Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H Review: Functionality meets Competitive Pricing
by Ian Cutress on July 25, 2012 5:00 AM EST- Posted in
- Motherboards
- Gigabyte
- Z77
POST Time
Different motherboards have different POST sequences before an operating system is initialized. A lot of this is dependent on the board itself, and the controllers on board (and the sequence of how those extras are organized) determine POST boot time. As part of our testing, we are now going to look at the POST Boot Time - this is the time from pressing the ON button on the computer to when Windows starts loading. (We discount Windows loading, as it is highly variable given Windows specific features.) These results are subject to human error, so please allow +/- 1 second in these results.
POST time on the UD5H is not the best, clearly beaten by any ASRock product, but comes on par with several ASUS motherboards at default.
Overclocks
Here at AnandTech we want to provide quick and easy ways to determine if a board is good for you (with in-depth analysis of course). Therefore here is a quick round up of our overclocking results. Overclocks are tested for stability with PovRay and OCCT - while these may not be the most strenuous of stability tests, it does offer a quick check for memory errors under high load (and balances testing time with getting the next board on for review!).
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CPU Speed (MHz) |
Voltage (Volts) |
PovRay Peak Temp (ºC) |
OCCT Peak Temp (ºC) |
Notes | |
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ASRock Fatal1ty Z77 Professional |
4700 | 1.200 | 89 | 89 | PLL Overvoltage enabled |
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ASRock Z77 Extreme4 |
4700 | 1.175 | 86 | 86 | LLC Level 1 |
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ASRock Z77 Extreme6 |
4700 | 1.175 | 81 | 82 | LLC Level 1 |
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ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe |
4700 | 1.225 | 89 | 84 | PLL Overvoltage enabled |
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ASUS P8Z77-V Pro |
4700 | 1.200 | 83 | 86 | PLL Overvoltage enabled |
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Biostar TZ77XE4 |
4700 | 1.180 | 84 | 85 | None |
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Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H |
4700 | 1.225 | 88 | 88 | LLC Extreme |
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Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H |
4700 | 1.200 | 82 | 86 | LLC Extreme |
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Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H |
4700 | 1.200 | 80 | 84 | LLC Extreme |
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MSI Z77A-GD65 |
4700 | 1.250 | 90 | - | PLL Overvoltage enabled |
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Dustin Sklavos - Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - link
Derp. Well, color me stupid.Nice one, though. ;)
Belard - Thursday, July 26, 2012 - link
Okay, you are stupid.Well, for another reason. Nobody makes a keyboard worthwhile to replace the one I use today... 1996 era. This keyboard *IS SO OLD*, its not even a PS/2! Its an AT-connector, plugged into a PS/2 3" Adapter into an extended PS/2 cable. A USB convert doesn't work.
But gigabyte makes many boards with ps/2 ports.
VGA is not needed on a high end board (lower end $60~120 boards have VGA).
And actually, a floppy connector *IS NOT* needed of modern boards. When a modern board like Gigabyte doesn't include a floppy connector, they can update the BIOS from within the OS or with a flash drive.... far easier than a stupid old-school floppy drive (I keep one just in case).
DigitalFreak - Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - link
Did you test the VIA USB 3 chip performance, or only the Intel PCH controller?Mustang66 - Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - link
Are the two red USB ports on the back 2.0 or 3.0? The paragraph says they're 3.0 but the feature list seems to infer they are 2.0.IanCutress - Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - link
Sorry, the red ones are USB 2.0. USB 3.0 on every manufacturer is currently blue (for now).Ian
cameleon - Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - link
No Dual link DVI Port on HD4000, so I can't run my old 30" display without dedicated card.Craxit - Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - link
Display-Port to DVI-D cable?Same prob here.
PolarisOrbit - Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - link
So Gigabyte finally dropped VIA as the onboard audio provider on their motherboards. About time- I almost swore off Gigabyte because I had so much trouble with that driver!rickon66 - Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - link
I have this board and really like it. The board package includes a front panel USB 3 bracket so you can add USB3 to the front of your case. I thought that was a very nice addition. The board is built so stoutly that it could double as body armor.Craxit - Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - link
Has anybody found out how to switch on the boardby keyboard?
Can do wakeup from sleep using the kbd but not a cold start.