The P45 Express (codenamed Eaglelake) is a mainstream desktop computer chipset from Intel released in Q2 2008. The first mainboards featuring the P45 chipset were shown at CeBIT 2008.[4][5][6][7]
| Codename(s) | Eaglelake |
|---|---|
| CPU supported | Core 2 (Quad, Duo, Extreme) Dual-Core Pentium Celeron (Core architecture) |
| Socket supported | LGA 775 |
| Fabrication process | 65 nm[1] |
| TDP | 22 W[2] |
| Southbridge(s) | ICH10 |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Release date(s) | June 5, 2008[3] |
| Predecessor | P35 (Bearlake) |
| Successor | P55 Express (for Core i5 CPUs) |
The P45 Express chipset supports Intel's LGA 775 socket and Core 2 Duo and Quad processors. It is a 65 nm chipset, compared to the earlier generation chipsets (P35, X38, X48) which were 90 nm.[8]
Features
- 1333/1066/800 MT/s front-side bus (FSB), most motherboard manufacturers claim support up to 1600 MT/s.
- PCI Express 2.0, 1 ×16 or 2 ×8 in CrossFire configuration.
- Dual-channel DDR2 memory
- up to 16 GiB addressable memory; officially up to 800 MHz, most motherboard manufacturers claim support up to 1200 MHz
- Dual-channel DDR3 memory
- up to 8 GiB addressable memory; officially up 1066 MHz, most motherboard manufacturers claim support up to 1333 MHz
- ICH10 / ICH10R southbridge
- Supports 45 nm processors