Asus P5Q Deluxe - P45 Chipset with DDR2

Name: Asus P5Q Deluxe - P45 Chipset with DDR2 - Page 8
Brand: Asus

by Marco Chiappetta — Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 05:00 PM EDT

Before we bring this article to a close, we'd like to cover a few final data points. Throughout all of our benchmarking and testing, we monitored how much power our test systems were consuming using a power meter. Our goal was to give you all an idea as to how much power each configuration used while idling and under a heavy workload. Please keep in mind that we were testing total system power consumption at the outlet here, not just the power being drawn by the motherboards alone.

Total System Power Consumption

Tested at the Outlet

With a new northbridge manufactured using a more advanced 65nm process and an updated southbridge stripped of some legacy features, we expected the P45 chipset to require less power than the X48. And we were right. While idling, the P45-based P5 Deluxe consumed 11 - 13 fewer watts than the X48 boards. And under load that delta increased to 12 - 15 watts. Considering its relatively low power consumption and the low operating temperatures we witnessed, we'd say the P45 is going to be well suited to quiet / silent computing applications.

Tags: Asus, P45, DDR, DDR2, Chipset, Chip, P5Q, chips, P4, IPS, UX, IP

Marco Chiappetta

Marco's interest in computing and technology dates all the way back to his early childhood. Even before being exposed to the Commodore P.E.T. and later the Commodore 64 in the early ‘80s, he was interested in electricity and electronics, and he still has the modded AFX cars and shop-worn soldering irons to prove it. Once he got his hands on his own Commodore 64, however, computing became Marco's passion. Throughout his academic and professional lives, Marco has worked with virtually every major platform from the TRS-80 and Amiga, to today's high end, multi-core servers. Over the years, he has worked in many fields related to technology and computing, including system design, assembly and sales, professional quality assurance testing, and technical writing. In addition to being the Managing Editor here at HotHardware for close to 15 years, Marco is also a freelance writer whose work has been published in a number of PC and technology related print publications and he is a regular fixture on HotHardware’s own Two and a Half Geeks webcast. - Contact: marco(at)hothardware(dot)com