While considering the Sandy Bridge/Intel H67 integrated graphics performance charts below, it's wise to remember that PCSTATS is testing with a Core i5 2500KCPU and thus the Intel HD 3000 IGP. This IGP is only DX10.1 compliant, so 3DMark11 and the other DX11 benchmarks will not run. AMD's Radeon HD 6550D graphics core in the socket FM1 A8-3850 APU is DX11 compliant.

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?"

Heaven Benchmark 2.0 - DX11 (IGP vs. IGP) 1280x1024 Points Ranking Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 8.5 Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 8.6 Asus P8H67-M Evo* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 7.8 ECS H67H2-M* (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 Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 6 Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 6.4 Asus P8H67-M Evo* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 6.3 ECS H67H2-M* (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 Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 5.3 Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 5.5 Asus P8H67-M Evo* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 5.4 ECS H67H2-M* (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 ECS H67H2-M motherboard did not fail this DX11 benchmark. 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 ECS H67H2-M* (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 ECS H67H2-M* (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 ECS H67H2-M 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.

Futuremark 3DMark 11 - DX11 (IGP vs. IGP) Performance: (P) Points Ranking ECS H67H2-M* (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 ECS H67H2-M* (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 ECS H67H2-M 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 run.

IGP Motherboard Benchmarks: 3DMark Vantage, 3DMark06

Futuremark 3DMark Vantage (IGP vs. IGP) Performance Overall: (P) Points Ranking Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 1745 Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 1738 Asus P8H67-M Evo* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 1749 Intel DH67BL* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 1539 Biostar TH67XE* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 1978 ECS H67H2-M* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 1707 Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 3853 Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 3827 Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 3711 Biostar TA890GXE (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 385 ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 420 Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 249 MSI 785GM-E65 (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 287 ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 287 GPU score: Points Ranking Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 1342 Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 1337 Asus P8H67-M Evo* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 1347 Intel DH67BL* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 1182 Biostar TH67XE* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 1527 ECS H67H2-M* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 1313 Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 3206 Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 3210 Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 3073 Biostar TA890GXE (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 291 ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 318 Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 188 MSI 785GM-E65 (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 216 ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 217 CPU score: Points Ranking Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 17364 Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 17383 Asus P8H67-M Evo* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 16556 Intel DH67BL* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 16441 Biostar TH67XE* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 17319 ECS H67H2-M* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 16914 Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 9769 Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 9034 Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 9839 Biostar TA890GXE (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 10767 ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 10920 Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 10942 MSI 785GM-E65 (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 10942 ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 10880

In 3DMark Vantage, the ECS H67H2-M motherboard achieves a score of 1707. Compared to AMD's powerful A8-3850 APU-based GA-A75-UD4H motherboard, ths is about half the speed as AMD's IGP. In the GPU test the H67H2-M gets 1313 vs. 3206 to the Radeon HD 6550D IGP.

Next 3DMark 06.

Futuremark 3DMark06 (IGP vs. IGP) Overall: Points Ranking Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 4301 Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 4292 Asus P8H67-M Evo* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 4282 Intel DH67BL* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 3322 Biostar TH67XE* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 4689 ECS H67H2-M* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 4265 Intel DG45ID (Intel GMA X4500HD IGP) 1043 Asus P5Q-EM (Intel GMA X4500HD IGP) 1162 Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 6237 Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 6272 Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 6356 Biostar TA890GXE (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 2027 ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 2224 ASUS M3A78-T (Radeon HD 3300 IGP) 2084 Foxconn A7DA-S (Radeon HD 3300 IGP) 1718 Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 1682 MSI 785GM-E65 (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 1790 ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 1794 CPU: Points Ranking Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 6098 Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 6051 Asus P8H67-M Evo* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 5761 Intel DH67BL* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 3802 Biostar TH67XE* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 5977 ECS H67H2-M* (Intel HD 3000 IGP) 5958 Intel DG45ID (Intel GMA X4500HD IGP) 2218 Asus P5Q-EM (Intel GMA X4500HD IGP) 2228 Biostar TA75M+* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 4117 Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 3911 Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H* (Radeon HD 6550D IGP) 4033 Biostar TA890GXE (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 4447 ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro (Radeon HD 4290 IGP) 4513 ASUS M3A78-T (Radeon HD 3300 IGP) 3208 Foxconn A7DA-S (Radeon HD 3300 IGP) 1879 Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 4456 MSI 785GM-E65 (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 4456 ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (Radeon HD 4200 IGP) 4445

3DMark06 says pretty much the same thing; the Intel HD 3000 / H67 platform boosts Intel IGP graphics but is comparatively weak compared to AMD APU. ECS' H67H2-M scores 4265 while AMDs A75 platform averages ~6300!

FEAR is next.