Epox P55-VP3 Socket-7 Board

In recent times, choosing a motherboard cannot be completely determined by a Winstone score. Now, many boards come within one Winstone point of each other and therefore the need to benchmark boards against each other falls. Therefore you shouldn't base your decision entirely on the benchmarks you see here, but also on the technical features and advantages of this particular board, seeing as that will probably make the greatest difference in your overall experience.

Test Configuration

Whether you're using a PCI or an AGP video card with the P55-VP3 the performance is basically the same, however the ATI Xpert@Work still seems to have problems with any VP3 motherboard regardless of the drivers used.   VIA has apparently released their own drivers for the ATI card however ATI's own drivers do not work too incredibly well. 

The Final Decision

If you want a VP3 based motherboard, and you don't feel comfortable with FIC's lack of flexibility on their PA-2012 try the EPoX P55-VP3...don't expect bone shattering performance, but expect an all around decent motherboard with a bit of kick in it.