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Gigabyte P55A-UD6 reviewed by tweaktownThis board supports SATA 3.0 and USB 3.0 and it was compared to the Gigabyte P55-UD6 which is basically the same motherboard but without the USB3 and SATA3. The ASUS P7P55D was also included in the benchmarks. All three boards were compared at stock speed and overclocked. Conclusion: There were some USB 3.0 issues, but the overall performance was spectacular. Overclocking: Tweaktows best P55 result up till now, the P55A-UD6 overclocked a lot better than the P55-UD6 they have tested. With a baseclock of 210MHz and a 20x multiplier they reached 4.2GHz with a Core i7 870. Bechmarks tested: Sandra, HyperPi, PC and 3D mark Vantage, Auto Gordian Knot, Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason (heavy on PhysX), Far Cry 2. 
hitechlegion reviewed the Gigabyte P55M-UD4A review with many photographs from the package/bundle, board and BIOS. This mobo was compared to the the Gigabyte P55-UD4P (ATX) and a core i7 860. Conclusion: Compared to its ATX counterpart the overall performance of the P55M-UD4 was quite good and besides that it has excellent overclocking capabilities, alltough the 860 is a lot faster the the 750, there was little difference in the benchmarks between the OCed 750 and the 870 at stock speed, it could even be used as a LAN party system without loosing performance for extreme gaming. Overclocking: An overclock of 4.2GHz was achieved for a core i5 750 with the BCLK set to 210, CPU multiplier 20x (turbo off), vCore 1.45v. A very impressive overclock for an mATX board. Bechmark tested: World Bench, SisoftSandra, Everest ultimate, Cinebench, 3D and PC Mark Vantage, Call of Duty: World at War, Crysis, World in Conflict, Left 4 Dead
ASRock G43Twins-FullHD reviewed by extremeoverclockingThe board layout is reviewed in Detail, there are images of the G43 chipset, (back of the) board, box, BIOS, bundle and there is a section that deals with the bundled software. The board supports DDR2 as well as DDR3 memory, it was not compared to any other board. Conclusion: Ideal for people on a tight budget the price/performance is great. There was a 4GB memory issue that was not solved yet (perhaps with a future BIOS update). Overclocking: Strangely enough extremeoverclocking did not produce any overclocing results for this board. Bechmarks tested: Far Cry 2 and Crysis WARHEAD, X3 Terran Conflict Demo, DPC Latency, Everest Cache & Memory . 
testseek labs reviewed the MSI NF750-G55This board supports SLi and Hybrid SLi together with the onboard GeForce 8200 chip and has Active Phase Switching for a better overclocking performance. This mobo was tested with a Phenom II X2 550, unfortunately this board was not compared to another board or CPU. Conclusion: The MSI NF750-G55 is a very versatile board build around the nForce 750a SLI chipset with high overclocking capabilities and good connectivity. Overclocking: Bechmark tested: Everest, SiSoftSandra, 3Dmark and PCmark Vantage, Crystal DiskMark, HDtune, Cinebench R10, x264HD, Winrar, Left 4 Dead, Far Cry 2, X3 Terran Conflict.
Jetway P55 HI05 reviewed by the Guru of 3DA review with photographs of board, box and bundle, there is also a youtube BIOS video, but Guru3d 'forgot' to open it to the public. There are detailed benchmark test where many boards and processors are compared. Conclusion: The board performed below the P55 reference baseline because the Turbo function was not fuctioning properly. If you do not plan to overclock, then this mobo is a nicely designed, good looking board with a nice feature set and it is good value for money. Overclocking: There are no overclock results because Guru3D couldn't get this motherboard stable over 3.4 GHz (155x20). The BIOS is not flexible and has an illogical design which makes overclocking difficult. Guru3d ended up in endless CMOS clear resets. Bechmarks tested: Sandra DhryStone, Whetstone, Queen and Zlib CPU tests, Mandel FPU, H.264 transcoding, memory read/write tests, AES data encryption, MediaShow Espresso, 3Dmark 06 and Vantage, Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, Resident Evil 5, Far Cry 2 and Crysis WARHEAD . Images from the Asus P7H57D-V Evo 
 
 The new Asus P7H57D-V Evo for Core i3 and Core i5 32nm (dual core) processors with the codename Westmere to be launched in Q1 2010. This board will have the Intel H57 Express chipset with integrated graphics, it has output support for DVI-D, HDMI as well as VGA. The board features the new SATA3 connectors and USB 3.0 ports, besides that it also supports CrossfireX and SLi.
