Intel to launch X79 Express chipset Overview

A Chinese Web site has posted a slide showing a new Intel chipset that’s designed to work with the company’s forthcoming Sandy Bridge E processors (”E” standing for “enthusiast”). The X79 Express will replace the X58 as the top desktop chipset when the new high-performance CPUs are launched in the fourth quarter of this year.  

Intel X79 Express Chipset (Patsburg-HEDT) Overview

• 10 SATA 6Gbps ports with SAS capability
• 4 SATA 3Gps ports
• PCIe 3.0 x4 uplink for dedicated storage bandwidth
• 8 PCIe 2.0 lanes
• 14 USB 2.0 ports
• Integrated Gigabit Ethernet MAC (Lewisville PHY)
• Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0
  • SAS RAID support (0/1/10)
  • SAS Expander support
  • SATA RAID support (0/1/10/5)
  • Write Journaling
  • Open Source Linux support
• 100MHz BCLK
• Supports processor, memory and chipset overclocking
• Supports Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 3.0 (XTU)
• 8-layer PCB, 2oz copper recommended