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Intel® 7 Series Chipsets

Intel® X79 Express Chipset

Essentials

Product Collection
Code Name
Vertical Segment
Desktop
Marketing Status
Discontinued
Launch Date
Q4'11
Lithography
65 nm
TDP
7.8 W

Supplemental Information

Embedded Options Available
No

GPU Specifications

Integrated Graphics
No
Graphics Output
Discrete Support Only
Intel® Clear Video Technology
No
Macrovision* License Required
N/A

Expansion Options

PCI Support
Yes
PCI Express Revision
2.0
PCI Express Configurations
8x1, 4x1 & 1x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
8

I/O Specifications

# of USB Ports
14
USB Revision
2.0
USB 2.0
14
Total # of SATA Ports
6
Max # of SATA 6.0 Gb/s Ports
2
Integrated LAN
Yes
Integrated IDE
N/A

Package Specifications

Max CPU Configuration
1
TCASE
92.7 C
Package Size
27mm x 27mm

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Yes
Intel® ME Firmware Version
N/A
Intel® Remote PC Assist Technology
No
Intel® Quick Resume Technology
No
Intel® Quiet System Technology
No
Intel® HD Audio Technology
Yes
Intel® AC97 Technology
No
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology
No
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology
Yes
Intel® I/O Acceleration Technology
No

Security & Reliability

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology
No
Anti-Theft Technology
No
Product and performance information

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Refer to Datasheet for formal definitions of product properties and features.

This feature may not be available on all computing systems. Please check with the system vendor to determine if your system delivers this feature, or reference the system specifications (motherboard, processor, chipset, power supply, HDD, graphics controller, memory, BIOS, drivers, virtual machine monitor-VMM, platform software, and/or operating system) for feature compatibility. Functionality, performance, and other benefits of this feature may vary depending on system configuration.

“Announced” SKUs are not yet available. Please refer to the Launch Date for market availability.

System and Maximum TDP is based on worst case scenarios. Actual TDP may be lower if not all I/Os for chipsets are used.