System Builder Marathon, Sept. 2011: $2000 Performance PC

Benchmark Results: SiSoftware Sandra

Sandra 2011 demonstrates how much additional CPU performance the new motherboard provides. It'll also break the  bad news to us about how much performance is lost to the new motherboard's inferior overclock.

And there it is: Intel's Z68 platform reigns supreme, while this particular motherboard's overclocking weakness keeps the previous top configuration in the lead.

Faster memory could help a few benchmarks, though we don’t expect any noticeable gains.

Thomas Soderstrom is a Senior Staff Editor at Tom's Hardware US. He tests and reviews cases, cooling, memory and motherboards.