Intel P67 Explained

Table Name:	Intel P67
Codename:	Cougar Point
Cpu:	Intel Core (Sandy Bridge)
Socket:	LGA 1155
Date:	January 2011
Predecessor:	Intel P55

The Intel P67 is a mainstream chipset created by Intel. It was launched to market in January 2011, the first edition of this chipset had a faulty SATA 3.0 controller and Intel had to issue a hardware fix to resolve this problem.^{[1] [2]} This fix (Revision B3^[3]) was launched to market at the beginning of March 2011.

Features

Standard features:^[4]

• Supports processor overclocking (Only available for unlocked processors: Core i5-2500K, Core i5-2550K, Core i7-2600K and 2700K)
• Supports memory overclocking
• 1× PCI Express 2.0 x16 lanes at 16 GB/s bandwidth
• 2× Serial ATA (SATA) 3.0 (6 Gbit/s) ports
• 4× Serial ATA (SATA) 2.0(3 Gbit/s) ports
• 14× Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 ports
• Dual-channel DDR3 memory
• Integrated Gigabit Ethernet MAC

Optional features:^[4]

• SATA RAID support (0/1/10/5) through Intel Rapid Storage Technology
• 2× PCI Express 2.0 x8 lanes at 8 GB/s bandwidth each

The P67 chipset is made to work in conjunction with Intel LGA 1155 CPUs. Note that the P67 chipset is not backward compatible with the LGA 1156 family of CPUs.

External links

• Intel P67 Express Chipset Overview

Notes and References

1. Web site: Intel finds Sandy Bridge chipset design flaw, shipments stopped and recalls beginning. Stevens. Tim. Engadget. 2011. 2014-08-09.
2. Intel Identifies Chipset Design Error, Implementing Solution. 2011-01-31. 2014-08-09. Intel.
3. Web site: B3 Stepping . 2011-02-07. Intel . December 6, 2011 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111203232141/http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/6/sb/CS-032521.htm. 2011-12-03.
4. Web site: Intel® P67 Express Chipset . Intel . December 6, 2011 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111207203637/http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/mainstream-chipsets/p67-express-chipset.html. 2011-12-07.