| Gigabyte H55N-USB3 Mini-ITX Motherboard |
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| Written by Servando Silva |
| Sunday, 11 July 2010 |
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Motherboard Testing Methodology
While this is a very powerful configuration, we can't forget that we're talking about a Mini-ITX product here. This means that the product won't be compared to a Core i7 920 or a Phenom II X6 processor, but against similar systems in performance and size. This time, I've chose the recently reviewed ASRock Core 100HT HTPC and an ION 330 based HTPC for comparison. I'll be using the ECS H55H-I with the same settings as the GIGABYTE H55N-USB3 and add them to the graphics for comparison. Let's have a look at the tests systems:
ASRock Nettop ION 330 HTPC System
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Motherboard: ASRock AMCP7A-ION (Nvidia ION)
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System Memory: 4GB OCZ Gold 800MHz DDR2 
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Processor: Intel Atom N330 1.6GHz Dual-Core
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Video: Integrated Nvidia Geforce 9400 GPU (ION)
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ASRock Core 100HT HTPC System
- Motherboard: ASRock HM55-HT mini-ITX (H55M-Express)
- System Memory: 4GB 1333MHz DDR3
- Processor: 2.13GHz Intel Core i3-330M Dual-Core
- Video: Core i3/Intel GMA HD (DirectX 11)
- System Drive: OCZ Vertex 120GB SATA SSD OCZSSD2-1VTX120G
Mini-ITX H55 Core i3 System
- Motherboard: ECS H55H-I / GIGABYTE H55N-USB3
- System Memory: 4GB G.Skill ECO 1333MHz DDR3
- Processor: 2.9GHz Intel Core i3 530 / Overclocked results at 3.8GHz
- Video: Core i3/Intel GMA HD (DirectX 11)
- System Drive: OCZ Agility MLC SSD OCZSSD2-1AGT120G
Test Software
- Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-Bit
- Lavalys EVEREST Ultimate Edition v5.50.2160
- Futuremark PCMark Vantage 1.0.2.0 64-Bit
- Maxon CINEBENCH R11.5 64-Bit
- Passmark Performance Test v7.0 (1014) 64 Bit
- Capcom Street Fighter IV Benchmark
- Power DVD 10 Full HD 1080p H.264 playback
The 3rd test system actually consists on 3 different results. The first two are the ECS H55H-I and the GIGABYTE H55N-USB3 at stock speeds with the RAM running at 1333MHz with HT enabled on the Core i3 530. The third result consists on the same PC components but this time with the CPU at 3.8GHz with stock voltages. Therefore, RAM speed was increased to 1528MHz with an 8x multiplier. Don't be fooled by the reference to QPI in the CPU-Z display, it's actually the DMI interface that's being reported.
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Comments
PS
This would make a great car PC too :D
Which other ports would you like to see? More USB ports? A second ethernet? or maybe a firewire?
Desde ya muchas gracias, excelente!!!
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Hi, I have an old cabinet with 160w power, s3320la hp model could be used for this motherboard, along with an i3-540 and 4 ddr3 1333.
From already thank you very much, excellent!
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This is a link to my old cpu.
#h10025.#.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01333454&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&site=null&key=null&product=3663506&sw_lang=34