11-Way P45 Motherboard Shootout
HI04 Onboard Devices
Northbridge | Intel P45 Express |
Southbridge | Intel ICH10 |
Voltage Regulator | Six Phases |
BIOS | 04/28/2008 |
333.3 MHz (FSB1333) | 332.9 MHz (-0.13%) |
Clock Generator | ICS 9LPRS926EGLF |
Connectors and Interfaces | Row 6 - Cell 1 |
Onboard | 2x PCIe x16 (Modes : Two x16 : One x4/x1) |
Row 8 - Cell 0 | 2x PCIe x1 |
Row 9 - Cell 0 | 2x PCI |
Row 10 - Cell 0 | 3x USB 2.0 (2 ports per connector) |
Row 11 - Cell 0 | 1x Serial Port header |
Row 12 - Cell 0 | 1x Parallel Port header |
Row 13 - Cell 0 | 1x Floppy |
Row 14 - Cell 0 | 1x Ultra ATA (2 drives) |
Row 15 - Cell 0 | 6x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s |
Row 16 - Cell 0 | 1x Front Panel Audio |
Row 17 - Cell 0 | 1x CD-Audio In |
Row 18 - Cell 0 | 1x Fan 4 pins (CPU) |
Row 19 - Cell 0 | 1x Fan 3 pins (Chassis) |
Row 20 - Cell 0 | 1x Internal Power Button |
Row 21 - Cell 0 | 1x Internal Reset Button |
Row 22 - Cell 0 | 1x Internal CLR_CMOS Button |
Row 23 - Cell 0 | 1x Two-Digit Post Code Display |
IO panel | 2x PS2 (keyboard + mouse ) |
Row 25 - Cell 0 | 2x Digital Audio Out (S/P-DIF Coaxial, Optical) |
Row 26 - Cell 0 | 1x Clear CMOS Button |
Row 27 - Cell 0 | 2x External SATA |
Row 28 - Cell 0 | 6x USB 2.0 |
Row 29 - Cell 0 | 1x RJ-45 Network |
Row 30 - Cell 0 | 6x Analog Audio Jacks (8-ch out, Mic+Line In) |
Mass Storage Controllers | Row 31 - Cell 1 |
Intel ICH10 | 6x SATA 3.0Gb/s |
JMicron JMB363 PCI-E | 1x Ultra ATA-133 (2-drives) |
Row 34 - Cell 0 | 2x External SATA 3.0Gb/s |
Network | Row 35 - Cell 1 |
Realtek RTL8111C PCI-E | Gigabit LAN Connection |
Audio | Row 37 - Cell 1 |
Realtek ALC888 HD Audio Codec | 7.1 + 2 channel Multi-Streaming Output |
Jetway uses only four of the six PCI Express pathways supplied by Intel’s ICH10 southbridge, connecting two onboard controllers and two PCI Express x1 slots. Also notice that the southbridge itself is the non-RAID version.
Dual eSATA ports and a CLR_CMOS button separate the HI04 port panel from other sub-$150 motherboards. Rear panel digital audio connectors are matched only by ASRock.
JMicron’s JMB363 provides the single Ultra ATA and dual eSATA ports, using PCI Express for optimal bandwidth.
A Realtek RTL8111C PCI Express-to-Gigabit Ethernet controller provides the HI04 with modern network speeds.
Realtek’s ALC888 audio codec is rated at 97db signal-to-noise ratio, and provides eight analog outputs (7.1 surround) for speakers plus a separate 2-channel sound stream for headphones.
Stay On the Cutting Edge: Get the Tom's Hardware Newsletter
Get Tom's Hardware's best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox.
-
nickchalk Where are the lower price P45 M/B ?Reply
Asus P5Q pro is out for €110 and P5Q deluxe for €165 the price difference is about 70$ in Greece. -
Proximon I suppose I can get some good from having read this. Did you get paid by the word? Maybe next time you could just put together a complete features chart so that we can have some convenient comparison? You know, so someone could go to a chart and see at a glance which boards had eSATA or firewire, or 8 USB.Reply
-
JPForums I'd rather have the overabundance of information than a lack of information. Presentation could use a little refining (I.E. comparison charts and the likes), but having the relevant information available at least is a good thing.Reply -
the introduction and specifics are nice, the comparision isn't. so, why don't you test with an 8500 or qx9650? 6850 are outdated... and a mobo handling a c2d doesn't mean it can handle a quad too, see P5K for example (it stinks when it comes to a q6600).Reply
-
Crashman procithe introduction and specifics are nice, the comparision isn't. so, why don't you test with an 8500 or qx9650? 6850 are outdated... and a mobo handling a c2d doesn't mean it can handle a quad too, see P5K for example (it stinks when it comes to a q6600).Reply
Tom's Hardware wants the performance of current articles to reflect that of recent articles, so a "standard test platform" was chosen a while ago. It will get updated, but probably not before the new socket becomes widely available. -
zenmaster I would have liked to see something such as a P35 and an X48 as controls to help analyze the P45 Performance.Reply
In otherwords, What is the P45 Gaining me over the older P35.
What would I gain by going to the X48. (Or Lose) -
Crashman zenmasterI would have liked to see something such as a P35 and an X48 as controls to help analyze the P45 Performance.In otherwords, What is the P45 Gaining me over the older P35.What would I gain by going to the X48. (Or Lose)http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-p45-chipset,1961.htmlReply -
johnbilicki The first 17 pages were filled with nothing but junk from ASUS. Do us a favor: don't even bother featuring or *MENTIONING* anything for any reason from a company that refuses to RMA 200-400 dollar brand new motherboards with anything other then used and usually broken junk. It destroyed my enthusiasm for the article.Reply -
dobby nickchalkWhere are the lower price P45 M/B ?Asus P5Q pro is out for €110 and P5Q deluxe for €165 the price difference is about 70$ in Greece.Reply
the p5q PRo is a p43 board, i should know i have one