Intel X299

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 and Kaby 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
Miscellaneous
Release date(s)June 2017
PredecessorIntel X99

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 big step 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

However, there is a reduction in the number of SATA ports available, from 10 on X99 to 8 on X299.

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