Gigabyte Z68X UD5 B3 Review

3D Mark 11

Finally we’ll look at 3D Mark to ensure there are no nasty surprises awaiting us, and sure enough there aren’t. Both the latest 3D Mark 11 and the old hand 3D Mark Vantage churn out approximately the same scores no matter what the underlying system, as they both rely so heavily on the GPU, which is the GTX570 in all cases.

3D Mark Vantage

It’s worth noting that the P-score of Vantage, which is so hopelessly low in resolution and detail that it takes a greater advantage from the underpinning system, seems to really enjoy the IRST to scrape a few extra 3D Marks out. Although of course this dissipates once the GPU load becomes a larger factor.