Intel P45 Drivers For Mac

Our testing methods We're focusing on the P45 Express' performance today, so we've busted the chipset out in DDR2 and DDR3 configurations. The Asus P5Q3 Deluxe motherboard we a couple of weeks ago will be standing in to fill out the DDR3 side of the equation.

1. Intel Driver Download

To see how Intel's latest mid-range chipset fares against its predecessor, we've included DDR2 and DDR3 flavors of the P35 Express. We also have a couple of X48 setups, an X38, and Nvidia's nForce 780i and 790i SLI Ultra chipsets to fill out the pack. While application tests were run on each board, we've consolidated our south bridge peripheral testing to only include one example of each chipset.

In cases where we have DDR2 and DDR3 versions of a chipset, we've used the results from the DDR3 config. All tests were run three times, and their results were averaged.

Intel Driver Download

The downloads from the Intel site, in addition to being difficult to locate, have incorrect instructions for extracting them without installing them in the ReadMe file. Attached is the extracted files downloaded from Intel and packaged in a simple.ZIP format. They may be added to the Ghost Boot Wizard according to these directions: How to add drivers to DeployAnywhere or WinPE.

Applies To Affected machines include, late model machines with updated Intel ICH9 or ICH10 SATA / AHCI hard drive controllers.