EVGA X58 x3 Classified 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.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Results Analysis
 
Although the Classified started out well, confirming what we had seen already with the gaming and hard drive performance results, the EVGA motheboard began to suffer at the hands of the music and productivity test. Not this was a bad performance but I fully expected the motherboard to do a clean sweep once more, or at least be the best board on average.
 
Let’s head over to the conclusion where I attempt to put today’s testing into perspective… Â