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.

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At 3.8GHz, the UD6 shoots past the GD80 and UD3.
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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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