H55DE3 | Asrock HP55DE3 Motherboard

1. Supports Intel  Core i7 / i5 / i3 and Pentium  G6950 Processors in LGA1156 Package
2. Solid Capacitor for CPU power
3. 4 + 1 Power Phase Design
4. Supports Intel  Turbo Boost Technology
5. Intel  H55 Chipset
6. Supports Dual Channel DDR3 2600+(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory, 4 x DIMM slots, Max. capacity up to 16GB

• Intel  HD Graphics, Pixel Shader 4.0, DirectX 10, Max. shared memory 1760MB
• Supports ATI CrossFireX, Quad CrossFireX
• 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (at x16 mode), 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (at x4 mode, 2.5GT/s)
• Multi VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI
• Supports HDCP function with DVI and HDMI ports
• Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback
• 4 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions
• 2 x Powered eSATAII/USB Connectors
• PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
• 1 x TPM header
• Supports ASRock Instant Boot, Instant Flash, OC DNA, Good Night LED, Multi-Speed Fan Control
• Supports ASRock OC Tuner, Intelligent Energy Saver, Turbo 50
• EuP Ready
• 7.1 CH HD Audio (VIA  VT1718S Audio Codec with QSound function)
• Premium Blu-ray audio support
• Supports HDMI Audio with Dolby True HD and DTS HD Master Audio
• Compatible with Windows  7
• Free Bundle : CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial; Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB - Trial
• I/O Panel: 1 x VGA/D-Sub Port, 1 x VGA/DVI-D Port, 1 x HDMI Port, 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port, 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports, 2 x Powered eSATAII/USB Connectors, 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED

Features

EuP Reday

EuP, stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by European Union to define the power consumption for the completed system. According to EuP, the total AC power of the completed system shall be under 1.00W in off mode condition. To meet EuP standard, the EuP ready motherboard and the EuP ready power supply are required. (The EuP ready power supply must meet the standard of 5v standby power efficiency is higher than 50% under 100 mA current consumption.).

ATI CrossFireX Technology

CrossFireX is a brand name for ATI Technologies multi-GPU solution. The technology allows a pair of graphics cards to be used in a single computer to improve graphics performance.

LGA 1156

Supporting the new generation of Intel  Core i7 / Core i5 / Core i3 and Pentium G6950 processor in LGA1156 package.

The new Core i5 and i3 processors integrate Intel  HD graphics technology and memory controller which supports dual channel DDR3 memory. Plus, ASRock motherboards combined with the Intel  Core i7 / Core i5 / Core i3 processors supporting Intel  Turbo Boost and Hyper-Threading Technology that could bring you the ultimate performance with the optimized power efficiency.

OC DNA

OC DNA, its an exclusive utility developed by ASRocks outstanding RD team, provides a convenient way for user to share the OC settings with others. It helps you to save your overclocking settings under the operating system and simplifies the complicated recording process of overclocking settings. With OC DNA, you can save your OC settings as a profile and send the profile to your friends! Your friends then can load the OC profile to their own system to get the same OC settings as yours!

Power eSATAII/USB connector

The powered eSATAII/USB connector can not only support USB device, but also eSATAII devices without additional power source. It is compatible with both eSATAII and USB interfaces.

DDR3 2600+

Delivering the worlds fastest DDR3 memory support up to 2600+ MH/z. ASRock motherboards allow users to enjoy the better computing experience and reach a higher overclocking performance.

QSound 

QSound turns 2-channels speaker or headphone into a more enjoyable listening experience with surround and bass audio.

ASRock Software Suite

ASRock software suite is designed with the customer-oriented concept, delivers the best possible experience for todays most demanding users. The Sound Blaster X-Fi MB solution ensures you the premium audio quality, effects and features for PC systems equipped with onboard audio. For instance, the X-Fi CMSS-3D technology expands your stereo audio into surround sound via multi-channel speaker, stereo speaker or even headphone; the X-Fi Crystalizer technology restores the compressed sound source and can even let you hear every detail in riveting surround sound. Combined with the Creative user-friendly software and the ASRock high performance motherboard, you will be assured to enjoy a rich variety of programming and be entertained by a better way.

Turbo 50

Simply click the Turbo 50 button in BIOS, the system performance will boost up to 50% increase by automatically overclocking CPU, Memory, GPU frequency and all related voltage settings!

OS	Windows  7 Ultimate RTM
Model	H55M Pro
Chipset	Intel  H55
BIOS	P1.20
CPU	Core i3 530 2.93 GHz
RAM	Kingston DDR3-1600 2GB*2
VGA	Intel  HD Graphics
HDD	Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB

Turbo 50 Performance Test Result

H55M Pro / Core i3 530	CPU Frequency	GPU frequency	3DMARK 06	PCMARK Vantage	Super PI
Turbo 50 Off	2.93GHz	733MHz	1767	4661	14.485
Turbo 50 On	4GHz	867MHz	2665	5453	10.641
Percentage Increase	36.66%	18.28%	50.82%	16.99%	26.54%