Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3 vs Gigabyte P67A-UD5 – Influence du chipset sur les performances

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Début 2011, Intel lance son chipset P67 ( version B2 ) accompagnant l’arrivée des nouveaux processeurs Sandy Bridge sur socket LGA1155. Une vraie avancée en termes de performances, le i7 2600K et le i5 2500K tenant le haut du tableau face à des processeurs bien plus cher.

En ce qui concerne le chipset P67 en lui même, voici un petit schéma :

Fin janvier, Intel détecte un défaut au niveau des performances en SataII sur tous les chipsets Cougar Point, dont le P67. Nous n’allons pas revenir sur cette histoire mais il faut avouer que celaa jeté un sacré doute chez les clients d’Intel dû principalement au rappel massif de toutes les cartes écoulées depuis la sortie. Intel a réagit assez rapidement en sortant une version “B3” et qui s’est assez vite retrouvée sur le marché en remplacement de la version “B2”.

 

Entre temps, Intel préparait aussi le chipset Z68 qui sera lancé début Mai 2011, cette nouvelle déclinaison est censée cumuler les avantages du P67 et du H67. Donc en gros, les performances ( même en overclocking ) du P67 avec les sorties vidéos du H67 et quelques features complementaires (RST par exemple). Qu’en est il vraiment ?

 

 

 

SPECIFICATIONS

Gigabyte P67A-UD5

Processeur
  1. Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1155 package (Go to GIGABYTE’s website for the latest CPU support list.)
  2. L3 cache varies with CPU
Chipset
  1. Intel® P67 Express Chipset
Mémoire
  1. 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
    * Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB.
  2. Dual channel memory architecture
  3. Support for DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
  4. Support for non-ECC memory modules
  5. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Go to GIGABYTE’s website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.)
Audio
  1. Realtek ALC889 codec
  2. High Definition Audio
  3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
  4. Support for Dolby® Home Theater
  5. Support for S/PDIF Out
Réseau
  1. 1 x Realtek RTL8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Port d’expansion
  1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
    * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
  2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
    * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated with a PCI Express graphics card, the PCIEX16 slot will operate at up to x8 mode.
  3. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
    * The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX1_1 and PCIEX1_2 slots. When the PCIEX1_1 slot or the PCIEX1_2 slot is populated with an expansion card, the PCIEX4 slot will operate at up to x1 mode.
  4. 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
    (All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
  5. 2 x PCI slots
Technologie Multi-cartes graphiques
  1. Support for 2-Way ATI CrossFireX™/NVIDIA SLI technology
    (The PCIEX16 and PCIEX8 slots only.)
Interface de Stockage Chipset:

  1. 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3_0, SATA3_1) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
  2. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_2~SATA2_5) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
  3. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
    * When a RAID set is built across the SATA 6Gb/s and SATA 3Gb/s channels, the system performance of the RAID set may vary depending on the devices being connected.

Marvell 88SE9128 chip:

  1. 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s connectors (eSATA/USB Combo) on the back panel supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
  2. Support for SATA RAID 0 and RAID 1
USB Chipset:

  1. Up to 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 on the back panel, including 2 eSATA/USB Combo, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)

1 x Renesas D720200 chip and 2 x VLI VL810 hubs:

  1. Up to 8 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
    * The USB 2.0 signals of the 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel are from the Chipset.
FireWire T.I. TSB43AB23 chip:

  1. Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header)
Connecteurs d’entrées/sorties internes
  1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
  2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
  3. 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  4. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
  5. 1 x CPU fan header
  6. 3 x system fan headers
  7. 1 x power fan header
  8. 1 x Chipset fan header
  9. 1 x front panel header
  10. 1 x front panel audio header
  11. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
  12. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
  13. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers
  14. 1 x IEEE 1394a header
  15. 1 x clearing CMOS button
  16. 1 x power button
  17. 1 x reset button
Connecteur du Panneau Arrière
  1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
  2. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
  3. 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
  4. 2 x IEEE 1394a ports
  5. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
  6. 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
  7. 2 x eSATA/USB Combo connectors
  8. 1 x RJ-45 port
  9. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
Contrôleur d’Entrée/Sortie
  1. iTE IT8728 chip
Monitorage Matériel
  1. System voltage detection
  2. CPU/System temperature detection
  3. CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
  4. CPU overheating warning
  5. CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
  6. CPU/System fan speed control
    *Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install.
BIOS
  1. 2 x 32 Mbit flash
  2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
  3. Support for DualBIOS™
  4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
Fonctionnalités Exclusives
  1. Support for @BIOS
  2. Support for Q-Flash
  3. Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
  4. Support for Download Center
  5. Support for Xpress Install
  6. Support for Xpress Recovery2
  7. Support for EasyTune
    * Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
  8. Support for Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2
  9. Support for Smart 6™
  10. Support for Auto Green
  11. Support for eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)
  12. Support for ON/OFF Charge
  13. Support for Cloud OC
  14. Support for Q-Share
Logiciels Fournis
  1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Système d’Exploitation
  1. Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP
Dimensions
  1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm
Remarque
  1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors’ website or 3rd party website.
  2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.