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R reviewed by xbitlabsA review with photographs of board, box and bundle and a full page of gigabyte software. You will also find all BIOS Setup pages without any exceptions. The Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3 was compared to the ASUS P7P55D deluxe, Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6, Biostar TPower I55 and ASRockP55 Deluxe. Conclusion: An impressive board with a high overclocking potential. It's performance is just as good as more expensive competitors, allthough there is no SLI or FireWire support. Overclocking: Using a multiplier of 22x, BaseClock of 180 MHZ and the processor Vcore increased by 0.1V, xbitlabs reached 3960.2MHZ with a Ccor i7 860. Bechmarks tested: Fritz Chess, superPi, CineBench R10, 3Dmark Vantage, Far Cry 2, Resident Evil 5, Custom PC Bench 2007. All benchmarks were run twice, the second time with a 26x base clock multiplier, which produces a higher resulting performance. 
techwarelabs had a look at the Gigabyte G41M-ES2LThis motherboard replaces the G31M-ES2C(Intel G31 chipset), the G41M-ES2L is not compared to another motherboard. Conclusion: The G41M-ES2L is a value motherboard with the Intel G41 chipset, which can handle DDR2 1,066 MHZ memory. It has a dual BIOS which is quite remarkable in this price range. Unfortunately this mobo has no HDMI output. Overclocking: The CPU base clock can be adjusted to 1200 MHz, which is probably impossible to reach, besides that it has a CPU voltage regulator. Hardwaresecrets didn't do any overclocking they only show some bios screens. Bechmark tested: None.
Gigabyte P55M-UD4 tested by hardocpA review with many photographs of bios, board, box and bundle and EasyTune 6. Special attention is given to GIGABYTE's EasyTune 6 monitoring and overclocing tool and a lot of BIOS screens are commented in detail. The Gigabyte P55M-UD4 was compared to the ASUS P7P55D deluxe, MSI P55 GD80 and ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution. Conclusion: The Gigabyte P55M-UD4 has great value and amazing (overclocking) performance, the layout was well done except for the spacing between the DIMMs and the first PCI-Express slot. Overclocking: Using a Swiftech Apogee GTZ waterblock cooler and an Intel Core i5-750 hardocp got it stable at 4.1GHz (205MHz base clock), the CPU voltage was set to 1.475v. Bechmarks tested: IOmeter, sandra2009, wPrime, HyperPi, CineBench R10, DivX converter 7.0, Lame 3.98.1, Videora Ipod converter, TMPGEnc 4.0 XPRESS, Lost Planet, Call of Juarez, Quake 4 v1.4.2, Crysis and Far Cry 2. 
techwarelabs reviewed the MSI NF980-G65A review with images from the box, bundle, board, BIOS screens and the Mobo installed in the case. The MSI NF980-G65 is not compared to another motherboard in the benchmarks. Conclusion: Great performace and lots of of features for a reasonable price. With 3 PCIe X16 slots for triple SLI (1×16, 1×16, 1×8) the MSI NF980-G65 is an excellent choice for (extreme) gamers. Overclocking: Without increasing the voltage a stable core speed of 3.8GHz was reached for a Phenom II x4 965BE(3.4GHz) by increasing the multiplier. After setting the vCore voltage to 1.5v, 3.9GHz was reached. Bechmark tested: SiSoftSandra, 3D Mark Vanatage, Crystal Mark, KribiBench, Cinebench, Left 4 Dead, Far Cry 2, Crysis Warhead.
