Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd., a Taiwan-based manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards and computing hardware solutions, has announced its new Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3-iSSD motherboard based on the Intel Z68 Express chipset and pre-bundled with the 20GB Intel Solid-State Drive 311 Series. The included mSATA-based single level cell (SLC) solid-state drive (SSD), allows users to take advantage of the performance benefits of Intel Smart Response Technology straight out of the box. The package is expected to be available to end-users in early June from selected online retailers internationally.
“We are thrilled to deliver the world’s first motherboard to come pre-bundled with an Intel SSD 311,” Richard Chen, Gigabyte vice president of worldwide sales and marketing, said. “Our customers realize the performance benefits that Intel Smart Response Technology has to offer, and the Z68XP-UD3-iSSD is the easiest way for them to instantly take advantage of the performance boost.”
Equipped with the Intel Smart Response Technology, Gigabyte Z68 series motherboards allow users to experience system performance similar to SSD-only systems. Intel Smart Response technology works by using intelligent block-based caching of frequently used applications to improve system performance and responsiveness. According to a company statement, Gigabyte Z68 motherboards with Intel Smart Response Technology are able to outperform hybrid drive systems by more than four times (PC Mark Vantage HDD test score) and deliver a 60% performance improvement over HDD-only systems in PC Mark Vantage Suite.