Gigabyte TRX40 Series For AMD Ryzen Threadripper & Z490 / X299X Series For Intel 10th Gen Core / X-Series CPUs Leaked

More Gigabyte motherboards have been certified (leaked) at EEC and this time, we get to see not only the new Z490 lineup but also the HEDT X299X and TRX40 series products. The Intel Z490 line leaked a while ago but as expected, there are more models that Gigabyte / AORUS is working on.

Gigabyte Z490 / X299X For 10th Gen Core / Core-X CPUs and TRX40 Motherboards For AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000 CPUs Leak Out

Last week, we mostly got to see the mainstream 400-series motherboards for Intel's 10th Gen CPU lineup codenamed Comet Lake-S. There were a couple of models leaked out with the top-end Z490 boards missing out. Well, don't worry as those high-end variants have now been listed too.

Gigabyte / AORUS Z490 Series Motherboards For Intel 10th Gen Comet Lake-S CPUs

AORUS would be working on the higher-end parts which would include the Z490 AORUS Xtreme and Z490 AORUS Xtreme Waterforce as the flagship products. Following is the complete list of the Z490 line:

• Z490 AORUS XTREME
• Z490 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE
• Z490 DESIGNARE
• Z490I AORUS ULTRA
• Z490 AORUS ULTRA
• Z490 AORUS PRO

While the 10th Gen Core lineup is still a while away from launch, Gigabyte is also working on their HEDT X299X motherboards. The 'X' has been added to differentiate the newer X299 motherboards from the existing series as AORUS already offered a refreshed with the 9th Gen Core-X lineup. The X299 chipset is the same as the current models but the specifications of the motherboards which include certain things like I/O and power delivery have definitely received upgrades on the newer motherboards to offer well-optimized support for Intel's 10th Gen X-series 'Cascade Lake-X' CPUs.

Intel Desktop CPU Generations Comparison:

	Processor Architecture	Processor Process	Processors Cores (Max)	Platform Chipset	Platform Socket	Memory Support	TDPs	Launch
Intel Sandy Bridge	Sandy Bridge	32nm	4/8	6-Series	LGA 1155	DDR3	35-95W	2011
Intel Ivy Bridge	Ivy Bridge	22nm	4/8	7-Series	LGA 1155	DDR3	35-77W	2012
Intel Haswell	Haswell	22nm	4/8	8-Series	LGA 1150	DDR3	35-84W	2013-2014
Intel Broadwell	Broadwell	14nm	4/8	9-Series	LGA 1150	DDR3	65W	2015
Intel Skylake	Skylake	14nm	4/8	100-Series	LGA 1151	DDR4/DDR3L	35-91W	2015
Intel Kaby Lake	Kaby Lake	14nm+	4/8	200-Series	LGA 1151	DDR4/DDR3L	35-91W	2017
Intel Coffee Lake	Coffee Lake	14nm++	6/12	300-Series	LGA 1151	DDR4	35-95W	2017
Intel Coffee Lake Refresh	Coffee Lake	14nm++	8/16	300-Series	LGA 1151	DDR4	35-95W	2018
Intel Comet Lake	Comet Lake	14nm++	10/20	400-Series	LGA 1200	DDR4	35-120W	2020
Intel Rocket Lake	Rocket Lake	14nm++	10/20	400-Series?	LGA 1200?	DDR4	TBD	2021

Gigabyte / AORUS X299X Series Motherboards For Intel 10th Gen Cascade Lake-X CPUs

The Intel 10th Gen X-Series processors which would include the flagship Core i9-10980XE and more are expected to arrive in October, offering higher clock speeds and aggressive pricing to compete against AMD's HEDT offerings. The Gigabyte X299X series motherboards would include:

• X299 AORUS Xtreme Waterforce
• X299 AORUS Master
• X299X DESIGNARE EX-10G
• X299X DESIGNARE EX

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We received a first-hand look of these motherboards back at Computex 2019. They are definitely top-notch designs which look much better than the existing X299 parts and if Gigabyte's claims hold true, they would also offer much better power delivery systems to the processor, offering great performance, both stock and overclocked.

Intel HEDT/Workstation Processor Families:

