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The Next Gen. P55 Motherboards (SATA 6Gbit/s and USB 3.0)

By Vincent Chang - 22 Nov 2009

Temperature & Power Consumption

Temperature

Given the pedigree of the ASUS and Gigabyte boards, we weren't too concerned about their heat output and we were proven right. Although we have seen lower temperatures before, these two boards were close enough to show that everything was fine with their thermal quenching solutions.

Power Consumption

Power consumption was another area where these two boards performed like the top tier boards that they belong to. The ASUS had slightly higher idle power draw than its competitors but it was not significant and its peak power draw was similar to the best performers. The Gigabyte P55A-UD6 meanwhile had one of the lower idle power draws, though it did pull in slightly above average power at peak. Overall, both boards are doing fine, considering that they have extra components that may draw more power.

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