- Intel P55
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Intel P55 Express
Platform Controller Hub (PCH)Codename(s) Ibex Peak CPU supported Pentium G6950
Core i3
Core i5
Core i7Socket supported LGA 1156 Fabrication process 65nm TDP 4.7 W[1] Miscellaneous Release date(s) September 8, 2009 Predecessor ICH10 & P45 Express Successor P65 and Z68 The Intel P55 is the first desktop chipset from Intel based on the PCH chipset design. The P55 Express chipset uses the LGA 1156 socket. Compatible CPUs include the Core i3, i5, and i7 processor line along with a Pentium Processor G6950. Like any PCH chipset, the P55 uses a Direct Media Interface connection.
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Features
- The chipset does not support onboard graphics.
- 6 SATA 3 Gb/s ports
- 8 PCI-Express 2.0 slots (bandwidth limited to 250MB/s same as PCIe 1.0, normal PCIe 2.0 have 500MB/s bandwidth)
- 14 USB 2.0 ports
- Integrated LAN 10/100/1000
- SMBus 2.0
- Integrated clock chip buffer
- Intel HD Audio
- Intel AC'97 Technology
- Intel Rapid Storage Technology
See also
- List of Intel chipsets
- Intel 5 Series
- Platform Controller Hub (PCH)
- Intel X58
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