motherboard Does Motherboard Affects Performance

[MitZ]

Does Motherboard Matters? I need to complete my rig this week! I have i5 2500 and it requires a Lga 1155, im thinking to go with z77 or H67 Motherboard, i cant find z77 in Ph, only H67, but i want to get the best Performance of i5 2500.. H67 vs Z77 do they have similar Performance i can get? Or just tell me what Motherboard i can use with i5 2500 that performs very well (No z77 Mobo's)... Ty ty 

[Mark77]

Yes, slightly.  For example, with my Asus P8H67-M (Cougar Point Chipset):

 

[    0.048136] smpboot: CPU0: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz (fam: 06, model: 2a, stepping: 07)

[    0.286071] raid6: mmxx1     5621 MB/s
[    0.342726] raid6: mmxx2     6059 MB/s
[    0.399370] raid6: sse1x1    4781 MB/s
[    0.456024] raid6: sse1x2    5799 MB/s
[    0.512677] raid6: sse2x1    9619 MB/s
[    0.569330] raid6: sse2x2   11748 MB/s
[    0.569416] raid6: using algorithm sse2x2 (11748 MB/s)

 

Identical CPU and RAM swapped to a Supermicro X9SAE-V board (Panther Point chipset):

 

[    0.050699] smpboot: CPU0: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz (fam: 06, model: 2a, stepping: 07)

[    0.282095] raid6: mmxx1     5612 MB/s
[    0.338736] raid6: mmxx2     6029 MB/s
[    0.395389] raid6: sse1x1    4764 MB/s
[    0.452032] raid6: sse1x2    5790 MB/s
[    0.508668] raid6: sse2x1    9583 MB/s
[    0.565318] raid6: sse2x2   11646 MB/s
[    0.565407] raid6: using algorithm sse2x2 (11646 MB/s)
[    0.565497] raid6: using ssse3x1 recovery algorithm
[    6.575614] md: raid6 personality registered for level 6

 

A *small* performance loss when I swapped from one board to another.  Everything else identical. 

 

[Mark77]

BTW, to answer your question, no it doesn't matter.  As for what motherboard to use, whatever LGA1155 board you can get your hands on will work just fine.  They're pretty much all the same unless you need more slots, certain features, or need to use PCI cards. 

 

A differentiator might be overclocking, if you have the "k" revision of the i5-2500k.  But other than that, differences between the boards are subtle at best (see above post!).

[Mira Yurizaki]

Between generations, probably. Within generations? Not really. A motherboard is just a highway for your parts to talk to each other.

[Windows7ge]

Not as much as you might think, more expensive boards usually come with features, more I/O, more overclocking headroom, etc... A good middle tier board with good reviews and the I/O you want should perform just fine. Not much different from a top of the line board, at least not enough to justify the potential increased cost.

[failblox]

You will not see any tangible performance differences between motherboards. However, since you do not have an unlocked (K) version of your CPU, I would not recommend getting a Z-series chipset. The reason you buy a motherboard with that chipset is because it gives you the ability to overclock. Since your CPU does not give you the ability to overclock using a multiplier (which is what the Z-series motherboards enable you to do), there's no point in buying a motherboard that offers that feature. Go for a cheaper series one like the H-series boards.