Intel P45
{{Infobox chipset
| Table_name = Intel P45 Express
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| Codename = Eaglelake
| CPU = Core 2 (Quad, Duo, Extreme)
Dual-Core Pentium
Celeron (Core architecture)
| Socket = LGA 775
| Process = 65 nm
{{cite news |publisher=bit-tech.net |date=March 7, 2008 |url=http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/03/07/intel_talks_p45_g45_and_x48/1 |title=Intel talks P45, G45 and X48}}
| TDP = 22 W
{{cite web |publisher=Intel |date=June 2008 |url=http://download.intel.com/design/chipsets/designex/319972.pdf |title=Intel 4 Series Chipset Thermal and Mechanical Design Guidelines}}
| Southbridge = ICH10
{{cite news |publisher=Digitimes |date=March 28, 2008 |url=http://www.digitimes.com/mobos/a20080327PD217.html |title=Intel to delay P45 chipset to mid-June}}
| Predecessor = P35 (Bearlake)
| Successor = P55 Express (for Core i5 CPUs)
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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.{{cite news |publisher=Tom's Hardware UK |date=March 7, 2008 |url=http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/P45-MSI,news-27690.html |title=MSI Shows off P45 Boards |access-date=March 9, 2008 |archive-date=July 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719161244/http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/P45-MSI,news-27690.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |publisher=Tom's Hardware UK |date=March 6, 2008 |url=http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/GA-P45-DS3R-GA-P45-DS4-Gigabyte,news-27671.html |title=Gigabyte Boards with P45 Chipset |access-date=March 9, 2008 |archive-date=July 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719161341/http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/GA-P45-DS3R-GA-P45-DS4-Gigabyte,news-27671.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |publisher=Tom's Hardware UK |date=March 6, 2008 |url=http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/CeBit-2008-Abit,news-27657.html |title=Abit still ain't dead |access-date=March 9, 2008 |archive-date=July 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719161427/http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/CeBit-2008-Abit,news-27657.html |url-status=dead }}
{{cite news |publisher=Tom's Hardware US|date=May 14, 2008 |url=http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Asus-Gigabyte,5356.html |title=Asustek And Gigabyte Gear Up For Intel P45 Chipset Launch}}
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.{{cite news|publisher=Fudzilla|date=May 19, 2008|url=http://www.fudzilla.com/processors/item/12497-nehalem-goes-mainstream-in-q4-2009|title=Nehalem goes mainstream in Q4 2009|access-date=November 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528121533/http://www.fudzilla.com/processors/item/12497-nehalem-goes-mainstream-in-q4-2009|archive-date=May 28, 2012|url-status=dead}}
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.
- Dual-channel DDR2 memory
- up to 16 GiB addressable memory; officially up to 800 MHz, most motherboard manufacturers claim support up to 1200 MHz
- Dual-channel DDR3 memory
- up to 8 GiB addressable memory; officially up 1066 MHz, most motherboard manufacturers claim support up to 1333 MHz
- ICH10 / ICH10R southbridge
- Supports 45 nm processors
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100416034205/http://ark.intel.com/chipset.aspx?familyID=34470 P45 Express Chipset]
- [http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=35133 82P45 Memory Controller Hub]
- [http://developer.intel.com/products/desktop/chipsets/p45/p45-overview.htm Intel P45 Express Chipset Overview]
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