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ECS H67H2-M Black Edition Intel H67 Express Motherboard Review
ECS H67H2-M Black Edition Intel H67 Express Motherboard Review - PCSTATS
On the review bench today PCSTATS tests the ECS H67H2-M Black Edition microATX motherboard, built on the Intel H67 B3-stepping chipset and supporting socket LGA1155 Intel 2nd Generation Core i3/i5/i7 2xxx-series 32nm Sandy Bridge processors.
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IGP Motherboard Benchmarks: DX 11 titles go bust!

While considering the Sandy Bridge/Intel H67 integrated graphics performance charts below, it's wise to remember that PCSTATS is testing with a Core i5 2500KCPU and thus the Intel HD 3000 IGP. This IGP is only DX10.1 compliant, so 3DMark11 and the other DX11 benchmarks will not run. AMD's Radeon HD 6550D graphics core in the socket FM1 A8-3850 APU is DX11 compliant.

The big question for many users is this; "if you have to rely on integrated graphics, is it better to buy the AMD A8-3850 APU + A75 motherboard, or will the Intel Sandy Bridge HD 3000 IGP + H67 chipset do the trick?"

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportHeaven Benchmark 2.0 - DX11 (IGP vs. IGP)
1280x1024 Points Ranking
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 8.5
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 8.6
Asus P8H67-M Evo* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 7.8
ECS H67H2-M* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) -
Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 10
Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 7.8
Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 7.8
1600x1200 Points Ranking
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 6
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 6.4
Asus P8H67-M Evo* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 6.3
ECS H67H2-M* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) -
Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 7.7
Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 6.3
Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 6.3
1920x1200 Points Ranking
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 5.3
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 5.5
Asus P8H67-M Evo* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 5.4
ECS H67H2-M* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) -
Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 6.7
Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 5.8
Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 5.5

The ECS H67H2-M motherboard did not fail this DX11 benchmark. It was unable to run on the system because Intel HD 3000 integrated graphics are only DX10.1 compliant.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportSTALKER Call of Pripyat - DX11 (IGP vs. IGP)
Sun Shafts Test 1600x1200 Points Ranking
ECS H67H2-M* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) -
Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 4.9
Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 5.7
Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 5.1014
Sun Shafts Test 1900x1200 Points Ranking
ECS H67H2-M* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) -
Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 4.2
Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 4.8
Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 4.3494

The ECS H67H2-M motherboard did not fail this DX11 benchmark, rather it was unable to run on the system because Intel HD 3000 integrated graphics are only DX10.1 compliant.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportFuturemark 3DMark 11 - DX11 (IGP vs. IGP)
Performance: (P) Points Ranking
ECS H67H2-M* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) -
Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 1000
Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 1024
Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 1028
Extreme: (X) Points Ranking
ECS H67H2-M* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) -
Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 311
Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 319
Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 310

The ECS H67H2-M motherboard did not fail this DX11 benchmark, rather it was unable to run on the system because Intel HD 3000 integrated graphics are only DX10.1 compliant.

And now onto some IGP benchmarks the Intel HD 3000 can run.

IGP Motherboard Benchmarks: 3DMark Vantage, 3DMark06

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportFuturemark 3DMark Vantage (IGP vs. IGP)
Performance Overall: (P) Points Ranking
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 1745
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 1738
Asus P8H67-M Evo* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 1749
Intel DH67BL* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 1539
Biostar TH67XE* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 1978
ECS H67H2-M* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 1707
Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 3853
Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 3827
Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 3711
Biostar TA890GXE (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 385
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 420
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 249
MSI 785GM-E65 (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 287
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 287
GPU score: Points Ranking
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 1342
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 1337
Asus P8H67-M Evo* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 1347
Intel DH67BL* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 1182
Biostar TH67XE* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 1527
ECS H67H2-M* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 1313
Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 3206
Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 3210
Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 3073
Biostar TA890GXE (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 291
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 318
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 188
MSI 785GM-E65 (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 216
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 217
CPU score: Points Ranking
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 17364
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 17383
Asus P8H67-M Evo* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 16556
Intel DH67BL* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 16441
Biostar TH67XE* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 17319
ECS H67H2-M* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 16914
Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 9769
Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 9034
Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 9839
Biostar TA890GXE (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 10767
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 10920
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 10942
MSI 785GM-E65 (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 10942
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 10880

In 3DMark Vantage, the ECS H67H2-M motherboard achieves a score of 1707. Compared to AMD's powerful A8-3850 APU-based GA-A75-UD4H motherboard, ths is about half the speed as AMD's IGP. In the GPU test the H67H2-M gets 1313 vs. 3206 to the Radeon HD 6550D IGP.

Next 3DMark 06.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportFuturemark 3DMark06 (IGP vs. IGP)
Overall: Points Ranking
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 4301
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 4292
Asus P8H67-M Evo* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 4282
Intel DH67BL* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 3322
Biostar TH67XE* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 4689
ECS H67H2-M* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 4265
Intel DG45ID (Intel GMA X4500HD IGP) 1043
Asus P5Q-EM (Intel GMA X4500HD IGP) 1162
Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 6237
Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 6272
Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 6356
Biostar TA890GXE (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 2027
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 2224
ASUS M3A78-T (Radeon HD 3300 IGP) 2084
Foxconn A7DA-S (Radeon HD 3300 IGP) 1718
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 1682
MSI 785GM-E65 (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 1790
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 1794
CPU: Points Ranking
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 6098
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 6051
Asus P8H67-M Evo* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 5761
Intel DH67BL* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 3802
Biostar TH67XE* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 5977
ECS H67H2-M* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 5958
Intel DG45ID (Intel GMA X4500HD IGP) 2218
Asus P5Q-EM (Intel GMA X4500HD IGP) 2228
Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 4117
Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 3911
Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 4033
Biostar TA890GXE (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 4447
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 4513
ASUS M3A78-T (Radeon HD 3300 IGP) 3208
Foxconn A7DA-S (Radeon HD 3300 IGP) 1879
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 4456
MSI 785GM-E65 (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 4456
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 4445

3DMark06 says pretty much the same thing; the Intel HD 3000 / H67 platform boosts Intel IGP graphics but is comparatively weak compared to AMD APU. ECS' H67H2-M scores 4265 while AMDs A75 platform averages ~6300!

FEAR is next.

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Contents of Article: ECS H67H2-M Black Edition
 Pg 1.  ECS H67H2-M Black Edition Intel H67 Express Motherboard Review
 Pg 2.  360-Degree Motherboard Gallery: Features and Layout
 Pg 3.  360-Degree Motherboard Gallery: Continued
 Pg 4.  BIOS Options and Motherboard Power Draw
 Pg 5.  Intel H67 Express Chipset Explained
 Pg 6.  Power Draw and Test System Specs
 Pg 7.  Motherboard Benchmarks: Sysmark 2007
 Pg 8.  Motherboard Benchmarks: SiSoft Sandra - Processor
 Pg 9.  Motherboard Benchmarks: Sandra - Memory
 Pg 10.  Motherboard Benchmarks: PCMark Vantage
 Pg 11.  Motherboard Benchmarks: 3DMark11
 Pg 12.  Motherboard Benchmarks: 3DMark Vantage
 Pg 13.  Motherboard Benchmarks: 3DMark06
 Pg 14.  — IGP Motherboard Benchmarks: DX 11 titles go bust!
 Pg 15.  IGP Motherboard Benchmarks: FEAR, Juarez, Crysis
 Pg 16.  IGP Motherboard Benchmarks: PCmark Vantage on IGP
 Pg 17.  Conclusions: ECS Black Edition H67 Motherboard

 
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