Intel P55
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The Intel P55 is the first desktop chipset
Chipset
A chipset, PC chipset, or chip set refers to a group of integrated circuits, or chips, that are designed to work together. They are usually marketed as a single product.- Computers :...

 from Intel based on the PCH
Platform Controller Hub
The Platform Controller Hub is a family of Intel microchips. I/O Functions have been reassigned between the PCH, a new central hub, and the CPU. Some northbridge functions, the memory controller and PCI-e lanes, were integrated into the CPU while the PCH took over the remaining functions in...

 chipset design. The P55 Express chipset uses the LGA 1156
LGA 1156
LGA 1156, also known as Socket H or H1, is an Intel desktop CPU socket. LGA stands for land grid array. Its incompatible successor is LGA 1155....

 socket. Compatible CPUs include the Core i3, i5, and i7 processor line along with a Pentium Processor G6950. Like any PCH chipset, the P55 uses a Direct Media Interface
Direct Media Interface
The Direct Media Interface is the link between an Intel northbridge and an Intel southbridge on a computer motherboard. It was first used between the 9xx chipsets and the ICH6, released in 2004. Previous chipsets had used the Hub Interface to perform the same function. Server chipsets use a...

 connection.

Features

  • The chipset does not support onboard graphics.
  • 6 SATA
    Sata
    Sata is a traditional dish from the Malaysian state of Terengganu, consisting of spiced fish meat wrapped in banana leaves and cooked on a grill.It is a type of Malaysian fish cake, or otak-otak...

     3 Gb/s ports
  • 8 PCI-Express 2.0 slots (bandwidth limited to 250MB/s same as PCIe 1.0, normal PCIe 2.0 have 500MB/s bandwidth)
  • 14 USB 2.0 ports
  • Integrated LAN 10/100/1000
  • SMBus
    System Management Bus
    The System Management Bus is a single-ended simple two-wire bus for the purpose of lightweight communication...

     2.0
  • Integrated clock chip buffer
  • Intel HD Audio
  • Intel AC'97 Technology
  • Intel Rapid Storage Technology

See also

  • List of Intel chipsets
  • Intel 5 Series
    Intel 5 Series
    Intel 5 Series is a computing architecture introduced in 2008 that improves the efficiency and balances the use of communication channels in the motherboard. The architecture consists primarily of a central processing unit and a single chipset...

  • Platform Controller Hub
    Platform Controller Hub
    The Platform Controller Hub is a family of Intel microchips. I/O Functions have been reassigned between the PCH, a new central hub, and the CPU. Some northbridge functions, the memory controller and PCI-e lanes, were integrated into the CPU while the PCH took over the remaining functions in...

     (PCH)
  • Intel X58
    Intel X58
    The Intel X58 is an Intel chip designed to connect Intel processors with Intel QuickPath Interconnect interface to peripheral devices. Supported processors implement the Nehalem microarchitecture and therefore have an integrated memory controller , so the X58 does not have a memory interface...


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