H67 – A Triumvirate of Tantalizing Technology
by Ian Cutress on March 27, 2011 6:25 PM EST- Posted in
- Motherboards
- Sandy Bridge
- H67
Test Setup
| Processor |
Intel i5-2500K ES – 3.3 GHz (3.7 GHz Turbo) 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 6MB L3 |
| Motherboards |
ASRock H67M-GE/HT Gigabyte H67MA-UD2H ECS H67H2-M |
| Cooling | Corsair H50-1 Water Cooler |
| Power Supply | Enermax Modu87+ 600W 80PLUS |
| Memory |
Patriot Viper Extreme DDR3-2000 9-10-9-27 2x4GB Kit, 1.65V Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600 9-9-9-24 2x4GB Kit, 1.50V G.Skill RipjawsX DDR3-2133 9-11-9-28 4x4GB Kit, 1.65V |
| Memory Settings | DDR3-1333 9-9-9-24 1T 2x4GB |
| Video Cards | XFX HD 5850 1GB |
| Video Drivers | Catalyst 10.12 |
| Hard Drive | Micron RealSSD C300 256GB |
| Optical Drives | LG GH22NS50 |
| Case | Open Test Bed – CoolerMaster Lab V1.0 |
| Operating System | Windows 7 64-bit |
| SATA Testing | Micron RealSSD C300 256GB |
| USB 2/3 Testing | Patriot 64GB SuperSonic USB 3.0 |
Many thanks to G.Skill for providing a set of their new RipjawsX for our test beds. This kit is their F3-17000CL9Q-16GBXLD, or in normal terms, a 16 GB (4x4 GB) kit, running at DDR3-2133 MHz with 9-11-9-28 timings at 1.65V. These are currently retailing at $370, and come with a Turbulence II RAM Cooler and a lifetime limited warranty.
Also many thanks to Crucial / Micron Technology for the 256GB C300 RealSSD for our motherboard test bed for SATA 3Gb/s and 6Gb/s testing. At AnandTech we’ve mentioned the C300 on many many numerous occasions, and our performance results can be seen in Bench. This particular model can be found online for $470.
Power Consumption
The H67 boards not running a discrete GPU draw more power under intense CPU load rather than GPU load, which is contrasting to any discrete GPU setup. The Gigabyte H67 board is easily uses the least power in this test.
CPU Temperatures
The H67 motherboards also run cooler than the P67. The ECS H67 runs a couple of degrees warmer than the other two - don't forget, the ECS has very large VRM coolers in comparison.
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DominionSeraph - Monday, March 28, 2011 - link
Did you know that the laptop that is a college student's constant campus accessory is.. get this.. a computer?This isn't 1980. A laptop's a given either way.
Wilberwind - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
oh noes...that Console vs. PC debate again...Consoles are great for playing with friends. I have both, but If you're using a PC for work and internet, why not just spend a little more and make it into a cheap gaming rig?dingetje - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
consoles are great...for retarded kidssilverblue - Monday, March 28, 2011 - link
Just because someone chooses to play games on a console, doesn't make them retarded. You spent more money for a machine that will be utilised far less than theirs and doesn't lend itself as well to communal entertainment, but I'm not going to judge you or anyone else for whatever gaming option they've opted for.silverblue - Monday, March 28, 2011 - link
"utilised" i.e. the developers will generally program consoles to their strengths, whereas you have to hope the developers pay even half the attention to even one component in yours, be it CPU or GPU. Nothing's perfect, however for all the downsides of having a locked system, the ability to develop for only one or two permutations of hardware allows a studio to work at ekeing out every last amount of power from a supposedly limited machine.Voldenuit - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
Intel's hare-brained chipset segmentation strategies = failsauce.Taft12 - Monday, March 28, 2011 - link
... and don't forget -- preventing others from producing competing chipsets = monopolyabusesaucemariush - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
Page 8:Along the bottom are a plethora of USB headers, but no fan headers. In fact, this board is somewhat lacking USB headers – there is one for the CPU, which is oddly south of the CPU socket, and another next to the SATA ports. Trying to fit a Corsair H50 required some deft placing of the cooler or a fan extension lead, and the second fan required a 3-pin to molex connector.
Surely you mean "this board is somewhat lacking FAN headers", or it doesn't really make sense
KaarlisK - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
Does the power consumption at idle increase when overclocking the GPU?If the overclock affects the turbo frequency, it should not change. If the overclock changes the base frequency, I have no idea.
Concillian - Monday, March 28, 2011 - link
I really do not understand Intel's target with the H67.H61 is for the budget person + single GPU
P67 is for the overclocker with plenty of money to donate on a motherboard almost $!00 more expensive plus a CPU that has a price adder as well.
H67 is for the IGP overclocker? Wha?
The review is fine, but the products reviewed have no real target market in my mind. It's a marketing stunt that I'm surprised Anandtech didn't call them on by including an H61 motherboard here and pointing out that the real value, if there is one in this Intel generation, is H61.