Intel HEDT Family	Granite Rapids	Sapphire Rapids Refresh	Sapphire Rapids	Cascade Lake	Skylake	Skylake	Skylake	Broadwell	Haswell	Ivy Bridge	Sandy Bridge	Gulftown
Process Node	Intel 3	10nm ESF	10nm ESF	14nm++	14nm+	14nm+	14nm+	14nm	22nm	22nm	32nm	32nm
Flagship SKU	TBD	Xeon W9-3595X Xeon W7-2595X	Xeon W9-3495X Xeon W7-2495X	Core i9-10980XE	Xeon W-3175X	Core i9-9980XE	Core i9-7980XE	Core i7-6950X	Core i7-5960X	Core i7-4960X	Core i7-3960X	Core i7-980X
Max Cores/Threads	86/172?	60/120 26/52	56/112 24/48	18/36	28/56	18/36	18/36	10/20	8/16	6/12	6/12	6/12
Clock Speeds	TBD	4.8 GHz	4.8 GHz	3.00 / 4.80 GHz	3.10/4.30 GHz	3.00/4.50 GHz	2.60/4.20 GHz	3.00/3.50 GHz	3.00/3.50 GHz	3.60/4.00 GHz	3.30/3.90 GHz	3.33/3,60 GHz
Max Cache	TBD	105 MB L3	105 MB L3	24.75 MB L3	38.5 MB L3	24.75 MB L3	24.75 MB L3	25 MB L3	20 MB L3	15 MB L3	15 MB L3	12 MB L3
Max PCI-Express Lanes (CPU)	128 Gen 5	112 Gen 5	112 Gen 5	44 Gen3	44 Gen3	44 Gen3	44 Gen3	40 Gen3	40 Gen3	40 Gen3	40 Gen2	32 Gen2
Chipset Compatiblity	W890	W790	W790	X299	C612E	X299	X299	X99 Chipset	X99 Chipset	X79 Chipset	X79 Chipset	X58 Chipset
Socket Compatiblity	LGA 4710?	LGA 4677	LGA 4677	LGA 2066	LGA 3647	LGA 2066	LGA 2066	LGA 2011-3	LGA 2011-3	LGA 2011	LGA 2011	LGA 1366
Memory Compatiblity	DDR5-6000?	DDR5-4800	DDR5-4800	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2800	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2133	DDR3-1866	DDR3-1600	DDR3-1066
Max TDP	350W?	350W	350W	165W	255W	165W	165W	140W	140W	130W	130W	130W
Launch	2025?	2024	2023	Q4 2019	Q4 2018	Q4 2018	Q3 2017	Q2 2016	Q3 2014	Q3 2013	Q4 2011	Q1 2010
Launch Price (Top SKU)	TBD	TBD	$5889	$979 US	~$4000 US	$1979 US	$1999 US	$1700 US	$1059 US	$999 US	$999 US	$999 US

Gigabyte / AORUS TRX40 Series Motherboards For AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000 CPUs

Moving on to the TRX40 parts, well Gigabyte is also working on five new motherboards for the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000 series processors. The TRX40 platform would offer quad-channel memory and reportedly offer support for 'Enthusiast' X-series processors while the workstation parts would be supported by the higher-end WRX80 platforms with octa-channel memory support. The Gigabyte offerings include the following:

• TRX40 AORUS Xtreme Waterforce
• TRX40 AORUS Xtreme
• TRX40 AORUS Master
• TRX40 AORUS Pro WIFI
• TRX40 DESIGNARE

The TRX80 and WRX80 would also make it to the certification in the coming days but we don't have concrete details about the platforms as of now. AMD's CEO, Lisa Su, did mention in a tweet that we would receive more information on 3rd Gen Threadripper later this year so we should definitely wait for that.

AMD CPU Roadmap (2017-2022)

Year	2024	2023	2021-2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017
Architecture	Zen (4) / Zen (5)	Zen (4) / Zen (4C)	Zen (4) / Zen 3 (+)	Zen (3) / Zen 3 (+)	Zen (3) / Zen 2	Zen (2) / Zen+	Zen (1) / Zen+	Zen (1)
Process Node	5nm / 3nm?	5nm	5nm / 6nm	7nm	7nm	7nm	14nm / 12nm	14nm
Server	EPYC Turin	EPYC Bergamo	EPYC 'Genoa'	EPYC 'Milan'	EPYC 'Rome'	EPYC 'Rome'	EPYC 'Naples'	EPYC 'Naples'
Max Server Cores / Threads	256/512	128/256	96/192	64/128	64/128	64/128	32/64	32/64
High End Desktop	Ryzen Threadripper 8000 Series	Ryzen Threadripper 7000 Series	Ryzen Threadripper 6000 Series (TBD)	Ryzen Threadripper 5000 Series (Chagall)	Ryzen Threadripper 3000 Series (Castle Peak)	Ryzen Threadripper 3000 Series (Castle Peak)	Ryzen Threadripper 2000 Series (Coflax)	Ryzen Threadripper 1000 Series (White Haven)
Ryzen Family	Ryzen 8000 Series	Ryzen 7000 Series	Ryzen 6000 Series	Ryzen 5000 Series	Ryzen 4000/5000 Series	Ryzen 3000 Series	Ryzen 2000 Series	Ryzen 1000 Series
Max HEDT Cores / Threads	TBD	TBD	TBD	64/128	64/128	64/128	32/64	16/32
Mainstream Desktop	Ryzen 8000 Series (Granite Ridge)	TBD	Ryzen 7000 Series (Raphael)	Ryzen 5000 Series (Vermeer-X)	Ryzen 5000 Series (Vermeer)	Ryzen 3000 Series (Matisse)	Ryzen 2000 Series (Pinnacle Ridge)	Ryzen 1000 Series (Summit Ridge)
Max Mainstream Cores / Threads	TBD	TBD	16/32	16/32	16/32	16/32	8/16	8/16
Budget APU	Ryzen 8000 (Strix Point Zen 5)	Ryzen 7000 Series (Phoenix Zen 4)	Ryzen 6000 Series (Rembrandt Zen 3+)	Ryzen 5000 Series (Cezanne Zen 3)	Ryzen 4000 Series (Renoir Zen 2)	Ryzen 3000 Series (Picasso Zen+)	Ryzen 2000 Series (Raven Ridge)	N/A

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