Intel P45 Explained

Table Name:	Intel P45 Express
Codename:	Eaglelake
Cpu:	Core 2 (Quad, Duo, Extreme) Dual-Core Pentium Celeron (Core architecture)
Socket:	LGA 775
Process:	65 nm^[1]
Tdp:	22 W^[2]
Southbridge:	ICH10
Date:	June 5, 2008^[3]
Predecessor:	P35 (Bearlake)
Successor:	P55 Express (for Core i5 CPUs)

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.
• 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

• List of Intel chipsets

External links

• P45 Express Chipset
• 82P45 Memory Controller Hub
• Intel P45 Express Chipset Overview

Notes and References

1. News: bit-tech.net . March 7, 2008 . Intel talks P45, G45 and X48.
2. Web site: Intel . June 2008 . Intel 4 Series Chipset Thermal and Mechanical Design Guidelines.
3. News: Digitimes . March 28, 2008 . Intel to delay P45 chipset to mid-June.
4. News: Tom's Hardware UK . March 7, 2008 . MSI Shows off P45 Boards . March 9, 2008 . July 19, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719161244/http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/P45-MSI,news-27690.html . dead .
5. News: Tom's Hardware UK . March 6, 2008 . Gigabyte Boards with P45 Chipset . March 9, 2008 . July 19, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719161341/http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/GA-P45-DS3R-GA-P45-DS4-Gigabyte,news-27671.html . dead .
6. News: Tom's Hardware UK . March 6, 2008 . Abit still ain't dead . March 9, 2008 . July 19, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719161427/http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/CeBit-2008-Abit,news-27657.html . dead .
7. News: Tom's Hardware US. May 14, 2008 . Asustek And Gigabyte Gear Up For Intel P45 Chipset Launch.
8. News: Fudzilla. May 19, 2008. Nehalem goes mainstream in Q4 2009. November 20, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120528121533/http://www.fudzilla.com/processors/item/12497-nehalem-goes-mainstream-in-q4-2009. May 28, 2012. dead.