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 M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 |
4018 |
| ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 @3640MHZ |
4139 |
| 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 M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 |
1211 |
| ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 @3640MHZ |
1236 |
| ASUS M4A78-VM X3 710 |
1230 |
Far Cry 2
Resolution 1280X720 (DirectX 10)
| Motherboard |
Far Cry 2 FPS (Higher is better) |
| ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 |
20.97 |
| ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 @3640MHZ |
21.05 |
| ASUS M4A78-VM X3 710 |
20.84 |
Resolution 1680X1050 (DirectX 10)
| Motherboard |
Far Cry 2 FPS (Higher is better) |
| ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 |
14.30 |
| ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 @3640MHZ |
14.38 |
| ASUS M4A78-VM X3 710 |
14.27 |
Call of Juarez
Resolution 1280X720 (DirectX 10)
| Motherboard |
Call of Juarez FPS (Higher is better) |
| ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 |
14.0 |
| ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 @3640MHZ |
14.1 |
| ASUS M4A78-VM X3 710 |
13.8 |
Resolution 1680X1050 (DirectX 10)
| Motherboard |
Call of Juarez FPS (Higher is better) |
| ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 |
8.9 |
| ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 @3640MHZ |
9.0 |
| ASUS M4A78-VM X3 710 |
8.8 |
The Last Remnant
Resolution 1280X720 (DirectX 10)
| Motherboard |
Far Cry 2 FPS (Higher is better) |
| ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 |
26.65 |
| ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 @3640MHZ |
27.04 |
| ASUS M4A78-VM X3 710 |
26.2 |
Resolution 1680X1050 (DirectX 10)
| Motherboard |
Far Cry 2 FPS (Higher is better) |
| ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 |
15.99 |
| ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 @3640MHZ |
16.3 |
| ASUS M4A78-VM X3 710 |
16.22 |
Resident Evil 5
Resolution 1280X720 (DirectX 10)
| Motherboard |
Far Cry 2 FPS (Higher is better) |
| ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 |
32.7 |
| ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 @3640MHZ |
32.9 |
| ASUS M4A78-VM X3 710 |
32.7 |
Resolution 1680X1050 (DirectX 10)
| Motherboard |
Far Cry 2 FPS (Higher is better) |
| ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 |
18.0 |
| ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 @3640MHZ |
18.2 |
| ASUS M4A78-VM X3 710 |
18.1 |
Internal Grapics
The onboard radeon HD4200 comes with the AMD 785G chipset and can be overclocked in the BIOS as well as with a tool called GPU NOS.
Unfortunately we couldn't get GPU NOS to run. We tried it in Windows 7, Vista and windows XP but it wouldn't work.
We tried overclocking in in the BIOS without increasing the chipset voltage. We could`t reach 800MHZ so we settled for 700MHZ.
We used CrystalMark version 2004R3 to compare the onboard Radeon HD4200 with the Radeon HD3200 and the Radeon 3650 in 2D graphics as well as 3D graphics.
CrystalMark version 2004R3 2D Graphics
| Motherboard |
CrystalMark version 2004R3 D2D (Higher is better) |
Radeon HD4200 @500MHZ (ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 @3640MHZ) |
2937 |
Radeon HD4200 @700MHZ (ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 @3640MHZ) |
3509 |
Radeon HD3200 @500MHZ ASUS M4A78-VM X3 710 |
2897 |
Radeon HD3200 @700MHZ ASUS M4A78-VM X3 710 |
3472 |
Radeon HD3650 ASUS M4A78-VM X3 710 |
4072 |
CrystalMark version 2004R3 3D Graphics
| Motherboard |
CrystalMark version 2004R3 D3D (Higher is better) |
Radeon HD4200 @500MHZ (ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 @3640MHZ) |
10303 |
Radeon HD4200 @700MHZ (ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 @3640MHZ) |
13262 |
Radeon HD3200 @500MHZ ASUS M4A78-VM X3 710 |
10161 |
Radeon HD3200 @700MHZ ASUS M4A78-VM X3 710 |
12924 |
Radeon HD3650 ASUS M4A78-VM X3 710 |
21451 |
Far Cry 2
| Motherboard |
Far Cry 2 1024X768 DirectX 10 FPS (Higher is better) |
Radeon HD4200 @500MHZ (ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 @3640MHZ) |
8.25 |
Radeon HD4200 @700MHZ (ASUS M4A785D-M PRO X2 240 @3640MHZ) |
10.8 |
Radeon HD3200 @500MHZ ASUS M4A78-VM X3 710 |
8.11 |
Radeon HD3200 @700MHZ ASUS M4A78-VM X3 710 |
10.15 |
Radeon HD3650 ASUS M4A78-VM X3 710 |
22.9 |
Hybrid CrossfireX Graphics

The Hybrid CrossfireX only works with an ATI HD2400, HD3450 or HD3470 graphics card. Unfortunately non of these cards are in our possession, to give you an impression of the performance you might want to read this extensive review
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