Gigabyte GA-H55N-USB3 mini-ITX Motherboard Review

Written by Richard Swinburne

June 15, 2010 | 08:21

Tags: #benchmarks #bios #h55 #lga1156 #mini-itx #motherboard #oc #overclocking #pap #pci-express #result #review #sff #small #tiny #usb-3

Companies: #gigabyte

SATA and eSATA Performance

Website: HD Tach 3.0

We tested the SATA and eSATA performance with an Intel X25-M SSD to saturate the SATA connections and reveal any differences in performance.

SATA Performance

HDTach 3.0.1.0, 8MB Zone Test, Average Read

  • Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 (P55)
  • ASRock P55M Pro (P55)
  • ASRock H55M Pro (P55)
  • ECS H55H-I (H55)
  • Zotac H55-ITX WiFi (P55)
  • Gigabyte GA-H55N-USB3 (H55)
  • Asus P7H57D-V Evo (Marvell 6Gbps)
  • Asus P7H57D-V Evo (P55)
  • Biostar TP55 (P55)
  • Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H (P55)
  • Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 (Gigabyte)
  • Asus P7H57D-V Evo (eSATA)
    • 228.0
    • 231.0
    • 224.0
    • 234.0
    • 220.6
    • 222.3
    • 209.6
    • 218.5
    • 206.4
    • 208.9
    • 201.3
    • 224.5
    • 191.2
    • 216.8
    • 187.8
    • 230.4
    • 185.0
    • 226.0
    • 174.6
    • 225.1
    • 174.0
    • 190.0
    • 127.0
    • 169.6
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150
200
250
MB/sec (higher is better)
  • Stock
  • Overclocked

Please read the Performance Analysis section.

USB 2.0 Performance

Website: HD Tach 3.0

We tested the USB performance with an Intel X25-M SSD and a SATA to USB adapter to saturate the USB bus in order to look for any performance drops.

USB Performance

HDTach 3.0.1.0, 8MB Zone Test, Average Read

  • Zotac H55-ITX WiFi
  • Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2
  • Gigabyte GA-H55N-USB3
  • ECS H55H-I
  • Asus P7H57D-V Evo
  • Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H
  • 33.9
  • 32.9
  • 32.8
  • 32.8
  • 32.8
  • 32.8
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35
MB/sec (higher is better)

Please read the Performance Analysis section.
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