ASUS P7P55D Premium Motherboard

Last week we had a look at the ASUS P7P55D Deluxe motherboard. Today we put its big brother, the P7P55D Premium on the hot seat.

One of the biggest differences between the Deluxe and Premium are the number of Phases in the VRM design. While the Deluxe had a 16+3, the Premium is 32+3. Add in the T.Probe, which monitors the load and temperatures of the VRM, and you have a monster that will be sure to handle just about any overclocking you could dream of throwing at it! With the T.Probe, ASUS considers this design as a 48 Hybrid Phase.

Other changes include a pair of SATA 6Gb/s ports. Have a look below at the key features of this motherboard
ASUS P7P55 Deluxe motherboard specifications:

CPU
Intel Socket 1156 Core i5 Processor/Core i7 Processor
Supports Intel Turbo Boost Technology
Chipset
Intel Chipset:
- Northbridge: Intel P55 Express chipset
System Memory
4 x DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR3 2200(O.C.)*/1600/1333/1066 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture
Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
Expansion Slots
2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (single at x16 or dual at x8/x8 mode)
2 PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot (2.5GT/s)
2 PCI slots
Multi-GPU Support
Supports NVIDIA Quad-GPU SLI Technology
Supports ATI Quad-GPU CrossFireX Technology
Storage
Intel P55 Express Chipset built-in
- 6 xSATA 3.0 Gb/s ports
JMicron JMB363 PATA controller
- 1 xUltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices
Marvell® 88SE9123 SATA controller: - 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (gray)
Audio
VIA VT2020 10-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Absolute Pitch BD192/24 featuring ENVY HD
- DTS Surround Sensation UltraPC
- Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-Retasking
- Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O
LAN
Dual Gigabit LAN controllers Realtek 8112L / 8110SC Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2 and Teaming
IEEE 1394
VIA 6308P controller supports 2 x 1394a ports (one at mid-board; one at back panel)
USB
2 USB 2.0 ports (4 ports at mid-board, 8 ports at back panel)
Rear Panel I/O Ports
1 x IEEE 1394a
2 x LAN(RJ45) port
8 x USB 2.0/1.1
10 -Channel Audio I/O
1 x PS/2 Keyboard port (Purple)
1 x PS/2 mouse port (Green)
1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Output
1 x Optical S/PDIF Output
1 x Clear CMOS switch
Internal I/O
2 x USB connectors support additional 4 USB ports
1 x IDE connector
1 x TPM connector
1 x IEEE 1394a connector
1 x CPU Fan connector
1 x Power Fan connector
1 x COM connector
6 x SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (blue)
2 x SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors (gray)
2 x Chassis Fan connector (1x4-pin, 1x3-pin)
Front panel audio connector
1 x S/PDIF Out Header
1 x CD audio in
1 x 24-pin ATX Power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector
System Panel(Q-Connector)
1 x TURBO_CON header (for TurboV Remote)
1 x MemOK! button
1 x Power on switch
1 x Reset switch
Power Management
Supports ACPI specification and OS Directed Power Management
Supports ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function
Wake-On-Events include:
- Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
- Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse
- Wake-On-LAN
- Wake-On-Ring
- RTC timer to power-on the system
System power management supported
Microsoft/Intel APM 1.2 compliant
Soft Power supported - ACPI v3.0b specification
AC power failure recovery
PCB
ATX form factor
12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )