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P55 Roundup: Gigabyte P55-UD6 / P55-UD3 and MSI P55-GD80

Motherboards/Intel S1156 by massman @ 2009-09-20

Almost two weeks after the official release of the Core i5 platform, we review three LGA1156 motherboards. We put the Gigabyte P55-UD3 and UD6 through the same batch of tests as the MSI P55-GD80 and check who comes out on top. Next to that we have some surprising results for those who want to use Turbo mode and also have a look at the extreme overclocking capabilities of both high-end motherboards. Last but not least we publish our findings on the maximum voltages for the Core i5 platform.

Hexus Pifast

Hexus Pifast

More than the SuperPi application, Hexus Pifast stresses the memory subsystem. As an overclocker, I just wanted to include the test results to show to fellow overclockers what they can expect.

The P55-UD3 trails both high-end boards (of which the UD6 seems to be a tad faster), which can be explained by the memory performance as Pifast is known to be sensitive to memory bandwidth and latency.

Comment from Massman @ 2009/09/21

Recent findings actually push me in the direction of the GD80 in terms of overclockability.

32M is both faster and higher clocked with same or a bit less voltage :-)

Comment from leeghoofd @ 2009/09/21

Great to see MSI reacting quickly ! any news for ya DFI arrival ?

Comment from Massman @ 2009/09/21

Via via I heard a board was sent. Let's hope for the best

Comment from leeghoofd @ 2009/09/21

bout time... hope the bios is already pretty mature !

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