The Intel P35 may be one of the most well 'known-unknown' chipsets to have come from the Intel stable in a while. Yes, we know that's self-contradictory, but it is still true nonetheless. Anyone following the processor and chipset market would have heard of Intel's next generation desktop chipset and most probably awaiting its arrival. With new features like DDR3, 1333MHz FSB and 45nm processor support, you'd think that it would be a big deal, but like what we've pointed out in our MSI P35 Platinum review (and we'll say it again), if you went to Intel's website today (at press time), you will still not find any link or information on this new chipset.
The ASUS P5K Deluxe motherboard is a P35 chipset board supporting DDR2 memory.
This is quite unlike Intel not to be tooting its own horn on a brand new product, but that hasn't stopped manufacturers from embracing the P35 wholeheartedly. ASUS for one, surprised us once again by having an entire armada of P35 boards ready the moment Intel's supposed launch date on the 21st May drew to a close. ASUS has a total of seven P35 boards in production, including two workstation class boards with PCI-X support. ASUS has been on a roll the whole of 2006 and it doesn't seem like they're losing any steam churning out board after board with rapid succession. How well each series actually sells may be debatable, but the sheer choice that ASUS provides can only be a good thing for consumers.
We brought you a preview of the two flagship boards in the ASUS P5K series earlier this month and we can finally show you just what the P5K Deluxe can do. Like the MSI P35 Platinum review before, we will dive right into the heart of the board and get down with benchmarks in this review.
The following lists the bundled peripherals that come with the ASUS P5K Deluxe:-
2 x SATA data cables
1 x SATA power converter cables (dual plugs)
1 x 80-conductor Ultra ATA data cable
1 x floppy drive data cable
USB 2.0 (2 ports) and IEEE 1394a (1 port) bracket
ASUS Q-Connector set
ASUS WiFi-AP Solo Antenna
I/O shield
Driver CDs
User's manual
ASUS P5K Deluxe/WiFi-AP Technical Specifications
CPU Support Supports all 90nm/65nm Intel LGA775 processors
45nm ready (Wolfdale & Yorkfield)
Quad-Core Optimized
Chipset Northbridge: Intel P35
533 / 800 / 1066 / 1333MHz front side bus
PCI Express x16 for graphics
Southbridge: Intel ICH9R
Intel High Definition Audio
Supports six PCI Express x1 lanes
Supports up to twelve USB 2.0 ports
Supports six SATA 3.0Gbps ports (with Matrix Storage Technology)
Integrated 10/100/1000Mbps MAC
Memory Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 1.8 Volt DDR2 SDRAM
Supports 1066/800/677/533 dual channel DDR2?memory architecture
Storage Intel ICH9R Southbridge
6?x SATA 3.0Gbps interface
Intel Matrix Storage Technology
Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, RAID 10
JMicron JMB363
1?x?Ultra ATA 33/66/100/133 (data transfer rate up to 133MB/sec.)
2?x SATA 3.0Gbps interface (eSATA)
SATA RAID 0, RAID1 and JBOD
Audio Intel High Definition Audio (Azalia)
ADI AD1988B?HD Audio?CODEC
Optical and coaxial S/PDIF
Networking Marvell 88E8056 PCI Express Gigabit?Ethernet?
Realtek RTL8110S PCI Gigabit?Ethernet
ASUS WiFi-AP Solo 802.11g Wireless LAN?(Realtek RTL8187L)
IEEE 1394 (FireWire) agere FW3227 FireWire-400 controller
2?x 1394a ports @ 400 Mbps speed
I/O Interface 1 x Floppy connector
1?x Ultra ATA IDE connectors
8?x SATA connectors (6 x internal, 2 x eSATA)
12 x USB 2.0 ports (6 x rear, 4 x header, 2 x reserved)
2?x IEEE 1394a ports (1 x rear, 1 x header)
2?x RJ45 LAN port
1 x Optical S/PDIF Output?
1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Output?
8-Channel Audio I/O ports
1 x COM port (header)
1 x mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port
Expansion Slots 2?x PCIe x16 slots, PCI Express Bus specification v1.1 compliant
2?x PCIe x1 slots, PCI Express Bus specification v1.1 compliant
3?x 32-bit PCI slots, PCI 2.3 compliant
Special Features ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
ASUS Super Memspeed Technology
All Solid Capacitors
PCB ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6"(30.5cm x 24.4cm)
(source: hardwarezone.com)
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