 

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3

Processeur
  1. Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1155 package
  2. L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer “CPU Support List” for more information.)
Chipset
  1. Intel® Z68 Express Chipset
Mémoire
  1. 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
    * Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB.
  2. Dual channel memory architecture
  3. Support for DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
  4. Support for non-ECC memory modules
  5. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Please refer “Memory Support List” for more information.)
Audio
  1. Realtek ALC889 codec
  2. High Definition Audio
  3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
  4. Support for Dolby® Home Theater
  5. Support for S/PDIF Out
Réseau
  1. 1 x Realtek RTL8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Port d’expansion
  1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
    * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
  2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
    * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated with a PCI Express graphics card, the PCIEX16 slot will operate at up to x8 mode.
  3. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
    * The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX1_1 and PCIEX1_2 slots. When the PCIEX1_1 slot or the PCIEX1_2 slot is populated with an expansion card, the PCIEX4 slot will operate at up to x1 mode.
  4. 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
    (All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
  5. 2 x PCI slots
Technologie Multi-cartes graphiques
  1. Support for 2-Way ATI CrossFireX™/NVIDIA SLI technology
    (The PCIEX16 and PCIEX8 slots only.)
Interface de Stockage Chipset:

  1. 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3_0, SATA3_1) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
  2. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_2~SATA2_5) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
  3. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
    * When a RAID set is built across the SATA 6Gb/s and SATA 3Gb/s channels, the system performance of the RAID set may vary depending on the devices being connected.

Marvell 88SE9128 chip:

  1. 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s connectors (eSATA/USB Combo) on the back panel supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
  2. Support for SATA RAID 0 and RAID 1
USB Chipset:

  1. Up to 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 on the back panel, including 2 eSATA/USB Combo, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)

1 x Renesas D720200 chip and 2 x VLI VL810 hubs:

  1. Up to 8 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
    * The USB 2.0 signals of the 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel are from the Chipset.
FireWire T.I. TSB43AB23 chip:

  1. Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header)
Connecteurs d’entrées/sorties internes
  1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
  2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
  3. 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  4. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
  5. 1 x CPU fan header
  6. 3 x system fan headers
  7. 1 x power fan header
  8. 1 x Chipset fan header
  9. 1 x front panel header
  10. 1 x front panel audio header
  11. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
  12. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
  13. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers
  14. 1 x IEEE 1394a header
  15. 1 x clearing CMOS button
  16. 1 x power button
  17. 1 x reset button
Connecteur du Panneau Arrière
  1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
  2. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
  3. 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
  4. 2 x IEEE 1394a ports
  5. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
  6. 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
  7. 2 x eSATA/USB Combo connectors
  8. 1 x RJ-45 port
  9. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
Contrôleur d’Entrée/Sortie
  1. iTE IT8728 chip
Monitorage Matériel
  1. System voltage detection
  2. CPU/System temperature detection
  3. CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
  4. CPU overheating warning
  5. CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
  6. CPU/System fan speed control
    * Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install.
BIOS
  1. 2 x 32 Mbit flash
  2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
  3. Support for DualBIOS™
  4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
Fonctionnalités Exclusives
  1. Support for @BIOS
  2. Support for Q-Flash
  3. Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
  4. Support for Download Center
  5. Support for Xpress Install
  6. Support for Xpress Recovery2
  7. Support for EasyTune
    *Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
  8. Support for Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2
  9. Support for Smart 6™
  10. Support for Auto Green
  11. Support for eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)
  12. Support for ON/OFF Charge
  13. Support for Cloud OC
  14. Support for Q-Share
Logiciels Fournis
  1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Système d’Exploitation
  1. Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP
Dimensions
  1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm
Remarque
  1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors’ website or 3rd party website.
  2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.

PLATEFORME DE TEST

  • Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3 / Gigabyte P67A-UD5
  • Intel i7 2600k ES
  • Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 CL9 2*2gb
  • Palit GTX470
  • CoolerMaster GX750W
  • Kingston V+100 96GB Sata2
  • Cool It Vantage

TESTS

  • Aida64 Extreme

  • Super Pi 1M & 32M

  • Wprime 32M & 1024M

  • PcMark Vantage

  • 3dMark 2006

  • 3dMark Vantage

  • 3dMark 2011

 

  • Max OC H24

CONCLUSION

Nous voilà au bout de ce comparatif P67 / Z68. La Z68X-UD5 de Gigabyte vaut elle le coup face à la P67A-UD5 du même fabricant ?

Sachant que la carte mère Gigabyte équipée du chipset P67 se trouve autour de 230euros et que sa concurrente du jour se trouve à environ 235euros, nous dirons qu’elles sont équivalentes sur le plan tarifaire.

Au niveau des performances, il est tout à fait clair que les deux cartes jouent dans la même catégorie mais vous remarquerez que la dernière de Gigabyte ( Z68X-UD5 ) est devant dans chaque benchmark même au niveau de l’overclocking. Bien que cela soit relatif, et l’écart très peu prononcé, les options du Z68 semble plus interessantes.

Pour monsieur tout le monde, cette Z68X-UD5 a peu d’intérêtdans le cadre d’une mise a jour de sa plateformer P67 sachant que l’intérêt principal du chipset Z68 lors de sa sortie était concentré sur :

  • les avantages du P67 ( overclocking, … )
  • les avantages du H67 ( sortie vidéo, … )

Seul point noir, ce modèle ( Z68X-UD5 ) ne propose pas de sortie vidéo et donc son intérêt pour monsieur tout le monde est faible.

En somme, pour une nouvelle configuration, orientez vous vers la version Z68 étant donné le très petit écart de prix, pour les performances ce sera similaire et pour les options, le Z68 est bien plus fourni.

 

Nous remercions tout particulièrement Gigabyte France, Intel Nordic, CoolerMaster NL et Kingston Benelux pour nous avoir permis de réaliser ce test.

 

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