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.

Intel X299
Codename(s)Basin Falls
CPU supported
Socket supportedLGA 2066
Fabrication process22 nm
TDP6 W[1]
Miscellaneous
Release date(s)June 2017
PredecessorIntel X99

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

References

  1. "Product Specifications".
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