher is better)
ASUS M4N78-AM            X3 710 138.2**
ASUS P5G41-M                E6300 127.3**
ASUS M4A785D-M PRO 240 32.7
ASUS M4A78-VM            X3 710 32.7


Resolution 1680X1050 (DirectX 10)

Motherboard
Resident Evil 5 FPS (Higher is better)
ASUS M4N78-AM            X3 710 87.6**
ASUS P5G41-M                E6300 80.1**
ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 18.0
ASUS M4A78-VM            X3 710 18.1

**These results were obtained with an XFX Radeon HD5750 512MB,
for all other results we used an XFX Radeon HD 3650 512MB.

Internal Grapics


Futuremark

3D Mark
3Dmarks (Higher is better)
3D Mark 2006 1148
3D Mark Vantage FAILED




We used CrystalMark version 2004R3 to compare the onboard GeForce 8200 with the Intel GMA X4500, GeForce 7025, Radeon HD3200, HD4200 and the Radeon 3650(PCI express card) in 2D graphics as well as 3D graphics.

The GeForce 8200 is OK for most tasks, gaming is of course a different matter, even in the lowest resolutions, with all settings on 'low', modern games are 'not playable' because the framerate is usually below 10FPS.


CrystalMark version 2004R3 2D Graphics

Motherboard
CrystalMark version 2004R3 D2D (Higher is better)
GeForce 8200
ASUS M4N78-AM             X3 710		 3745
Intel GMA X4500
ASUS P5G41-M               E6300		 1570
Geforce 7025
ASUS M2N68-AM PLUS X2 240		 1950
Radeon HD4200
ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 @3640MHZ		 2937
Radeon HD3200
ASUS M4A78-VM            X3 710		 2897
Radeon HD3650
ASUS M4A78-VM            X3 710		 4072


CrystalMark version 2004R3 3D Graphics

Motherboard
CrystalMark version 2004R3 D3D (Higher is better)
GeForce 8200
ASUS M4N78-AM             X3 710		 17235**
Intel GMA X4500
ASUS P5G41-M                E6300		 2204
Geforce 7025
ASUS M2N68-AM PLUS X2 240		 2672
Radeon HD4200
ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 @3640MHZ		 10303
Radeon HD3200
ASUS M4A78-VM            X3 710		 10161
Radeon HD3650
ASUS M4A78-VM            X3 710		 21451


**With OpenGL 3.2

Far Cry 2

Motherboard
Far Cry 2 1024X768 DirectX 10 FPS (Higher is better)
GeForce 8200
ASUS M4N78-AM             X3 710		 6.83
Intel GMA X4500
ASUS P5G41-M                E6300		 4.13
Geforce 7025
ASUS M2N68-AM PLUS X2 240		 5.21**
Radeon HD4200
ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 @3640MHZ		 8.25
Radeon HD3200
ASUS M4A78-VM            X3 710		 8.11
Radeon HD3650
ASUS M4A78-VM            X3 710		 22.9

**The GeForce 7025 is not capable of running DirectX10, for this benchmark directX9 was used.

Resident Evil 5

Resolution
Resident Evil 5 FPS (Higher is better)
1024X768 11.6
1280X720 8.8



Hybrid SLi

There's no Hybrid SLi logo on the retail box. The manual: Refer to asus.com for details how to use hybrid SLi. We couldn't find anything though, perhaps we've 'overlooked it'. For Hybrid SLi with the FeForce 8200 you'll need a GeForce 8400GS or 8500GT graphics card. Please read this article if you want to know more about this subject.



  1. Introduction
  2. Bundle, box and gallery
  3. Motherboard Specifications
  4. BIOS screenshots
  5. Bundled software
  6. Test setup and overclocking
  1. CPU and Memory benchmarks
  2. Rendering
  3. Compression
  4. Graphics
  5. Power consumption
  6. Conclusion
        



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  1. Introduction
  2. Bundle, box and gallery
  3. Motherboard Specifications
  4. BIOS screenshots
  5. Bundled software
  6. Test setup and overclocking
  7. CPU and Memory benchmarks
  8. Rendering
  9. Compression
  10. Graphics
  11. Power consumption
  12. Conclusion

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