Features Overview
Sub-$200 Core i5/i7 Motherboard Features |
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| ASRock P55 Deluxe | Asus P7P55D EVO | Biostar TPower I55 | EVGA P55 SLI |
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PCB Revision | 1.06 | 1.06G | 5.1 | 1.0 |
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Chipset | Intel P55 Express | Intel P55 Express | Intel P55 Express | Intel P55 Express |
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Voltage Regulator | 18 Phases (16+2) | 14 Phases (12+2) | 12 Phases (8+4) | 10 Phases (8+2) |
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BIOS | 1.70 (09/15/2009) | 0711 (09/24/2009) | 080015 (09/05/2009) | 080016 (10/02/2009) |
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133.3 MHz BCLK | 139.6 MHz (+4.7%) | 133.7 MHz (+0.28%) | 133.3 MHz (+0.0%) | 133.2 MHz (-0.10%) |
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Clock Generator | ICS 9LPRS140CKLF | ICS 9LPRS140CKLF | RTM85N-914 | ICS 9LPRS139AKLF |
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Internal Interfaces |
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PCIe 2.0 x16 | 3 (x16/x1/x4, x8/x8/x4) | 3 (x16/x1/x4, x8/x8/x4) | 2 (1 x x16 or 2 x x8) | 3 (x16/x1/x4, x8/x8/x4) |
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PCIe x1/x4 | 1/0 | 2/0 | 1/1 | 1/0 |
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Legacy PCI | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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USB 2.0 | 3 (6 ports) | 3 (6 ports) | 3 (6 ports) | 3 (6 ports) |
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IEEE-1394 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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SerialPort | 1 | 1 | None | None |
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ParallelPort | None | None | No | No |
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Floppy | Yes | No | Yes | No |
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Ultra-ATA 133 | 1 (2-drives) | 1 (2 drives) | 1 (2 drives) | None |
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SATA 3.0Gb/s | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
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4-Pin Fan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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3-Pin Fan | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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FP Audio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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CD Audio | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
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S/PDIF I/O | Output Only | Output Only | Output Only | Both |
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Power Button | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Reset Button | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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CLR_CMOS Button | Jumper Only | Jumper Only | Jumper Only | Yes |
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Diagnostics Panel | Numeric | Pass/Fail LEDs | Numeric | Numeric |
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I/O Panel Connectors |
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P/S 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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USB 2.0 | 8 (1 Shared w/eSATA) | 8 | 8 | 6 |
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IEEE-1394 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Network | Dual (with teaming) | Dual (with teaming) | Dual | Dual |
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eSATA | 1 (Shared with USB) | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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CLR_CMOS Button | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
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Digital Audio Out | Optical+Coaxial | Optical+Coaxial | Optical+Coaxial | Optical+Coaxial |
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Digital Audio In | None | None | None | None |
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Analog Audio | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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Mass Storage Controllers |
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Chipset SATA | 6 x SATA 3.0Gb/s | 6 x SATA 3.0Gb/s | 6 x SATA 3.0Gb/s | 6 x SATA 3.0Gb/s |
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Chipset RAID Modes | 0, 1, 5, 10 | 0, 1, 5, 10 | 0, 1, 5, 10 | 0, 1, 5, 10 |
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Add-In SATA | JMB363 PCIe 1 x eSATA 3.0Gb/s | JMB363 PCIe 1 x eSATA 3.0Gb/s 1 x SATA to JMB322 JMB322 to 2x SATA | JMB363 PCIe 2 x eSATA 3.0Gb/s | 88SE6121 PCIe 2 x eSATA 3.0Gb/s |
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Add-In Ultra ATA | JMB363 PCIe | JMB363 PCIe | JMB363 PCIe | None |
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IEEE-1394 | VT6308S PCI 2 x 400Mb/s | VT6308P PCI 2 x 400Mb/s | LSI L-FW3227-100 PCI 2 x 400Mb/s | TSB43AB22A 2 x 400Mb/s |
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Gigabit Ethernet |
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Primary LAN | RTL8111DL PCIe | RTL8112L PCIe | Intel WG82578DC PHY | 88E8057 PCIe |
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Secondary LAN | RTL8111DL PCIe | RTL810SC PCI | RTL8111DL PCIe | 88E8057 PCIe |
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Audio |
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HD Audio Codec | ALC890B | VIA VT1828S | ALC888S | ALC889 |
Setting a 133 MHz base clock on the ASRock P55 Deluxe enables the firm's Intelligent Overclocking Technology function, even when that function has been disabled. Instead choosing a 134 MHz base clock disables I.O.T., but gives ASRock a slight speed advantage in the benchmarks. We’ll keep that slight advantage in mind when discussing result charts.
