MSI P55 GD80 compatible with Intel COre i7 Extreme 965

Question

hye there, i just wanted to know is the new p55 GD80 fits with intel core i7 extreme 965??..
as far as i concern, p55 mobo compatible with any i5 or i7 board, is that true.?

Answer 1

The p55 stands for the chipset , so it's a p55 chipset and no x58 chipset ,.
The p55 is only compatible with cori i5 and core i7 starting with 8... ( 860 , 870) it support only dual channel memory and not triple like the core i7 9... (920 , 940 , 950 965 ,975).
The core i5 and core i7 860 ,870 has the pci-e controller integrated so you have only 1x16 or 2x 8x8  or 1x8 and 2x4 for triple sli in sli or crossfire. The core i7 9.... with x58 chipset have 2x 16 pci-e or 1x16 and 2x8 for triple sli , so for highend multi gpu's the x58 has a advantage and it has triple channel memory , but it is a small advantage.
See here the socket  it support and if it has hyper-treathing or not.
The core i5 750 has no hyper-treathing the core i 7 does, no matter what socket ( 1156 or 1366)
Model         LGA socket    Core/Thread    Clock    Turbo boost    L3 cache    TDP    Price
45nm
Bloomfield    
Core i7 975    1366     4/8                       3.33       3.60                  8    130    999
Core i7 950    1366            4/8                      3.06       3.46                  8    130    562
Core i7 920    1366            4/8                      2.66       2.93                  8    130    284
45nm
Lynnfield    
Core i7 870    1156            4/8                      2.93       3.60                  8    95    562
Core i7 860    1156            4/8                      2.80       3.46                  8    95    284
Core i 870s            1156            4/8                      2.80       3.46                  8    82    337
Core i5 750    1156            4/4                      2.66       3.20                  8    95    196
Core i5 750s    1156            4/4                      2.66       3.20                  8    82    259
32nm
Clarkdale    
Core i5 670    1156            2/4                      3.46       3.73                  4    73    284
Core i5 661    1156            2/4                      3.33       3.60                  4    73    196
Core i5 660    1156            2/4                      3.33       3.60                  4    73    196
Core i5 650    1156            2/4                      3.20       3.40                  4    73    176
Core i5 540    1156            2/4                      3.06       none                  4    73    143
Core i5 530    1156            2/4                      2.93       none                  4    73    123
Pentium G9650    1156            2/2                      2.80       none                  4    73    8.
Base line if you want a core i7 Bloomfield =920 ,940 , 950 , 975 or 965 you need a x58 chipset based motherboard.= socket 1366 = triple channel memory DDR3
core i5 Lynnfield (4cores)750 /750s= p55 chipset = NO hyper-treathing=socket 1156=dual channel memory DDR3
Core i7 Lynnfield (4 cores) 860 , 870 = p55 chipset = Hyper-treathing = socket 1156.=dual channel memory DDR3
Core i5 clarkdale (2cores)= p55 chipset =  Hyper-treathing = socket 1156.=dual channel memory DDR3
All have turbo mode except the Core i5 540,  Core i5 530 , Pentium G9650.
Hope this will help.