Gigabyte H55N-USB3 : Mini-ITX done the Gigabyte way...
by Rajinder Gill on June 15, 2010 7:49 AM EST- Posted in
- Motherboards
- Intel
- Gigabyte
- Mini ITX
Sorenson Squeeze 6
We are using Sorenson Squeeze to convert eight AVCHD videos into HD Flash videos for use on websites. This application heavily favors physical core count and processor clock speed.
WinRAR 3.9 x64
This benchmark compresses our AT workload consisting of a main folder that contains 954MB of files in 15 subfolders. The result is a file approximately 829MB in size.
Bibble 5.0
We utilize Bibble Labs' Bibble 5 v2 to convert 50 RAW image files into full size JPEG images with the program's default settings. This program is fully multithreaded and multi-core aware.
File Transfer to USB
In this test we use Sharkoon's USB QuickPort with a 1TB Western Digital hard drive and transfer a 1GB file from a 1TB HDD connected to the Intel PCH.
USB 2.0 transfer times are not class leading for the H55N-USB3, however, we can give one mark to Gigabyte for supporting USB 3.0 on this board as standard. Demands for the technology have not quite taken off yet, but there are some gains to be had even if you can't afford the fastest SSDs to team up with the Sharkoon drive bay. Of course, the importance of these gains comes down to how often you transfer large files over to an external drive, and if time is of the essence.
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jakefalcons - Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - link
I would choose a gigabyte motherboard over a dfi one right now seeing as how dfi is pulling out of the retail motherboard. just my 2 centsjakefalcons - Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - link
edit *retail market excuse me ><Soulkeeper - Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - link
That's a nice looking board.Gigabyte is my favorite right now :)
Would be good to see an AMD mini-itx too
jaydee - Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - link
Where can you get the Zotac board for ~$110? It's ~$138 at newegg right now.
Rajinder Gill - Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - link
Sorry my bad. I heard Zotac were going to shift the price down to $110. Corrected!Regards
Raja
bumble12 - Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - link
Newegg did have the Zotac for $110 a couple weeks ago when I was seriously considering getting one. They're always adjusting prices based on stock / demand...P4spooky - Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - link
Great review. Would be nice if you can start including some HTPC specific tests in your review especially for boards targeted for the HTPC market like this one. I would like to see Audio bitstreaming capability, any issues related to it for example.Rajinder Gill - Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - link
Hi,Thanks for the suggestion. I'll discuss this with the rest of the team and see what we can come up with.
-Raja
Saltbread - Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - link
I second the need fore HTPC specific tests. I was really expecting that they would be some in his since I believe the Zotac review leaned in that direction as well. I'd REALLY like to see a shootout HTPC wise with the Zotac vs ECS vs Gigabyte!!BTW, could anyone suggest a mini ITX case with an external 5.25 external slot I could put a bluray drive in? Are there any slot loading bluray drives anywhere on the market?
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Thursday, 21 October 2010 at 9:48 PM