Intel Stakes Its Vision of the PC Future with 775 Launch

915P Express Chipset

915P is the standard LGA 775, DDR2 and PCI Express chipset from Intel. It has been designed for mainstream and high-end desktop computers and thus requires a discrete graphics card (PCI Express only). As the performance advantage of 925X over 915P is marginal, 915P should be the chipset to go for most users. Also it is the chipset most LGA 775 motherboard will be using.

Chipset Comparison Table

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Header Cell - Column 0 925X 915P 915G 915GV
Processors Pentium 4 Pentium 4,Celeron D Pentium 4,Celeron D Pentium 4,Celeron D
FSB Speed 200 MHz QDR 200, 133 MHz QDR 200, 133 MHz QDR 200, 133 MHz QDR
Hyper Threading Supported Supported Supported Supported
Max. Memory 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Memory Type DDR2-400, DDR2-533 DDR400, DDR2-400, DDR2-533 DDR400, DDR2-400, DDR2-533 DDR400, DDR2-400, DDR2-533
Memory Modes Single Or Dual Channel Single Or Dual Channel Single Or Dual Channel Single Or Dual Channel
Graphics PCI Express x16 PCI Express x16 PCI Express x16& GMA 900 GMA 900
PCI Express 4 Slots PCIe x11 Slot PCIe x16 4 Slots PCIe x11 Slot PCIe x16 4 Slots PCIe x11 Slot PCIe x16 4 Slots PCIe x1
PCI Slots 6 PCI 2.3 Bus Masters, 32 Bit 6 PCI 2.3 Bus Masters, 32 Bit 6 PCI 2.3 Bus Masters, 32 Bit 6 PCI 2.3 Bus Masters, 32 Bit
Storage Controller 1 UltraATA/1004 SATA-150 1 UltraATA/1004 SATA-150 1 UltraATA/1004 SATA-150 1 UltraATA/1004 SATA-150
USB Ports 8 USB 2.0 Ports 8 USB 2.0 Ports 8 USB 2.0 Ports 8 USB 2.0 Ports
Network Interface 100 MBit MACGbE via PCIe 100 MBit MACGbE via PCIe 100 MBit MACGbE via PCIe 100 MBit MACGbE via PCIe
Audio Support HD Audio 24 Bit192 kHzAC97 2.3 HD Audio 24 Bit192 kHzAC97 2.3 HD Audio 24 Bit192 kHzAC97 2.3 HD Audio 24 Bit192 kHzAC97 2.3
Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.