Demonstrating an impressive line-based motherboards are not chipset P55 announced at a press conference in London, the company ASUS has confirmed that all of these motherboards will support SATA 6Gbit / s using additional optional maps. The fee increase, as shown in the photo, has a chip PLX8613, which allows providing enough bandwidth for two SATA-ports of the third generation. The problem is that this will be an additional option, and ASUS is not ready yet to reveal pricing.

Users who wish to buy Asus motherboard with built-in support for SATA 6Gbit / s will not be disappointed: the manufacturer confirmed that the expansion of PEX PLX8613 chip will be embedded in upcoming board P7P55D Premium, ensuring that there are two SATA connectors 6Gbit / s, as well as six standard SATA ports 3Gb / s. Why the manufacturer does not put inside the chip in all the boards on the chipset P55? Well, according to him, the production of these models are relatively expensive, in addition, now SATA drives 6Gbit / s virtually non-existent on the market, making these slots only to enthusiasts.

Clearly, support for SATA 3 GB / s means an increase in productivity. When testing the system with a motherboard ASUS P7P55D Premium and hard disk Seagate ST3500410AS has shown in HD Tach Burst Speed result 281.5Mb / s, whereas for SATA 3 GB / s very good result is 185.9Mb / s.