Intel Desktop Board DP55WG Mobo

The LGA 1156 socket based, Intel Desktop Board DP55WG is designed for the

Intel Core i7, i5 and i3 processors. It has a great performance with high end

graphics. Extra over-clocking hardware like the post code LED and Back-to-BIOS

switch will help you reach new levels of over-clocking performance on this

board. The DP55WG has six SATA ports that are powered by the P55 chipset. The

board does support Intel Matrix Storage Technology and is Raid 0, 1, 5 and 10

capable. It has one PCI-E x16 slot, that is capable of scaling to dual x8

graphics, one x4 PCI-E slot, two x1 PCI-E slots and two PCI expansion slots. All

this adds up to make Intel DP55WG the latest crave for the high end gamers.

The board's score in the 3DMark 06 was 13283, which is very impressive. In

PCMark 05, the board scored 11158 making it a clear champion for the Office

applications too. In CineBench test, the board's score was good with 1350

CB-CPU, and the test took just 65 sec to complete. Another weapon in from the

Intel's arsenal to prove its point as one of the market leaders.

Bottomline: Stands for its brand value from setup to testing. It's

easy to use and scored very well in all the tests.

* Test Bed: 120GB SATA 7200 RPM hard disk, Intel core i3 processor, 2GB

(1800MHz) Patriot DDR3 RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT graphic card, Windows 7

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