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, 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	Intel Core (Skylake-X) Intel Core (Kaby Lake-X) Intel Core (Cascade Lake-X)
Socket supported	LGA 2066
Fabrication process	22 nm
TDP	6 W[1]
Miscellaneous
Release date(s)	June 2017
Predecessor	Intel X99
Successor	Intel C621A

See also

• List of Intel chipsets

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