ASUS P7P55D-E Premium reviewed by motherboards.orgA board that supports the the new SATA3 standard (bandwidth of 6 Gb/second, twice the speed of SATA2) , besides that this mobo also has USB3.0 which is nearly 10 times as fast as USB2.0. Conclusion: The P7P55D-E Premium has an excellent performance and many new features like SATA3.0, USB3.0, 48 Hybrid Phase Power for good overclocking and on top of that the Remote TurboV let's you overclock it by pressing the button. Overclocking: Using ASUS's TurboV EVO overclocking utility a Core i5 750(2.66GHz) was overclocked @3.54GHz. Bechmarks tested: X264, Sysmark 2007, PCMark and 3DMark Vantage, wPrime, Specview R10, CineBench R10.
MSI 785GM-E65 reviewed by ixbtlabsA review with a few of photos of the box and board. ixbtlabs looks at the differences between the motherboards in the MSI 785G product line. The MSI 785GM-E65 was compared with a Gigabyte MA785GT-UD3H. Conclusion: Better than expected and peripheral functionality is good. It has full overclocking support, a stable power supply and is a great power saver, which can be explained because of the good power supply design. Overclocking: A Phenom II X3 720 (2.8 GHz Black Edition) was over overclocked with an Increased multiplier (CPU core and NB) @3850MHZ. The Phenom II X4 810 (2.6 GHz) was overclocked using the Increased reference clock and reduced CPU NB/HT multipliers @3640, it became apparent that in the last case overclocking was limited by the motherboard.. Bechmark tested: 7-Zip, WinRAR, Crysis, World in Conflict and FarCry 2.
hardwarezone tested the ASUS Sabertooth 55iThe Sabertooth 55i is the first TUF ('The Ultimate Force' and pronounced tough) mobo with a military look, a series that is made for all-round compatibility, stability and durability. The Sabertooth 55i was compared to the MSI P55 GD80, Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6, ECS P55H-A and the ASUS Maximus III Formula. Conclusion: Since the the processor took over the integrated memory controllers from the P55 Express chipset, there are fewer areas where vendors can differentiate their products. Overclocking, layout, stability and power efficiency are features that will make the difference in the competition. With ASUS new TUF series the emphasis is not on overclocking but on stability and reliability, an example of this is the ceramic-based heatsink coating. Overclocking: The P55 motherboards from ASUS have a CPU Ratio setting that ranges from 9x to 24x, hardwarezone reached a maximum of 210MHz with the core i7 870 after pushing up the relevant voltages, unfortunately they 'forgot' to mention the multiplier. Compared to ASUS' Maximus III Formula and Gene, there are no excessive overclocking features. Bechmarks tested: BAPco SYSmark 2007, Futuremark PCMark05 - 3DMark06, SPECviewperf 9.0 Futuremark, AquaMark3, Far Cry 2.
futurelooks reviewed the ASRock P55 DeluxeA review with a few of images from the box, bundle and board, one BIOS screen and a test setup image. The ASRock P55 Deluxe was compared with an Intel DP55KG Extreme. Conclusion: The performance and price make it a worthy choice, with features including CrossfireX/SLI, the ALC890 HD Audio Code, and onboard buttons for Power, Reset, and CMOS. A stable platform with great overclocking capabilites and good software support. Overclocking: A core i5 was clocked @4203.5MHZ. The maximum OC values were achievable with Asrock's OC Tuner software as well as through the BIOS. Bechmark tested: Cinebench R10, Sandra CPU - Memory and I/O performance, PCmark - 3Dmark Vantage and Crysis. There's also a lage section testing the audio performance with RightMark Audio.
