MSI X99 Motherboard Prototype Also Shown Off at Computex 2022 - Equipped With Military Class IV Components and M.2 Interface

In improver to EVGA, MSI has also shown off their upcoming X99 motherboard prototype which makes use of the latest HEDT Express chipset.The Haswell-Eastward platform which launches in September 2022 volition feature the high-performance Core i7-5960X CPU featuring 8 Cores, 16 threads and a $999 US toll tag. MSI X99 Motherboard

MSI X99 Motherboard Prototype Shown Off At Computex 2022

The MSI X99 motherboard is still an early prototype hence no name is mentioned merely judging from the specs, I think that we might be looking at the next generation X99-GD65 motherboard since the design scheme is alot similar. The motherboard comes with the bluish and black color scheme which is the traditional colour scheme that MSI uses on their legacy motherboards.

From a technical perspective, the EVGA X99 motherboard features the LGA 2022-3 socket which is massive in size and supports Intel's upcoming Haswell-Due east processors which include the Cadre i7-5960X, Core i7-5930K and Core i7-5820K. The motherboard is powered by an eight-Pin CPU ability connector which provides juice to the socket while the 24-Pin ATX connector powers the remainder of the board. The motherboard features a 16 Phase VRM design that offers Super Ferrite Chokes and Solid land capacitors that are part of the Military Grade Iv components. The X99 PCH sits below a smaller heatsink though this is just an early sample and the final heatsink would exist much bigger and will look amend.

The MSI X99 motherboard prototype has a blackness colored PCB and retains the bluish and black colour scheme which like I mentioned, is function of MSI's legacy lineup. 8 DDR4 DIMM slots are located on the board, four on each side of the socket which tin can support Quad Aqueduct 64 GB DDR4 memory with speeds of 2666 MHz (O.C+) similar the one we saw yesterday from memory makers Crucial and Corsair which are impressive from their design scheme There are some arrows and logos for future addons such as V-Check Points and OC switches just are non nonetheless included.

Expansion slots include four PCI-e 3.0 x16 and a two PCI-eastward iii.0 x4 slots, these are powered by the 40 PCI-east lanes from the processor itself. At that place's no cheesy audio scheme on the motherboard only nosotros can hope that this being a epitome didn't include one yet. Right next to the PCH heatsink and a diverseness of ports, the eight SATA six GB/s ports forth with a few fan headers and a USB 3.0 header. The I/O scheme includes a vairety of USB two.0/3.0 ports (12 USB 3.0 / 6 USB 2.0), Intel 1218-V Gigabit LAN and an sound jack, the majority of the I/O connectors and ports have been left out due to the board being in image phase. Interesting thing is that the motherboard features M.2 SSD slot to support Intel's NGFF form gene SSDs at 10 GB/s speeds.

MSI didn't reveal the launch date or pricing on the lath but we can expect information technology to be similar to a operation oriented X79 motherboard around the $299 – $399 US range. Yous can find the list of specifications for Haswell-Due east processors below:

Intel Haswell-E Processors lineup Specifications:

Model	Intel Core i7-5960X	Intel Core i7-5930K	Intel Core i7-5820K	Intel Cadre i7-4960X
Platform	Haswell-Due east	Haswell-E	Haswell-East	Ivy Bridge-E
Process	22nm	22nm	22nm	22nm
Cores/Threads	eight/16	half dozen/12	6/12	half-dozen/12
Cache	20 MB L3	15 MB L3	xv MB L3	xv MB L3
Core Clock	3.0/3.three GHz	3.five/3.9-iv.0 GHz	three.three/3.half-dozen-3.8 GHz	three.6/4.0 GHz
Socket	LGA 2022-3	LGA 2022-three	LGA 2022-three	LGA 2022
TDP	140W	140W	140W	130W
Memory	DDR4-2133 MHz	DDR4-2133 MHz	DDR4-2133 MHz	DDR3-1600 MHz
Chipset	X99	X99	X99	X79