Intel P45

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Intel P45 Express
Codename(s) Eaglelake
CPU supported Core 2 (Quad, Duo, Extreme)
Dual-Core Pentium
Celeron (Core architecture)
Socket supported LGA 775
Fabrication process 65 nm[1]
TDP 22 W[2]
Southbridge(s) ICH10
Miscellaneous
Release date(s) June 5, 2008[3]
Predecessor P35 Express
Successor P55 Express (for Core i5 CPUs)
P45 Block Diagram

The P45 Express (codenamed Eaglelake) is a mainstream desktop computer chipset from Intel released in Q2 2008. The first mainboards featuring the P45 chipset were shown at CeBIT 2008.[4][5][6][7]

The P45 Express chipset supports Intel's LGA 775 socket and Core 2 Duo and Quad processors. It is a 65 nm chipset, compared to the earlier generation chipsets (P35, X38, X48) which were 90 nm.[8]

Features

  • 1333/1066/800 MT/s front-side bus (FSB), most motherboard manufacturers claim support up to 1600 MT/s.
  • PCI Express 2.0, 1 ×16 or 2 ×8 in CrossFire configuration.
  • Support for dual channel DDR2 up to 800 MHz (Officially), most motherboard manufacturers claim support up to 1200 MHz.
  • Support for up to 16 GB of DDR2
  • Support for dual channel DDR3 up to 1066 MHz (Officially), most motherboard manufacturers claim support up to 1333 MHz.
  • ICH10 / ICH10R
  • Supports 45 nm processors

See also

References

  1. "Intel talks P45, G45 and X48". bit-tech.net. March 7, 2008. 
  2. "Intel 4 Series Chipset Thermal and Mechanical Design Guidelines" (PDF). Intel. June 2008. 
  3. "Intel to delay P45 chipset to mid-June". Digitimes. March 28, 2008. 
  4. "MSI Shows off P45 Boards". Tom's Hardware UK. March 7, 2008. 
  5. "Gigabyte Boards with P45 Chipset". Tom's Hardware UK. March 6, 2008. 
  6. "Abit still ain't dead". Tom's Hardware UK. March 6, 2008. 
  7. "Asustek And Gigabyte Gear Up For Intel P45 Chipset Launch". Tom's Hardware US. May 14, 2008. 
  8. "Nehalem goes mainstream in Q4 2009". Fudzilla. May 19, 2008. 

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