Gigabyte MA785GMT-UD2H reviewed by bjorn3dThe MA785GMT-UD2H was compared to the MSI 785G-E65 and the Asus M3N78 Pro (NVIDIA GeForce 8200 with DDR2) with an AMD Athlon X2 250 CPU. There are images from the box, board and bios screens. Conclusion: A budget buyers mobo that has many ports and features. The Realtek ALC889A with Dolby Home Theater a nice extra from Gigabyte. SATA port placement could get in the way with some graphic cards. The HDtach results for burst rate with the 785G boards were far behind the NVIDIA GeForce 8200. Overclocking: The maximum FSB for the Athlon II X2 250 was 255MHz without increasing any voltage. Bechmarks tested: 3DMarkVantage, 3DMark06 v. 1.1.0, SiSoft SANDRA XII Pro SP2, Everest Ultimate, Cinebench R10, WinRar v. 3.71, the graphic benchmarks were tested with an Asus ENGTX260 Matrix and all three onboard chips were compared in 3dmark06.
Asrock M3A785GMH/128M reviewed by ThinkComputersA review with lots of images from the box, board, slots, chipsets, bios screens and Asrock software. There are also images of the building process where a Spire TherMax CPU Cooler is placed. Conclusion: In games the Asrock M3A785GMH/128M with a Phenom II X3 proved quite respectable with a playable Frames Per Second and it was not far behind an i7 system. Every overclock relevant setting is in one BIOS menu and EZ Overclocking is very convenient. Unfortunately there are only four USB ports on the I/O panel. Overclocking: A CPU-Z screen shows a phenom II X3 720 @3528.1MHZ and the vCore @1.425V AMD's max recommended Vcore. Bechmark tests: Cinebench, Sisoft Sandra, SuperPi and HDTune and Photoshop Bench. The Phenom II X3 720 is compared with an Phenom II 940 and the X3 720 overclocked. In the game benchmarks the Asrock M3A785GMH/128M with an X3 720 is compared to a core i7 system
InsideHW tested 10 AMD Low-Budget Motherboards with an Athlon II X2 250Every board has its own small review with detailed BIOS-Overclocking information. Many benchmarks are tested and there are charts for boards with an Integrated Graphics Processor. Boards Tested:
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Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 and ASRock P55M Pro compared by anandtechConclusion: The Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 got the Gold Editors' Choice award... Allthough it's certainly not perfect, the GA-P55M-UD2 meets its goal at a price point that makes us wonder why you should spend $250 on a P55 motherboard.... Besides that the GA-P55M-UD2 was a far better overclocker than the ASRock P55M Pro. These two boards for the p55 low-end market were put to the test with the focus on overclocking. There are also benchmarks for gaming, rendering, multitasking and general apps. Test results for these mobos and the Foxconn P55MX, all with an i5 750, were pretty close. Of course compared to the P55 with i7 860 and 870 differences will be obvious. Also added were an AMD Phenom II 965BE and an i7 920 to give you a better idea how the P55 is positioned.
bit-tech reviewed the MSI P55 GD65PROS: OC Genie is very easy to use, works exactly as advertised. CONS: 1. BIOS recovery issue: MSI is missing some form of BIOS backup 2. Core i5-750 is limited with the current overclocking capablities. This board was compared with the ASUS P7P55 Deluxe and the following benchmarks were tested: Everst, SiSoft Sandra, HD Tach, GIMP Image editing, Handbrake, 7Zip, Winrar, Far Cry 2 and Crysis both with CrossfireX and SLI Overclocking: To get maximum CPU frequency bit-tech had to use a base clock of 190MHz, 22x multiplier and a Core voltage of 1.45V and reached 4.18GHz with the i7-870, while this was 3.99GHz for the Core i5-750.
