A more complex geometry is the single difference of the third test from the second one, so it produces the same picture of performance.

In the fourth test, on the contrary, the new platform enjoys a bigger advantage than in the two previous ones because the test is rather difficult and the amount of data pumped through the PCI Express bus in the SLI AA modes is rather large. The ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe is about 10% ahead of the older, nForce4 SLI-based mainboard that lacks two complete PCI Express x16 slots.