Gigabyte Unveils Stunning New X299X Motherboards For Intel’s 10th Gen X-Series CPUs – X299X AORUS XTREME Waterforce Flagship-February 2024-www.yitit.com

Gigabyte has launched three new X299X series motherboards that are designed from the ground up to feature support for Intel's 10th Generation Core-X processors. The new motherboards have finally arrived after being introduced back at Computex 2019, featuring interesting new designs & features for high-end desktop users.

Gigabyte X299X Motherboards Launched For Intel's 10th Gen X-Series CPUs - X299X AORUS Master & X299X AORUS Xtreme Waterforce Take The Spotlight

The three new motherboards from Gigabyte include the X299 AORUS Xtreme Waterforce, X299X AORUS Master and X299X Designare 10G. All three motherboards support Intel's X-series CPUs which include the 7th Gen (Core i9-7000), 9th Gen (Core i9-9000) and the upcoming 10th Gen (Core i9-10000) line of processors. Some of the main highlights of these motherboards include up to 16 VRM phases, support for up to 256 GB memory capacity and WiFi-6 support along with models that have 10G Ethernet LAN featured too.

Intel HEDT Processor Families:

Intel HEDT Family	Sapphire Rapids-X? (Sapphire Rapids Expert)	Alder Lake-X? (Sapphire Rapids Mainstream)	Cascade Lake-X	Skylake-X	Skylake-X	Skylake-X	Broadwell-E	Haswell-E	Ivy Bridge-E	Sandy Bridge-E	Gulftown
Process Node	10nm ESF	10nm ESF	14nm++	14nm+	14nm+	14nm+	14nm	22nm	22nm	32nm	32nm
Flagship SKU	TBA	TBA	Core i9-10980XE	Xeon W-3175X	Core i9-9980XE	Core i9-7980XE	Core i7-6950X	Core i7-5960X	Core i7-4960X	Core i7-3960X	Core i7-980X
Max Cores/Threads	56/112?	24/48	18/36	28/56	18/36	18/36	10/20	8/16	6/12	6/12	6/12
Clock Speeds	~4.5 GHz	~5.0 GHz	3.00 / 4.80 GHz	3.10/4.30 GHz	3.00/4.50 GHz	2.60/4.20 GHz	3.00/3.50 GHz	3.00/3.50 GHz	3.60/4.00 GHz	3.30/3.90 GHz	3.33/3,60 GHz
Max Cache	105 MB L3	45 MB L3	24.75 MB L3	38.5 MB L3	24.75 MB L3	24.75 MB L3	25 MB L3	20 MB L3	15 MB L3	15 MB L3	12 MB L3
Max PCI-Express Lanes (CPU)	112 Gen 5	65 Gen 5	44 Gen3	44 Gen3	44 Gen3	44 Gen3	40 Gen3	40 Gen3	40 Gen3	40 Gen2	32 Gen2
Chipset Compatiblity	W790?	W790?	X299	C612E	X299	X299	X99 Chipset	X99 Chipset	X79 Chipset	X79 Chipset	X58 Chipset
Socket Compatiblity	LGA 4677?	LGA 4677?	LGA 2066	LGA 3647	LGA 2066	LGA 2066	LGA 2011-3	LGA 2011-3	LGA 2011	LGA 2011	LGA 1366
Memory Compatiblity	DDR5-4800?	DDR5-5200?	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2800	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2133	DDR3-1866	DDR3-1600	DDR3-1066
Max TDP	~500W	~400W	165W	255W	165W	165W	140W	140W	130W	130W	130W
Launch	Q4 2022?	Q4 2022?	Q4 2019	Q4 2018	Q4 2018	Q3 2017	Q2 2016	Q3 2014	Q3 2013	Q4 2011	Q1 2010
Launch Price	TBA	TBA	$979 US	~$4000 US	$1979 US	$1999 US	$1700 US	$1059 US	$999 US	$999 US	$999 US