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ECS Z77H2-A2X Black Edition Intel Z77 Motherboard Review
ECS Z77H2-A2X Black Edition Intel Z77 Motherboard Review - PCSTATS
PCSTATS has a real treat for you today - the ECS Z77H2-A2X Black Edition Golden motherboard! Every metallic surface on this board is gold plated so it's got quite the 'bling' factor going for it.
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IGP vs IGP Motherboard Benchmarks: PCMark Vantage

PCSTATS includes this extra round of system-level benchmarking because PCMark Vantage is influenced by IGP graphics. If your office PC uses the IGP, these benchmarks will be of interest to you. With a 'Sandy Bridge' CPU in the drivers seat the ECS Z77H2-A2X platform scores 13895 overall. Interestingly, these results are better for the Intel Z77/HD 3000 IGP than comparable AMD A8 3850 platform results... leading us to the conclusion that Intel IGP graphics are better for office applications while AMDs are better suited to simple games.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportFuturemark PCMark Vantage (IGP vs. IGP)
Overall: Points Ranking
ECS Z77H2-A2X* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 13895
Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD3H* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 14506
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 14666
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 14529
Asus P8H67-M Evo* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 14330
Intel DH67BL* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 13461
Biostar TH67XE* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 14296
ECS H67H2-M* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 15011
Intel DG45ID (Intel GMA X4500HD IGP) 4335
Asus P5Q-EM (Intel GMA X4500HD IGP) 4243
Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 10092
Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 10261
Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 10461
Biostar TA890GXE (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 5962
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 5746
ASUS M3A78-T (Radeon HD 3300 IGP) 5150
Foxconn A7DA-S (Radeon HD 3300 IGP) 5111
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 5321
MSI 785GM-E65 (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 5547
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 5928
Memory: Points Ranking
ECS Z77H2-A2X* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 7691
Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD3H* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 6345
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 7491
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 7608
Asus P8H67-M Evo* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 7361
Intel DH67BL* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 5555
Biostar TH67XE* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 7743
ECS H67H2-M* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 7479
Intel DG45ID (Intel GMA X4500HD IGP) 3701
Asus P5Q-EM (Intel GMA X4500HD IGP) 3311
Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 6296
Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 6936
Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 6892
Biostar TA890GXE (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 3437
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 3238
ASUS M3A78-T (Radeon HD 3300 IGP) 3848
Foxconn A7DA-S (Radeon HD 3300 IGP) 3870
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 2945
MSI 785GM-E65 (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 3181
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 4780
TV and Movies: Points Ranking
ECS Z77H2-A2X* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 5672
Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD3H* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 5625
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 6528
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 6455
Asus P8H67-M Evo* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 6337
Intel DH67BL* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 5625
Biostar TH67XE* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 6480
ECS H67H2-M* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 6478
Intel DG45ID (Intel GMA X4500HD IGP) 3082
Asus P5Q-EM (Intel GMA X4500HD IGP) 3082
Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 5351
Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 5135
Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 5203
Biostar TA890GXE (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 4218
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 4181
ASUS M3A78-T (Radeon HD 3300 IGP) 3394
Foxconn A7DA-S (Radeon HD 3300 IGP) 3422
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 3931
MSI 785GM-E65 (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 4078
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 4290
Gaming: Points Ranking
ECS Z77H2-A2X* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 10542
Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD3H* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 10198
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 10303
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 10413
Asus P8H67-M Evo* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 10236
Intel DH67BL* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 8998
Biostar TH67XE* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 10701
ECS H67H2-M* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 10128
Intel DG45ID (Intel GMA X4500HD IGP) 4506
Asus P5Q-EM (Intel GMA X4500HD IGP) 4328
Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 8128
Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 7495
Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 7822
Biostar TA890GXE (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 3510
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 3590
ASUS M3A78-T (Radeon HD 3300 IGP) 5170
Foxconn A7DA-S (Radeon HD 3300 IGP) 5181
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 3526
MSI 785GM-E65 (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 3712
