Specifications/Features
Model: P7P55D-E Pro
Chipset: Intel® P55 Express
CPU Support: Intel LGA 1156 – Core i7 800 Series/Core i5 750/Core i5 600 Series (w/o onboard graphics)/Core i3 500 Series (w/o onboard graphics)
– Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
Memory:
-4 x DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR3 2200(O.C.)*/1600/1333/1066 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
-Dual Channel memory architecture
-Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
PCI-E Expansion:
-2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (single at x16 or dual at x8 / x8 mode)
-2 x PCIe 2.0 x 1(5GT/s, blue slots)
-1 x PCIe 2.0 x 1(2.5GT/s, gray slot)
-2 x PCI
Multi GPU Support:
-NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology
-ATI® Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology
Storage:
-Intel® P55 Express Chipset:
–6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports
–Intel Matrix Storage Technology Support RAID 0,1,5,10
-JMicron® JMB363 PATA and SATA controller:
–1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices
–1 x External SATA 3Gb/s port
–1 x SATA 3Gb/s port (black)
-Marvell® PCIe SATA6Gb/s controller:
— 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (Gray)
LAN: Realtek® 8112L Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2
Audio: VIA® VT1828S 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
– Absolute Pitch BD192/24
– DTS Surround Sensation UltraPC
– Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-Retasking
– Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O
IEEE 1394: VIA® 6308P controller supports 2 x 1394a port(s) (one at mid-board; one at back panel)
USB:
-NEC USB 3.0 controller
— 2 x USB 3.0 ports (Blue, at back panel)
-Intel® P55 Express Chipset
— 12 x USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel)
Internal Connectors:
-3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports
-1 x IDE connector
-1 x IEEE 1394a connector
-1 x CPU Fan connector
-1 x Power Fan connector
-7 x SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (blue/black)
-2 x SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors (gray)
-2 x Chassis Fan connector (1×4-pin, 1×3-pin)
-Front panel audio connector
-1 x S/PDIF Out Header
-24-pin ATX Power connector
-1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector
-System Panel(Q-Connector)
-1 x MemOK! Button
Back Panel I/O Ports:
-1 x PS/2 Keyboard (Purple)
-1 x PS/2 mouse port (Green)
-1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Output
-1 x Optical S/PDIF Output
-1 x IEEE1394a
-1 x eSATA port
-1 x RJ45 port
-2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (blue)
-6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
-8-channel Audio I/O
BIOS: AMI BIOS
-16 Mb Flash ROM
-PnP
-DMI2.0
-WfM2.0
-SM BIOS 2.5
-ACPI 2.0a
-Multi-language BIOS
– ASUS EZ Flash 2
-ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
Manageability: WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE
Form Factor: ATX Form Factor 12” x 9.6” (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
Asus’ Unique Features:
-Unique PCIe X4 Chip for Ultra Performance
— True USB 3.0 Support
— True SATA 6Gb/s Support
ASUS Xtreme Design:
-ASUS Hybrid Processor – TurboV EVO
— Auto Tuning, TurboV , CPU Level UP and Turbo Key
-ASUS 16 Hybrid Phase
— T.Probe Technology for Active Cooling
— 12+2 Phase Power Design
* 16 Hybrid Phase = 12+2 Phase x T.Probe
-ASUS Hybrid OS – Express Gate
-ASUS Exclusive Features
— MemOK!
— ASUS EPU
-ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
— ASUS Fanless Design: Stylish Heatsink
— ASUS Fanless Design: Stack Cool 3
— ASUS Fan Xpert
-ASUS Crystal Sound
— ASUS Noise Filter
-ASUS EZ DIY
— ASUS Q-Shield
— ASUS Q-Connector
— ASUS O.C. Profile
— ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
— ASUS EZ Flash 2
— ASUS MyLogo 2
— Multi-language BIOS
-ASUS Q-Design
— ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)
— ASUS Q-Slot
— ASUS Q-DIMM
Asus’ Overclocking Features:
-Precision Tweaker 2
— vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.00625V increment
— vIMC: Adjustable IMC voltage at 0.00625V increment
— vDRAM Bus: 104-step DRAM voltage control
— vPCH: 36-step chipset voltage control
— vCPU_PLL: 56-step reference voltage control
-SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
— PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to 200MHz at 1MHz increment
— Internal Base Clock tuning from 80MHz up to 500MHz at 1MHz increment
-Overclocking Protection
— ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Accessories:
-User’s manual
-1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
-2 in 1 Q-connector
-2 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s cables
-2 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s cables
-1 x 2-port USB and eSATA module
-1 x SLI Bridge
-ASUS Q-Shield
Great review, but you forgot one important thing. You didn't mention anything about the bridge (PLX) chip and how it doesn’t provide extra DMI bus bandwidth, which can “potentially” bottleneck anything running off the P55 chipset, ie; anything running of X1's, your OS drive, etc.
Gigabyte's USB 3.0/Sata III solution is really the only viable one, as every other USB 3.0/Sata III mobo maker uses the PLX chip.
Great review, i have same mobo, with I7 in Windows 2003 server 32 bits, i experiment a poor perfomance of this system, what can cause this?, i have a raid 0 with 2 sata of 1 Tera, and 8 Gb RAM. I have windows 2003 r2 32 bits for exchange server 2003 do not support 64 bits 🙁
Note that the P7P55D-E (non-pro) and lower boards in this family do NOT have the PLX chip solution for USB 3 and SATA 3. For those boards, USB 3 and SATA 3 share PCIE bandwidth.