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Bearlake 'P35' Launch Coverage - TechAmok
Bearlake 'P35' Launch Coverage - [hardware] 04:18 PM EDT - May,21 2007 - post a comment
HardOCP,
HotHardware,
Neoseeker,
TechReport and
TweakTown have published an articles for the official Intel 'Bearlake' P35
chipset launch. Does Intel's new P35 Express meet the lofty standards set by the
legendary 440BX and the possible legend-in-the-making P965 Express? Is the
transition to DDR3 one you'll want to make?
- In the mainstream, Intel's new "965" equivalent is the P35. As you
can see, support for DDR3-1066MHz is in there, as well as support for up to a
1333MHz system bus. You can be sure motherboard manufacturers, like Asus, will
offer BIOS options for DDR3-1333 memory speeds as well, though technically the
chipset doesn't officially support it. The chipset does also offer legacy DDR2
memory support, though that will depend on the DIMM sockets that are populated
on the board.
- Over the course of our testing, we saw the new Intel P35 chipset and DDR3
memory combination offer up gains in the 2 - 5% range in various
applications. This was largely attributed to the new Intel MCH and its improved
access latency characteristics. There were several occasions where the P35
chipset driven Asus P5K3 Deluxe out-paced its 965 counterpart with the same DDR2
memory running in its DIMM slots. In terms of DDR3 memory, it's obvious the
technology is still maturing somewhat but at its higher clock speeds, especially
with a correspondingly higher FSB, there are significant gains to be had.
- That said, initial DDR3 modules won't be cheap-expect to see the Corsair
DDR3-1066 sticks we tested today running at least $400 for a 2GB kit, with
the DDR3-1333 carrying an even heftier price premium. The rare and minimal
performance gains aren't worth the extra scratch, so you're better off sticking
with more affordable DDR2 unless you're looking to enhance your street cred or
set records with extreme memory overclocking.
- Overall, the P35 looks like a solid successor to the P965. Only time
will tell if this is another BX in the making, but with a solid array of
integrated peripherals, apparently ample overclocking potential, and flexibility
on the memory front, it has more than a fighting chance. In fact, if I were
building a Core 2-based system for myself today, it would have a P35 Express
under the hood-albeit with DDR2 memory.
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