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
Add-In Ultra ATA
JMB363 PCIe
JMB363 PCIe
JMB363 PCIe
None
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
Gigabit Ethernet
Primary LAN
RTL8111DL PCIe
RTL8112L PCIe
Intel WG82578DC PHY
88E8057 PCIe
Secondary LAN
RTL8111DL PCIe
RTL810SC PCI
RTL8111DL PCIe
88E8057 PCIe
Audio
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.
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Sub-$200 Core i5/i7 Motherboard Features
Foxconn Inferno Katana GTI
Jetway HI05
Gigabyte P55-UD4P
MSI P55-GD65
PCB Revision
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
Northbridge
Intel P55 Express
Intel P55 Express
Intel P55 Express
Intel P55 Express
Voltage Regulator
10 Phases (8+2)
8 Phases (7+1)
10 Phases (6+4)
7 Phases (6+1)
BIOS
080015 (09/17/2009)
080015 (09/04/2009)
F4r (09/18/2009)
1.3 (09/03/2009)
133.3 MHz BCLK
133.7 MHz (+0.28%)
133.3 MHz (+0.0%)
132.9 MHz (-0.32%)
133.7 MHz (+0.28%)
Clock Generator
ICS RS4105BL
ICS 9LPRS919HKL
ICS 9LPRS914EKLF
MSI LRS4116AL
Internal Interfaces
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)
PCIe x1/x4
2/0
2/0
3/0
2/1
Legacy PCI
1
3
2
2
USB 2.0
3 (6 ports)
3 (6 ports)
2 (4 ports)
3 (6 ports)
IEEE-1394
None
0
1
1
SerialPort
None
1
1
1
ParallelPort
None
1
1
None
Floppy
No
No
Yes
Yes
Ultra-ATA 133
1 (2 drives)
1 (2 drives)
1 (2 drives)
1 (2 drives)
SATA 3.0Gb/s
6
6
8
7
4-Pin Fan
1
1
2
1
3-Pin Fan
5
2
3
3
FP Audio
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
CD Audio
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
S/PDIF I/O
Output Only
Output Only
Both
Output Only
Power Button
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Reset Button
Yes
Yes
No
No
CLR_CMOS Button
Jumper Only
Yes
Jumper Only
Jumper Only
Diagnostics Panel
Numeric
Numeric
No
No
I/O Panel Connectors
P/S 2
1
1
1
2
USB 2.0
8
8
10
8 (1 Shared w/eSATA)
IEEE-1394
None
None
2
1
Network
Single
Dual
Dual (with teaming)
Dual
eSATA
None
1
2
1 (Shared with USB)
CLR_CMOS Button
Yes
Yes
No
No
Digital Audio Out
Optical+Coaxial
Optical+Coaxial
Optical+Coaxial
Optical+Coaxial
Digital Audio In
None
None
None
None
Analog Audio
6
6
6
6
Mass Storage Controllers
Chipset SATA
6 x SATA3.0Gb/s
6 x SATA3.0Gb/s
6 x SATA3.0Gb/s
6 x SATA3.0Gb/s
Chipset RAID Modes
0, 1, 5, 10
0, 1, 5, 10
0, 1, 5, 10
0, 1, 5, 10
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
Add-In Ultra ATA
88SE6111 PCIe
JMB363 PCIe
JMB363 PCIe
JMB363 PCIe
IEEE-1394
None
None
TSB43AB23 PCI 3 x 400Mb/s
VT6315N PCIe 2 x 400Mb/s
Gigabit Ethernet
Primary LAN
RTL8111DL PCIe
WG82578DC PHY
RTL8111D PCIe
RTL8111DL PCIe
Secondary LAN
None
RTL8111DL PCIe
None
None
Audio
HD Audio Codec
ALC888S
ALC888
ALC889A
ALC889
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There's two market segments. Once you get the features you need, there's overclockers, and stock users. I've never seen a mobo recommended based on its application performance and all thats looked at is how well it OCs. Hopefully, people read the article and don't just go buying biostar expecting the regular quality of gigabyte or asus though the asus is a little overpriced here for my taste. That $25 can go towards a better GPU, but I'm a gamer.
enzo matrixinteresting
Gigabyte had some additional interesting news about the new P55A-UD4P, where the addition of the letter "A" supposedly means "Advanced" and refers to the addition of SATA 6.0 Gb/s and USB 3.0 controllers. Unfortunately, it wasn't ready when the comparison was written. The "A" also cost slightly more.
ibnsinaFor $15 more is best to go for the newly released Giga-byte GA-P55A-UD4P, the extra’s you get are:-2 x USB 3.0 2 x SATA 6Gb/s.$184.99 on newegg.
$15 for all that sounds great, unless those features are useless to you. SATA 6.0 Gb/s will remain completely useless until long after the board is outdated, and USB 3.0 is nothing more than an eSATA substitute at the moment.
Why do we bitch about IDE and FDD connectors? If your using windows xp and IDE hdd/dvd drives your should be ashamed, and even then you can get USB floppys etc, and if you are using those fittings you are not getting the true performance out of your modern system, and IDE also makes boot times longer thanks to detection and legacy delays - cudos to those who ditch those ports in an effort to modernise modern systems, and to those who keep them - its like adding ISA ports to the board - times up.
The new P55A-UD4P has better power phasing, 12+2 vs 8+2 on the old gigabyte UD4P, and probably more stuff aswell, like the LOTES socket, well worth the extra $15 to me.
apache_livesWhy do we bitch about IDE and FDD connectors? If your using windows xp and IDE hdd/dvd drives your should be ashamed, and even then you can get USB floppys etc, and if you are using those fittings you are not getting the true performance out of your modern system, and IDE also makes boot times longer thanks to detection and legacy delays - cudos to those who ditch those ports in an effort to modernise modern systems, and to those who keep them - its like adding ISA ports to the board - times up.
You mean complain? Like you're complaining right now? It's all a matter of logic: There are probably more Windows XP users carrying over their old OS into a new build than there are Ultra ATA users carrying over their ancient hard drives. Therefor, the floppy interface, as outdated as it is, is more useful than the Ultra ATA interface.
The problem as described is that you PAY for an Ultra ATA controller. Why bother? Even if you're an XP devotee you probably don't WANT to pay for an Ultra ATA connector.
But for most motherboards, the floppy interface is free. It doesn't slow down boot times or performance either, if you don't need it you can ignore it.
Well, maybe you can't ignore it, but a logic dictates over emotion in reviews.
THG has no reason to love or hate the floppy connector, no stake in the legacy OS game, but anyone reader who wants to play the hater deserves to be called out for it. As for the manufacturers, honest reporting is Tom's Hardware's goal. Personally, I like the fact that some manufacturers provide legacy features and others don't, both types of products work well.