PCMark Vantage

Futuremark’s newest benchmark suite, PCMark Vantage, was released earlier this year we published an initial article on the new software that looked at some CPU performance as well as providing overviews for all the individual testing suites it uses and what kind of applications they emulate.  The new Vantage software takes a much more real-world user-scenario approach to testing that previous PCMark software and as such deserves more time our benchmark analysis. 


Gigabyte H55N-USB3 LGA 1156 Mini ITX Motherboard Review - Motherboards 64

Gigabyte H55N-USB3 LGA 1156 Mini ITX Motherboard Review - Motherboards 65

Gigabyte H55N-USB3 LGA 1156 Mini ITX Motherboard Review - Motherboards 66

Gigabyte H55N-USB3 LGA 1156 Mini ITX Motherboard Review - Motherboards 67

Gigabyte H55N-USB3 LGA 1156 Mini ITX Motherboard Review - Motherboards 68

Gigabyte H55N-USB3 LGA 1156 Mini ITX Motherboard Review - Motherboards 69

Gigabyte H55N-USB3 LGA 1156 Mini ITX Motherboard Review - Motherboards 70

Gigabyte H55N-USB3 LGA 1156 Mini ITX Motherboard Review - Motherboards 71

PCMark Vantage measures every key area of a computer that matters most to consumers and enthusiasts alike. While the H55N-USB3 seemed a bit underpowered during our gaming benchmarks, it performed like a champ in our PCMark Vantage testing. This mini ITX board recorded the best overall PCMark Vantage score out of all four boards we evaluated, and even showcased some of its performance capabilities during the productivity, music, and memories benchmarks. This tells me that it’s a good gaming system, but an exceptional multi-tasking motherboard that’s versatile enough to handle the most common tasks associated with consumer’s needs today.


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