Intel DH57JG Mini-ITX Motherboard with Intel Core i5 660 CPU Review

1. Introduction2. The Core i5 660 and DH57JG3. The BIOS4. Testing Methodology5. 3DMark Vantage6. PCMark Vantage7. Super Pi8. SiSoft Sandra 20109. Cinebench R1010. Cinebench R11.511. KitGuru Photoshop Benchmark V1 (4)12. Grand Theft Auto 4: EFLC13. Closing Thoughts14. View All Pages

Many people don't have enough room for a full-size PC and crave more performance than you can squeeze from a reasonably-priced laptop.  For these people, a mini-ITX system is very appropriate, compromising a few features for a much more compact system.

Today we are going to look at the Intel DH57JG Mini-ITX Motherboard in conjunction with a Core i5 660 CPU.  These should provide the perfect core for a compact everyday PC or even a HTPC and we shall see how well the perform in our tests.

Intel Core i5 660 Specification

Processor Number	i5-660
# of Cores	2
# of Threads	4
Clock Speed	3.33 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	3.6 GHz
Intel® Smart Cache	4 MB
Bus/Core Ratio	25
DMI	2.5 GT/s
Instruction Set	64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.2
Supplemental SKU	No
Lithography	32 nm
Max TDP	73 W
VID Voltage Range	0.6500V-1.4000V

Intel DH57JG Specification

Form Factor	Mini-ITX
Processor	At product launch, this desktop board supports: Intel® Core™ i5-600 processor series in an LGA1156 socket Intel® Core™ i3–500 processor series in an LGA1156 socket Intel® Pentium® processor in an LGA1156 socket View all compatible Intel® processor numbers
Memory	Two 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets Support for DDR3 1333 /1066 MHz DIMMs Support for up to 8 GB of system memory
Chipset	Intel® H57 Express Chipset
Audio	Intel® High Definition Audio subsystem in the following configuration: 10-channel (7.1+ 2 independent multi-streaming) audio subsystem with three analog audio outputs using the Realtek ALC889* audio codec 5-port analog audio and one SPDIF-out ports Dolby Control Center*
LAN Support	Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82578DC Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Peripheral Interface	Up to twelve USB 2.0 ports Four Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s ports One e-SATA port
Expansion Capabilities	One PCI Express* 2.0 x 16 bus add-in card connector

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