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 6023
Music: Points Ranking
ECS Z77H2-A2X* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 12221
Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD3H* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 13844
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 16541
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 15331
Asus P8H67-M Evo* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 14087
Intel DH67BL* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 13768
Biostar TH67XE* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 15500
ECS H67H2-M* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 16120
Intel DG45ID (Intel GMA X4500HD IGP) 4651
Asus P5Q-EM (Intel GMA X4500HD IGP) 4247
Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 12826
Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 13507
Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 13677
Biostar TA890GXE (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 6561
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 5348
ASUS M3A78-T (Radeon HD 3300 IGP) 5043
Foxconn A7DA-S (Radeon HD 3300 IGP) 5025
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 5423
MSI 785GM-E65 (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 5685
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 5505
Communications: Points Ranking
ECS Z77H2-A2X* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 15094
Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD3H* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 14016
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 15373
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 14587
Asus P8H67-M Evo* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 14435
Intel DH67BL* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 13622
Biostar TH67XE* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 13956
ECS H67H2-M* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 14007
Intel DG45ID (Intel GMA X4500HD IGP) 3963
Asus P5Q-EM (Intel GMA X4500HD IGP) 3966
Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 7821
Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 8175
Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 8137
Biostar TA890GXE (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 6158
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 6342
ASUS M3A78-T (Radeon HD 3300 IGP) 4567
Foxconn A7DA-S (Radeon HD 3300 IGP) 4404
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 5022
MSI 785GM-E65 (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 5118
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 5110
Productivity: Points Ranking
ECS Z77H2-A2X* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 20214
Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD3H* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 17207
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 18770
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 18606
Asus P8H67-M Evo* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 16834
Intel DH67BL* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 15941
Biostar TH67XE* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 15708
ECS H67H2-M* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 16470
Intel DG45ID (Intel GMA X4500HD IGP) 4014
Asus P5Q-EM (Intel GMA X4500HD IGP) 4188
Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 12907
Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 14292
Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 14137
Biostar TA890GXE (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 6110
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 5778
ASUS M3A78-T (Radeon HD 3300 IGP) 5261
Foxconn A7DA-S (Radeon HD 3300 IGP) 5237
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 5631
MSI 785GM-E65 (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 5723
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 5547
HDD: Points Ranking
ECS Z77H2-A2X* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 23647
Gigbyte GA-Z77X-UD3H* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 22428
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 31654
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 31235
Asus P8H67-M Evo* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 30714
Intel DH67BL* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 29304
Biostar TH67XE* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 33469
ECS H67H2-M* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 24318
Intel DG45ID (Intel GMA X4500HD IGP) 4069
Asus P5Q-EM (Intel GMA X4500HD IGP) 4291
Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 24638
Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 33687
Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 30620
Biostar TA890GXE (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 4133
ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 3380
ASUS M3A78-T (Radeon HD 3300 IGP) 4030
Foxconn A7DA-S (Radeon HD 3300 IGP) 4090
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 4098
MSI 785GM-E65 (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 4164
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 3933

Video transcoding results, total system power draw and conclusions are up next.

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Contents of Article: ECS Z77H2-A2X
 Pg 1.  ECS Z77H2-A2X Black Edition Intel Z77 Motherboard Review
 Pg 2.  All That Glitters Isn't Really Gold
 Pg 3.  360-Degree Motherboard Gallery: Features and Layout
 Pg 4.  360-Degree Motherboard Gallery: Continued
 Pg 5.  Overclocking Report and BIOS Walkthrough
 Pg 6.  Test System Hardware and Specs
 Pg 7.  Sysmark 2012 - Workstation Motherboard Benchmarks
 Pg 8.  PCMark Vantage Motherboard Benchmarks
 Pg 9.  SiSoft Sandra: CPU Motherboard Benchmarks:
 Pg 10.  Sandra: Memory Motherboard Benchmarks:
 Pg 11.  3DMark 11 Motherboard Benchmarks
 Pg 12.  3DMark Vantage Motherboard Benchmarks
 Pg 13.  3DMark 06 Motherboard Benchmarks
 Pg 14.  IGP vs IGP Motherboard Benchmarks
 Pg 15.  — IGP vs IGP Motherboard Benchmarks: PCMark Vantage
 Pg 16.  Video Transcoding and Power Draw

 
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