Intel Skylake-X And Kaby Lake-X LGA 2066 Socket Processors Launching In 2H 2017
This isn't the first we've heard of Skylake-X and Kaby Lake-X, which are aimed at enthusiasts but no longer bearing the "E" extension. What's new and interesting about these high-end parts is even though they're based on different architectures, they may end up being supported by the same platform, a new one codenamed Basin Falls-X.
Basin Falls-X will feature Intel's forthcoming Socket R4 (LGA 2066). The higher pin count compared to LGA 2011 means that all current processors get left behind—you won't be plopping your 10-core Broadwell-E processor into a motherboard based on Basin Falls-X. Interestingly, Basin Falls-X will feature quad-channel memory support for Skylake-X and dual-channel memory support for Kaby Lake-X processors.
This isn't the first we've heard of Skylake-X and Kaby Lake-X, which are aimed at enthusiasts but no longer bearing the "E" extension. What's new and interesting about these high-end parts is even though they're based on different architectures, they may end up being supported by the same platform, a new one codenamed Basin Falls-X.
Basin Falls-X will feature Intel's forthcoming Socket R4 (LGA 2066). The higher pin count compared to LGA 2011 means that all current processors get left behind—you won't be plopping your 10-core Broadwell-E processor into a motherboard based on Basin Falls-X. Interestingly, Basin Falls-X will feature quad-channel memory support for Skylake-X and dual-channel memory support for Kaby Lake-X processors.