Sub-$200 Core i5/i7 Motherboard Features |
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| Foxconn Inferno Katana GTI | Jetway HI05 | Gigabyte P55-UD4P | MSI P55-GD65 |
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PCB Revision | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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Northbridge | Intel P55 Express | Intel P55 Express | Intel P55 Express | Intel P55 Express |
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Voltage Regulator | 10 Phases (8+2) | 8 Phases (7+1) | 10 Phases (6+4) | 7 Phases (6+1) |
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BIOS | 080015 (09/17/2009) | 080015 (09/04/2009) | F4r (09/18/2009) | 1.3 (09/03/2009) |
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133.3 MHz BCLK | 133.7 MHz (+0.28%) | 133.3 MHz (+0.0%) | 132.9 MHz (-0.32%) | 133.7 MHz (+0.28%) |
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Clock Generator | ICS RS4105BL | ICS 9LPRS919HKL | ICS 9LPRS914EKLF | MSI LRS4116AL |
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Internal Interfaces |
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PCIe 2.0 x16 | 3 (x16/x1/x4, x8/x8/x4) | 2 (1 x x16 or 2 x x8) | 2 (1 x x16 or 2 x x8) | 2 (1 x x16 or 2 x x8) |
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PCIe x1/x4 | 2/0 | 2/0 | 3/0 | 2/1 |
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Legacy PCI | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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USB 2.0 | 3 (6 ports) | 3 (6 ports) | 2 (4 ports) | 3 (6 ports) |
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IEEE-1394 | None | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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SerialPort | None | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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ParallelPort | None | 1 | 1 | None |
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Floppy | No | No | Yes | Yes |
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Ultra-ATA 133 | 1 (2 drives) | 1 (2 drives) | 1 (2 drives) | 1 (2 drives) |
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SATA 3.0Gb/s | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
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4-Pin Fan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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3-Pin Fan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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FP Audio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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CD Audio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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S/PDIF I/O | Output Only | Output Only | Both | Output Only |
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Power Button | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
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Reset Button | Yes | Yes | No | No |
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CLR_CMOS Button | Jumper Only | Yes | Jumper Only | Jumper Only |
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Diagnostics Panel | Numeric | Numeric | No | No |
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I/O Panel Connectors |
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P/S 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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USB 2.0 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 (1 Shared w/eSATA) |
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IEEE-1394 | None | None | 2 | 1 |
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Network | Single | Dual | Dual (with teaming) | Dual |
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eSATA | None | 1 | 2 | 1 (Shared with USB) |
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CLR_CMOS Button | Yes | Yes | No | No |
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Digital Audio Out | Optical+Coaxial | Optical+Coaxial | Optical+Coaxial | Optical+Coaxial |
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Digital Audio In | None | None | None | None |
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Analog Audio | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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Mass Storage Controllers |
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Chipset SATA | 6 x SATA3.0Gb/s | 6 x SATA3.0Gb/s | 6 x SATA3.0Gb/s | 6 x SATA3.0Gb/s |
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Chipset RAID Modes | 0, 1, 5, 10 | 0, 1, 5, 10 | 0, 1, 5, 10 | 0, 1, 5, 10 |
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Add-In SATA | None | JMB363 PCIe 1 x eSATA3.0Gb/s | JMB363 PCIe 2 x SATA3.0Gb/s JMB362 PCIe 2 x eSATA3.0Gb/s | JMB363 PCIe 1 x SATA3.0Gb/s 1 x eSATA3.0Gb/s |
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Add-In Ultra ATA | 88SE6111 PCIe | JMB363 PCIe | JMB363 PCIe | JMB363 PCIe |
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IEEE-1394 | None | None | TSB43AB23 PCI 3 x 400Mb/s | VT6315N PCIe 2 x 400Mb/s |
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Gigabit Ethernet |
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Primary LAN | RTL8111DL PCIe | WG82578DC PHY | RTL8111D PCIe | RTL8111DL PCIe |
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Secondary LAN | None | RTL8111DL PCIe | None | None |
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Audio |
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HD Audio Codec | ALC888S | ALC888 | ALC889A | ALC889 |