Legit Storage Reviews

SuperSpeed USB 3.0 on the ASUS P7P55D-E Premium

Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: P7P55D-E Premium
Date: Fri, Dec 04, 2009 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Nathan Kirsch -
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Test System

Before we look at the numbers, here is a brief glance at the test system that was used. All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit. All benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running. The Intel Core i7 test system was run in dual-channel memory mode at 1333MHz with 8-8-8-24 memory timings. The ASUS P7P55D-E Premium motherboard was run with BIOS 0501.

A Corsair P64 SSD was the 'boot drive' for the test system and a Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 3.5" hard drive was used in the external drive housing that could be moved between the two USB headers that would be tested. For USB 3.0 performance testing we used the top blue USB header on the boards back panel and then for USB 2.0 performance we used the top black USB 2.0 header. The same cable was used for testing both interfaces.

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Intel LGA 1366 Test Platform

Component

Brand/Model

Live Pricing

Processor

Core i7 870

Motherboard

ASUS P7P55D-E Premium

Memory

4GB Kingston HyperX

Video Card

2x ATI Radeon HD 5870

Hard Drive

Corsair P64 SSD (boot)

Cooling

Thermalright MUX

Power Supply

CoolerMaster UPC 1100W

Operating System

Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit


Let's take a look at the benchmarks and see what USB 3.0 has to offer!

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Review Index
Page 1 - USB 3.0 Performance
Page 2 - Test System
Page 3 - HD Tach v3.0.4.0
Page 4 - HD Tune v3.50
Page 5 - CrystalDiskMark v2.2n
Page 6 - ATTO Disk Benchmark v2.41
Page 7 - File Transfer Testing
Page 8 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions