11-Way P45 Motherboard Shootout
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Page 1:Introduction
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Page 2:ASRock P45R2000-WiFi
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Page 3:P45R2000-WiFi Onboard Devices
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Page 4:P45R2000-WiFi BIOS And Overclocking
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Page 5:P45R2000-WiFi Software And Accessories
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Page 6:ASRock P45TS-R
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Page 7:P45TS-R Onboard Devices
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Page 8:P45TS-R BIOS And Overclocking
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Page 9:P45TS-R Software And Accessories
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Page 10:Asus Maximus II Formula
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Page 11:Maximus II Formula Onboard Devices
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Page 12:Maximus II Formula BIOS And Overclocking
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Page 13:Maximus II Formula Software And Accessories
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Page 14:Asus P5Q Deluxe
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Page 15:P5Q Deluxe Onboard Devices
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Page 16:P5Q Deluxe BIOS And Overclocking
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Page 17:P5Q Deluxe Software And Accessories
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Page 18:Biostar TSeries TP45 HP
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Page 19:TP45 HP Onboard Devices
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Page 20:TP45 HP BIOS And Overclocking
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Page 21:TP45 HP Software And Accessories
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Page 22:Biostar TPower i45
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Page 23:TPower i45 Onboard Devices
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Page 24:TPower i45 BIOS And Overclocking
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Page 25:TPower i45 Software And Accessories
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Page 26:ECS Black Series P45T-A
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Page 27:P45T-A Onboard Devices
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Page 28:P45T-A BIOS And Overclocking
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Page 29:P45T-A Software And Accessories
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Page 30:Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6
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Page 31:EP45-DQ6 Onboard Devices
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Page 32:EP45-DQ6 BIOS And Overclocking
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Page 33:EP45-DQ6 Software And Accessories
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Page 34:Jetway HI04
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Page 35:HI04 Onboard Devices
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Page 36:HI04 BIOS And Overclocking
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Page 37:HI04 Software And Accessories
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Page 38:MSI P45 Platinum
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Page 39:P45 Platinum Onboard Devices
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Page 40:P45 Platinum BIOS And Overclocking
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Page 41:P45 Platinum Software And Accessories
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Page 42:MSI P45D3 Platinum
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Page 43: P45 D3 Platinum BIOS And Overclocking
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Page 44:P45D3 Platinum Software And Accessories
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Page 45:Test Hardware
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Page 46:Benchmark Configuration
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Page 47:Benchmark Results: 3D Games
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Page 48:Benchmark Results: Applications
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Page 49:Benchmark Results: Video Encoding And Synthetics
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Page 50:Performance Analysis
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Page 51:Onboard Audio Quality
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Page 52:Power Consumption And Temperature
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Page 53:Overclocking
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Page 54:Conclusion
Benchmark Results: 3D Games
MSI’s P45D3 Platinum edges out DDR2 configurations from Biostar and ASRock in Crysis, but only had the highest test settings. The ASRock P45TS-R takes the lead in Supreme Commander and UT3.
Summary
- Introduction
- ASRock P45R2000-WiFi
- P45R2000-WiFi Onboard Devices
- P45R2000-WiFi BIOS And Overclocking
- P45R2000-WiFi Software And Accessories
- ASRock P45TS-R
- P45TS-R Onboard Devices
- P45TS-R BIOS And Overclocking
- P45TS-R Software And Accessories
- Asus Maximus II Formula
- Maximus II Formula Onboard Devices
- Maximus II Formula BIOS And Overclocking
- Maximus II Formula Software And Accessories
- Asus P5Q Deluxe
- P5Q Deluxe Onboard Devices
- P5Q Deluxe BIOS And Overclocking
- P5Q Deluxe Software And Accessories
- Biostar TSeries TP45 HP
- TP45 HP Onboard Devices
- TP45 HP BIOS And Overclocking
- TP45 HP Software And Accessories
- Biostar TPower i45
- TPower i45 Onboard Devices
- TPower i45 BIOS And Overclocking
- TPower i45 Software And Accessories
- ECS Black Series P45T-A
- P45T-A Onboard Devices
- P45T-A BIOS And Overclocking
- P45T-A Software And Accessories
- Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6
- EP45-DQ6 Onboard Devices
- EP45-DQ6 BIOS And Overclocking
- EP45-DQ6 Software And Accessories
- Jetway HI04
- HI04 Onboard Devices
- HI04 BIOS And Overclocking
- HI04 Software And Accessories
- MSI P45 Platinum
- P45 Platinum Onboard Devices
- P45 Platinum BIOS And Overclocking
- P45 Platinum Software And Accessories
- MSI P45D3 Platinum
- P45 D3 Platinum BIOS And Overclocking
- P45D3 Platinum Software And Accessories
- Test Hardware
- Benchmark Configuration
- Benchmark Results: 3D Games
- Benchmark Results: Applications
- Benchmark Results: Video Encoding And Synthetics
- Performance Analysis
- Onboard Audio Quality
- Power Consumption And Temperature
- Overclocking
- Conclusion
Asus P5Q pro is out for €110 and P5Q deluxe for €165 the price difference is about 70$ in Greece.
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.
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.html
the p5q PRo is a p43 board, i should know i have one
if you RMA through your Vendor then you get a new one, which BTW most big vendors dont even check to see whether the part is broken.
also this article is good, way better than other recent articles especially mac orinated ones) what would be good though is a big summary table. also if the charts where updated.
Funny, so do i and it's a p45.
Lies. The first two motherboards were from ASRock. The two companies are not the same, regardless of any ties they may have.
There are low-priced P45's in there. The ECS only cost $110 US, which, given the weakness of US currency, is cheap.
NO motherboards were "Forgotten". Everyone got a chance to submit up to two motherboards, Gigabyte sent one. Jetway send one. Any of the other brands you disliked that were in the review, were there because everyone got an equal shot.
At least you have a completely unbiased view of this...
I haven't read through the entire article. I actually skipped to the Conclusion first to see what board was rated as best (frankly that's important to me). Unfortunately, I see the second best, third best, but I'm having a hard time identifiying what Tom's calls the 1st best. It is not clearly stated.
Don't give me a thumbs down for sticking up for consumer rights. Thumb my comments down if you LIKE getting used and often broken replacements for your $200+ brand new though malfunctioning/broken boards.
Another problem ASUS seems to create is that it is usually the only company that builds motherboards for the GOOD AMD socket chipsets leaving us to wait for only a very select few (1~3 780A and nForce 4 true 16X SLI are examples) motherboard choices. This is *NO* different then how Dell used to use proprietary parts to lock you in. I LIKE choice and I expect ANY part regardless of it's price to have a NEW replacement for a RMA so long as it's covered under warranty.
So long as they play politics this way and try to sucker people I will speak up for the less informed enthusiasts. Let's not forget Gigabyte busting ASUS *AND* having a couple articles featured on this very site about it earlier this year.
My favorite is the Gigabyte board based on features. The article was interesting though what is with the inconsistencies? For example some motherboards have images of the IO panel while others do not. Still it was a good read.