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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See also
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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