Intel X299

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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.

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| Codename = Basin Falls

| CPU = {{ubl|Intel Core (Skylake-X)|Intel Core (Kaby Lake-X)|Intel Core (Cascade Lake-X)}}

| Socket = LGA 2066

| Process = 22 nm

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| Date = June 2017

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| Predecessor = Intel X99

| Successor = Intel C621A

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Features

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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