Intel X299, codenamed "Basin Falls", is a

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(PCH) designed and manufactured by

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, targeted at the high-end desktop (HEDT) or enthusiast segment of the Intel product lineup. The X299 chipset supports the

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X-series

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, which are codenamed

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, Kaby Lake-X and Cascade Lake-X. All supported processors use the

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. The X299 chipset was released in June 2017, with the Intel Core i9-7900X.

Features

The X299 chipset uses the new

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(DMI) 3.0. 24 PCI Express 3.0 lanes are provided by the chipset, a sizable increase from the

X99 Intel X99, List of Intel codenames, codenamed "Wellsburg", is a Platform Controller Hub (PCH) designed and manufactured by Intel, targeted at the Desktop computer, high-end desktop (HEDT) and enthusiast segments of the Intel product lineup. Th ...

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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See also

Features

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