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H tested by pcstatsAn AMD 785G AM2+ mobo with DDR2 memory, HDdecoding and onboard HDMI. Energy Efficiency and benchmarks like Sysmark, SiSoft Sandra, PCmark, 3dMark and various games are investigeted and compared to many other AMD processers and chipsets. The integrated Radeon HD 4200 has DirectX 10.1 with SM 4.1 and the CPU utilisation with BLU-ray playback is only 7%, while CPU utilisation with an Intel GMA X4500HD IGP is more than 32%. PCstats considers this board a quick upgrade for your existing collection of DDR2 memory. When you're building from scratch it might be better to buy a GA-MA785GT-UD3H with DDR3 memory. 
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 tested by Bjorn3dAn in-depth review with images of the package, board and BIOS screenshots. The board was compared with three other boards: an Intel socket 1156, socket AM3 and a socket 1366. Benckmarks: Everest Ultimate, cinebench 10, WinRAR, SiSoftware Sandra and various other charts. The cpu used was the Core i7 870 tested at stock speed and @3.738GHZ and was on top in almost every chart. Their conclusion: a true winner when it comes to overclocking, operations were very stable, this mobo is good for beginners as well as die hard pros. 
Gigabyte MA770T UD3P reviewed by Overclock3d.netTo make AMD motherboards cheaper and more competative with the new intel socket 1156 boards which are relatively cheap, manufacturers have gone back to an older chipset, first released in 2007, the AMD 770. Combined with the newer SB710 South Bridge, better overclocking capabilities and I/O performance this board might be a cheap alternative. Overclock3d.net was able to squeeze 3900MHz out of an Athlon II X2 250 with the Base HTT @260MHz. BIOS screenshots, images of the content of the box and board are included in this review. Their SiSoft Sandra's benchmarks charts for Memory, HDD etc. are without any comparison to other systems/processors, so you'll have to guess how these results relate to other boards in the market. In their conclusion they praise the fully laiden BIOS and the SB710 Chipset for the "Core Unlock" ability, as a result this board can be considered a good overclocker. 
benchmarkreviews tested the Intel DP55KG Extreme.This LGA 1156 board was compared with the LGA 775 and AM3 sockets. The processors used were the i5 750, Q9450 and Phenom II 955 BE. In Cinebench R10 the DP55KG Extreme was about 10% to 15 % faster than the two other boards. Some of the features of this board: --Bluetooth and 7.1 Intel HD Audio with input and output via optical cable. --Overclockers can choose between a Desktop Control Center in windows or use the BIOS that has a watchdog timer for BIOS recovery and a Back-to-BIOS switch, which let you return to a stable BIOS remembering the settings. 
Biostar TPower I55 compared with the ASUS P7P5D.An extensive review with images from the retail box and its content, detailed photographs from the board and chipsets, BIOS screenshots for overclocking and powersaving. There's also an overview of overclocking features and their possible values. The test setup was done with a core i5 750 and an ATI readeon 4890. The following benchmarks were used: WinRAR, RazorLAME and LAME (MP3 encoding), x264, Everest, Paint.NET, X-Bit Labs File Copy, DUMeter 3.50 and the game Left 4 Dead. The ASUS board was a bit faster in most benchmarks. 
Gigabyte moterboards with 770, 785G and the 790X chipsets reviewedThree Gygabyte AM3 and one AM2+ motherboards were tested and overclocked. The overclocking results for the AMD Phenom II X4 955 with stock cooler were in between 3.71GHZ and 3.86GHZ, the 790X was the best, followed by the 770 board, the two 785G boards were a bit slower. Besides that there are many benchmark results for games like Dead Space, Bioshock, Far Cry 2 and more. Is the AMD Athlon II X4 620 an Intel Q8200 killer? Benhmark results on hardware.info showed that that this cpu was ahead of the Q8200 in cinebench 10 and and even ahead of the Q8300 in Windows Media 9 encoding. The Athlon II X4 620 is about $ 50,- cheaper then the Intel Q8200 and about $ 80,- cheaper then the Intel Q8300, when combined with a motherboard that has the AMD 785G chipset you'll have a powerful and affordable system. ASUS Maximus III Formula and Gene
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