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ASUS P7P55D-E Pro LGA 1156 Intel P55
Packaging & Contents »Introduction
Although the "next-gen" Intel P67 platform has launched recently, there still remains a good supply of the "old stuff", P55 and LGA1366, on the market. With P67 boards pulled from the market due to a manufacturing fault, those looking to buy a motherboard today are left with few options to choose from. Given the performance and features offered by P55 chipset itself, it's easy to understand why it's still a viable platform for daily usage for most users, from entry to high-end. With that in mind, fresh off the assembly line and to our door comes the ASUS P7P55D-E PRO, from ASUS' "Extreme Design" series of products. Boasting some features not found elsewhere, the ASUS P7P55D-E PRO attempts to set itself apart from the rest with the inclusion of both USB 3.0 and SATA 6 Gbps support. Also brought to the table on the ASUS P7P55D-E PRO is ASUS' "Hybrid Design", which attempts to push efficiency to a new level. Is it really "Extreme"? We take a hard look at the P7P55D-E PRO, read the review to find out.
Specifications
| ASUS P7P55D-E PRO | |
|---|---|
| CPU SUPPORT: | Intel Socket 1156 Core i7/i5/i3 Processor |
| POWER DESIGN: | CPU Power: 12 Phases VTT Power: 2 Phases Memory Power: 2 Phases |
| CHIPSET: | Intel P55 Express |
| INTEGRATED GRAPHICS: | Not Applicable |
| MEMORY: | 4x DDR3 DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR3-1066 to DDR3-2200 |
| BIOS: | 16 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS |
| SLOTS: | 2x PCIe 2.0 x16 (support single at x16 or dual at x8/x8 mode) 3x PCIe 2.0 x1 (2 Blue at 5GT/s; 1 Grey at 2.5GT/s) 2x PCI 2.2 |
| HDD CONNECTIVITY: | 6x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports (Intel P55) 1x SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (JMicron 363) 1x UDMA 133/100/66 port (JMicron 363) 2x SATA 6.0 Gb/s port (Marvell 88SE9120) 1x External SATA 3.0 Gb/s port at rear (JMicron 363) RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 supported |
| NETWORKING: | Realtek RTL8112L Gigabit LAN via PCI-Express |
| PORTS: | 2x 1394a ports 2x USB 3.0 ports (blue) 12x USB 2.0/1/1 ports |
| AUDIO: | VIA VT1828S 8-channel HD Audio |
| FORM FACTOR: | ATX Form Factor (12 inch x 9.6 inch) |
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