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Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P Intel P55 Express Motherboard Review
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P Intel P55 Express Motherboard Review - PCSTATS
Top of the list is Gigabyte's 333 Onboard Acceleration marketing pitch, which in real world terms is USB2.0 slots capable of outputting higher voltages to power external hard drives and the like, a pair of 4800Mb/s SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports for high-speed peripherals care of the brand new NEC PD720200 controller and 6.0 GB/s SATA III.
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External Mfg. Website: Gigabyte Feb 03 2010   J. Apong  
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Motherboard Benchmarks: 3DMark06, Vantage, FEAR

Futuremark 3DMark06 1.0.2 Source: FutureMark

3DMark06 is the worldwide standard in advanced 3D game performance benchmarking. A fundamental tool for every company in the PC industry as well as PC users and gamers, 3DMark06 uses advanced real-time 3D game workloads to measure PC performance using a suite of DirectX 9 3D graphics tests, CPU tests, and 3D feature tests. 3DMark06 tests include all new HDR/SM3.0 graphics tests, SM2.0 graphics tests, AI and physics driven single and multiple cores or processor CPU tests and a collection of comprehensive feature tests t reliably measure next generation gaming performance today.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportFuturemark 3DMark06 1.1.0
Overall: Points Ranking
MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 15134
MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 15127
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 14880
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 14877
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 133/1333) 15089
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 133/1333) 14929
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 133/1333) 14916
ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 133/1333) 14942
ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 133/1333) 14891
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX 200/1066) 15082
MSI 785GM-E65 (785G 200/1066) 14995
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (785G 200/1066) 14998
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (785G 200/1066) 14983
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (785G 200/1066) 14964
CPU: Points Ranking
MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 4658
MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 4594
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 4135
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 4155
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 133/1333) 4289
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 133/1333) 4240
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 133/1333) 4162
ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 133/1333) 4169
ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 133/1333) 4150
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX 200/1066) 4455
MSI 785GM-E65 (785G 200/1066) 4374
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (785G 200/1066) 4386
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (785G 200/1066) 4327
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (785G 200/1066) 4317

3DMark06 shows no noticable differences between any of the Intel P55 Express-based motherboards, as expected.

Futuremark 3DMark Vantage 1.0.1 Source: FutureMark

3DMark06 is the worldwide standard in advanced 3D game performance benchmarking. A fundamental tool for every company in the PC industry as well as PC users and gamers, 3DMark06 uses advanced real-time 3D game workloads to measure PC performance using a suite of DirectX 9 3D graphics tests, CPU tests, and 3D feature tests. 3DMark06 tests include all new HDR/SM3.0 graphics tests, SM2.0 graphics tests, AI and physics driven single and multiple cores or processor CPU tests and a collection of comprehensive feature tests to reliably measure next generation gaming performance today.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportFuturemark 3DMark Vantage 1.0.1
Performance Overall: (P) Points Ranking
MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 7782
MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 7744
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 7523
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 7499
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 133/1333) 6552
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 133/1333) 7516
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 133/1333) 7522
ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 133/1333) 7545
ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 133/1333) 7537
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX 200/1066) 7363
MSI 785GM-E65 (785G 200/1066) 7308
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (785G 200/1066) 7299
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (785G 200/1066) 7318
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (785G 200/1066) 7280
CPU score: Points Ranking
MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 16399
MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 16579
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 12287
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 12153
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 133/1333) 12707
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 133/1333) 12360
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 133/1333) 12363
ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 133/1333) 12475
ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 133/1333) 12458
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX 200/1066) 11011
MSI 785GM-E65 (785G 200/1066) 10994
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (785G 200/1066) 10982
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (785G 200/1066) 11129
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (785G 200/1066) 10881

3DMark Vantage shows a lot of the traits as 3DMark06, with the Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P motherboard again in the middle of the pack.

Sierra FEAR 1.08

Source: Sierra

FEAR is Sierra's latest first person shooter which relies heavily on DirectX 9 features. With its "Soft Shadows" feature enabled, even the fastest videocards run at a crawl, FEAR is definitely the new benchmark for future FPS games to follow.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportSierra FEAR 1.08
Minimum 640x480: Points Ranking
MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 646
MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 646
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 628
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 635
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 133/1333) 656
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 133/1333) 636
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 133/1333) 637
ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 133/1333) 636
ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 133/1333) 644
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX 200/1066) 656
MSI 785GM-E65 (785G 200/1066) 572
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (785G 200/1066) 580
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (785G 200/1066) 577
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (785G 200/1066) 598
Maximum 1024x768: Points Ranking
MSI X58 Platinum (X58 133/1066) 172
MSI Eclipse Plus (X58 133/1066) 174
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 171
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 (P55 133/1333) 173
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 (P55 133/1333) 172
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P (P55 133/1333) 173
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R (P55 133/1333) 175
ASUS P7P55D Deluxe (P55 133/1333) 174
ASUS P7P55D Premium (P55 133/1333) 174
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (790FX 200/1066) 172
MSI 785GM-E65 (785G 200/1066) 171
ASUS M4A785TD-V Evo (785G 200/1066) 172
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (785G 200/1066) 171
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H (785G 200/1066) 168

And again, no real change in performance here with the Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P motherboard compared to the other P55 systems. Bottom line, the features on an Intel P55 motherboard are what differentiates it from the competition, the chipset has basically leveled the playing field in all other respects.

Let's wrap this review up, is Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P motherboard worth your hard earned cash with all its features and USB3/SATAIII?

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Contents of Article: Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P
 Pg 1.  Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P Intel P55 Express Motherboard Review
 Pg 2.  Gigabyte 333 - 6Gb/s SATA III, Intel P55 Chipset
 Pg 3.  Motherboard Highlights Photo Gallery
 Pg 4.  Overclocking the Core i5 / BIOS Screenshots
 Pg 5.  PC Power Draw and Test System Specs
 Pg 6.  Motherboard Benchmarks: Sysmark 2007
 Pg 7.  Motherboard Benchmarks: SiSoft Sandra - Processor
 Pg 8.  Motherboard Benchmarks: Sandra - Memory
 Pg 9.  Motherboard Benchmarks: PCMark Vantage
 Pg 10.  — Motherboard Benchmarks: 3DMark06, Vantage, FEAR
 Pg 11.  Motherboard with USB3 = Future-Proof Solutio

 
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