When considering the Sandy Bridge/Intel H67 integrated graphics performance, it's wise to remember that the Intel HD 3000/2000 core is dependent on which Intel Core i3/i5/i7 2xxx 'SandyBridge' processor is installed. Furthermore, since PCSTATS is testing with a Core i5 2500KCPU, the Intel HD 3000 IGP is only DX10.1 compliant. That means 3DMark11 and other DX11 benchmarks were unable to be run. Since AMD has released a DX11 IGP in its A75 chipset / socket FM1 A8-3850 APU (with Radeon HD 6550D graphics core), those results are included below.

The big question for many users is this; "if you have to rely on integrated graphics, is it better to buy the AMD A8-3850 APU + A75 motherboard, or will the Intel Sandy Bridge HD 3000 IGP + H67 chipset do the trick?" DX11 integrated benchmarks are up first.

Heaven Benchmark 2.0 - DX11 (IGP vs. IGP) 1280x1024 Points Ranking Intel DH67BL* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) - Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 10 Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 7.8 Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 7.8 1600x1200 Points Ranking Intel DH67BL* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) - Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 7.7 Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 6.3 Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 6.3 1920x1200 Points Ranking Intel DH67BL* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) - Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 6.7 Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 5.8 Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 5.5

The Intel DH67BL motherboard did not fail this DX11 benchark, rather it was unable to run on the system because Intel HD 3000 integrated graphics are only DX10.1 compliant.

STALKER Call of Pripyat - DX11 (IGP vs. IGP) Sun Shafts Test 1600x1200 Points Ranking Intel DH67BL* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) - Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 4.9 Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 5.7 Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 5.1014 Sun Shafts Test 1900x1200 Points Ranking Intel DH67BL* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) - Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 4.2 Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 4.8 Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 4.3494

The Intel DH67BL motherboard did not fail this DX11 benchark, rather it was unable to run on the system because Intel HD 3000 integrated graphics are only DX10.1 compliant.

Futuremark 3DMark 11 - DX11 (IGP vs. IGP) Performance: (P) Points Ranking Intel DH67BL* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) - Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 1000 Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 1024 Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 1028 Extreme: (X) Points Ranking Intel DH67BL* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) - Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 311 Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 319 Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 310

The Intel DH67BL motherboard did not fail this DX11 benchmark, rather it was unable to run on the system because Intel HD 3000 integrated graphics are only DX10.1 compliant.

And now onto some IGP benchmarks the Intel HD 3000 can handle.