AMD
AMD Northbridge chips
- 780G
- HyperTransport 3.0
- PCI-E 2.0
- Backwards compatibility
- Radeon graphics powering DirectX 10 (built in)
- ATI Hybrid Graphics
- ATI Avivo HD
- low power design
- AMD cool’nquiet 2.0
- Enhanced Digital Display Integration
- Next Gen SB700
- AMD OverDrive
- AMD RAIDXpert
- 790X – Chipset for gamers (may not all be listed, but same as 780G plus noted features below)
- Hypertransport 3.0
- Auto Xpress
- PCI-E 2.0
- GPU-Plex Technology
- ATI CrossfireX Technology
- 880G (may not all be listed, but same as 780G plus noted features below)
- Supports Athlon, Athlon II, Phenom, Phenom II
- AM2+ with DDR2, AM3 with DDR3
- PCI-E 2.0
- 14 USB 2.0
Intel
Intel Northbridge chips
- P43/P45
- Supports Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad with Virtualization Technology and Celeron processor
- 1333/1066/800 MHz system bus
- PCI-E 2.0
- Intel Fast Memory Access
- Dual-Channel DDR2 and DDR3 memory support
- Flex memory technology
- Intel HD Audio
- Intel Matrix storage
- Intel Remote Wake Technology
- SATA and USB port disable
- Intelligent system fan speed control
- P55
- Supports i5 and i7 desktop processors (Lynnfield architecture) LGA 1156
- 6 SATA 3GB/s; eSATA; Port Disable
- 14 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Ports; Dual EHCI; USB Port Disable
- 8 PCI-E x1
- Intel High Definition Audio
- Intel Integrated 10/100/1000MAC
- Intel ME Firmware and BIOS Support
- Intel Extreme Tuning Support
- X58 – basically the same as the P55, but supports different CPU’s
- Supports i7 and i7 Extreme Edition and most notably the Gultown hex-core
- PCI-E 2.0
- Intel HD Audio
- Intel Matrix Storage
Intel announcement on USB 3.0 and SATA 6 Gb/s and where USB3.0 and SATA 6 are headed.
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