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Intel® 700 Series Chipset Brief

Embedded on the motherboard, chipsets control the interaction between a CPU and every other peripheral system on the motherboard, including RAM, storage, and I/O components. They are a crucial part of your PC, defining not only the connectivity that your PC can support, but also what CPU features you have access to.

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The Intel® Z790 Chipset with Unlocked 13th Gen Intel® Core™ Desktop Processors

Z790 Chipset: Delivering a Supercharged Experience for Enthusiasts

The 13th Gen Intel® Core™ desktop processors, when paired with the Z790 chipset, deliver the breakthrough performance and features that gamers, creators, and professionals need to work at their best. Optimized for overclocking1 and precision tuning when paired with an unlocked processor, the Z790 chipset empowers you with the control and confidence to choose the best performance and thermal characteristics for the task at hand. Harness the processing power, responsiveness, and connectivity of up to 38 high-speed I/O lanes—including 20 PCIe 4.0 lanes, 8 PCIe 3.0 lanes, and 5 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20G) ports—as well as Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E (Gig+) to take your gaming, content creation, and productivity to the next level.

The Intel® H770 and B760 Chipsets with Unlocked 13th Gen Intel® Core™ Desktop Processors

Pick the Modern Performance You Need

Intel’s comprehensive chipset portfolio also includes the Intel® H770 and B760 chipsets that, when paired with Intel’s 13th Gen Intel® Core desktop processors deliver dynamic capabilities and accelerated connectivity. Both chipsets support memory overclocking1 but offer distinct I/O and PCIe processor configurations. The H770 chipset accelerates multi-tasking with greater data throughput capabilities of up to 16 PCIe 4.0 lanes, 8 PCIe 3.0 lanes, bifurcation of the CPU PCIe lanes, and support for SATA and PCIe RAID. The B760 brings up to 10 PCIe 4.0 lanes and 4 PCIe 3.0 lanes for the speed and performance to power modern work needs. Choose the features you need to get the most from your everyday gaming, creating, and productivity.

DDR5: Up to 5600 MT/s2

FEATURE BENEFIT
Support for 12th and 13th Gen Intel® Core™ desktop processors Cross-generation compatibility with additional PCIe lanes and USB ports.
Volume Management Device (Intel® VMD)3 User-friendly way to manage your storage devices that allows direct control and management of NVMe SSDs from the PCIe bus without additional hardware adaptors.
Memory Overclocking1 Support

Enables memory overclocking so that new and experienced users can get more from their unlocked processors.
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology 19.x or later

With additional SSDs and hard drives added, helps provide quick access to digital photo, video, and data files, and data protection against a hard disk drive failure with RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10.
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E Support Integrated Intel® Wi-Fi 6E (Gig+) through CNVi and Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E (Gig+) so that you can enjoy uninterrupted, best-in-class wired and wireless connectivity at Gigabit Wi-Fi speeds.4
Intel® Smart Sound Technology Integrated digital signal processor (DSP) for audio offload and audio/voice features.
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2

Integrated USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support provides data transfer performance with a design data rate of up to 20 Gb/s.
USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 Integrated USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 support provides data transfer performance with a design data rate of up to 10 Gb/s.
USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 Integrated USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 support provides data transfer performance with a design data rate of up to 5 Gb/s.
Serial ATA (SATA) 6 Gb/s High-speed storage interface that supports up to 6 Gb/s transfer rates for optimal data access.

Intel® Platform Trust Technology

 Integrated chipset hardware and firmware solution that delivers a trusted element of the platform execution to provide enhanced security against viruses and malicious SW attacks.
PCI Express 4.0 Interface Up to 20 PCI Express 4.0 lanes of 16 GT/s for fast access to peripheral devices and networking.
PCI Express 3.0 Interface Up to 8 PCI Express 3.0 lanes of 8 GT/s for fast access to peripheral devices and networking.
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Intel® Z790 Chipset Features at a Glance

 

Intel® Z790 Series Chipset3

 Intel® H770 Series Chipset3 Intel® B760 Series Chipset3
Chipset PCIe Express5 3.0 Lanes6 Up to 8 Up to 8 Up to 4
Chipset PCIe Express5 4.0 Lanes6 Up to 20 Up to 16 Up to 10
Processor PCIe Lane Configuration Support 1x16+1x4 or 2x8+1x4 1x16+1x4 or 2x8+1x4 1x16+1x4
DMI

x8 Gen4

 X8 Gen4 X4 Gen4
SATA 3.0 (6 Gb/s) Ports3 Up to 8 Up to 8 4
USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 (5G) Ports 10 8 6
USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 (10G) Ports 10 4 4
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20G) Ports7 5 2 2
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Notices and Disclaimers

Performance varies by use, configuration and other factors. Learn more at www.Intel.com/PerformanceIndex.

Performance results are based on testing as of dates shown in configurations and may not reflect all publicly available updates. See backup for configuration details. No product or component can be absolutely secure.

Results have been estimated or simulated.​

Altering clock frequency or voltage may void any product warranties and reduce stability, security, performance, and life of the processor and other components. Check with system and component manufacturers for details​.

Product and Performance Information

1

Overclocking Disclaimer: Unlocked features are present with select chipsets and processor combinations. Altering clock frequency or voltage may void any product warranties and reduce stability, security, performance, and life of the processor and other components. Check with system and component manufacturers for details.

2

Maximum memory speeds are associated with 1 DIMM per Channel (1DPC) configurations. Up to DDR5-5600 MT/s 1DPC UDIMM 1Rx8, 1Rx16 and DDR5-5200 1Rx8, 1Rx16, 2Rx8.

3

Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Check motherboard vendor for 13th gen compatible BIOS.

4

‘Best in Class wired and wireless connectivity with Wi-Fi 6’: Intel® Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+) products support optional 160 MHz channels, enabling the fastest possible theoretical maximum speeds (2402 Mbps) for typical 2x2 802.12ax PC Wi-Fi products. Premium Intel® Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+) products enable 2-4X faster maximum theoretical speeds compared standard 2x2 (1201 Mbps) or 1x1 (600 Mbps) 802.12ax PC Wi-Fi products, which only support the mandatory requirement of 80 MHz channels. Gigabit Wi-Fi Requirements: To achieve speed of over 1 Gbps requires Gig internet service, router/gateway with either Wi-Fi 6 or 12ac with 160 MHz channel support, and PC with Intel® Wireless 9260/9560 or Intel® Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+) AX200/AX201.

5

Support requires Intel® RST19.x or later drivers.

6

Maximum lanes/ports available may vary depending on platform implementation.

7

Requires 2 physical HSIO USB lanes.