Intel X299
Intel chipset
Intel X299, codenamed "Basin Falls", is a Platform Controller Hub (PCH) designed and manufactured by Intel, targeted at the high-end desktop (HEDT) or enthusiast segment of the Intel product lineup. The X299 chipset supports the Intel Core X-series processors, which are codenamed Skylake-X, Kaby Lake-X and Cascade Lake-X. All supported processors use the LGA 2066 socket. The X299 chipset was released in June 2017, with the Intel Core i9-7900X.
01Features
The X299 chipset uses the new Direct Media Interface (DMI) 3.0. 24 PCI Express 3.0 lanes are provided by the chipset, a sizable increase from the X99 chipset's 8 PCI-e 2.0 lanes.
Many features from the X99 chipset are carried over to the X299 chipset.
These include:
- M.2
- USB 3.0 and 2.0 support
- Flexible I/O
- VT-d support
- SATA Express
- Overclocking
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