Product Description
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1.6
Intel
®
P43 Express Chipset
The Intel P43 Express chipset consists of the following devices:
•
Intel
82P43
Memory Controller Hub (MCH) with Direct Media Interface (DMI)
interconnect
•
Intel
82801JIB
I/O Controller Hub (ICH10)
The MCH component provides interfaces to the CPU, memory, PCI Express, and the
DMI interconnect. The ICH10 is a centralized controller for the board’s I/O paths.
The chipset supports the following features:
•
USB
•
Serial ATA
•
Parallel IDE
For information about
Refer to
The Intel P43 Express chipset
http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/chipsets/index.htm
Resources used by the chipset
Chapter 2
1.6.1
PCI Express x16 Graphics
The MCH also supports add in discrete graphics card via the PCI Express 2.0 graphics
connector.
•
PCI Express 2.0 x16:
⎯
Supports PCI Express GEN1 frequency of 1.25 GHz resulting in 2.5 Gb/s each
direction (500 MB/s total). Maximum theoretical bandwidth on interface of
4 GB/s in each direction simultaneously, for an aggregate of 8 GB/s when
operating in x16 mode.
⎯
Supports PCI Express GEN2 frequency of 2.5 GHz resulting in 5.0 Gb/s each
direction (1000 MB/s total). Maximum theoretical bandwidth on interface of
8 GB/s in each direction simultaneously, for an aggregate of 16 GB/s when
operating in x16 mode.
For information about
Refer to
PCI Express technology
http://www.pcisig.com
