ASUS P5Q3 Deluxe is based on the upcoming Intel P45 chipset. You may have seen a number of previews around the web, but what they all have in common is that the boards have been dead. Today we have one of the first functional P45 motherboards in the world. We took it into the lab and ran some tests to see how it stands up to the predecessors, and what makes it worthy of the Deluxe suffix. Beside the raw benchmarks, we’ve also done some quick overclocking tests and take a peek at ASUS’ new Memory OC Charge technology.
“In this review, we will take a closer look at ASUS P5Q3 Deluxe, which is based on Intel’s P45 chipset. The difference in performance between the P35 and its precursor P965 was minimal; the question is whether the P45 has any additional performance advantages. An important difference between P35 and P45 is that the latter is made using the 65nm manufacturing process, while the former was made with the 90nm process.”
