X99 vs X97

[Cvdasf]

What is the benefit of having a X99 board instead of a X97 one? Are they any better? Also can you put a 4790k into a X99? or do they only take 5XXX stuff?

 

[Tradesman1]

X99 only has 3 options for CPUs currently and yes they are the Haswell-E 59xx CPUs. Other than CPUs the X99 run on DDR4 rather than DDR3 in the stock 2011 mobos

 

[Vici0us]

You can NOT use 4790K on X99 platform.

X99 is a 2011-v3 socket while Z97 is an 1150 socket.

Intel i7 4770K & i7 4790K can be used on Z87 / Z97.

Intel i7 5820K, i7 5930K & 5960X is used on X99.

X99 platform also has more PCI-E lanes. The CPU's have either 40 PCI-Express 3.0 lanes (5960X and the 5930K) or 28 lanes (5820K) available.

X99 platform uses DDR4 RAM which is no compatible with Z77/Z87/Z97.

Z97 uses DDR3 RAM.

X99 platform uses quad channel memory while Z97 uses dual channel memory.

If you plan on running 3 more GPUs then X99 is the way to go.

If you plan on using 1 - 2 GPUs then Z97 is the way to go without throwing money away.

 

[Cvdasf]

You can NOT use 4790K on X99 platform.

X99 is a 2011-v3 socket while Z97 is an 1150 socket.

Intel i7 4770K & i7 4790K can be used on Z87 / Z97.

Intel i7 5820K, i7 5930K & 5960X is used on X99.

X99 platform also has more PCI-E lanes. The CPU's have either 40 PCI-Express 3.0 lanes (5960X and the 5930K) or 28 lanes (5820K) available.

X99 platform uses DDR4 RAM which is no compatible with Z77/Z87/Z97.

Z97 uses DDR3 RAM.

X99 platform uses quad channel memory while Z97 uses dual channel memory.

If you plan on running 3 more GPUs then X99 is the way to go.

If you plan on using 1 - 2 GPUs then Z97 is the way to go without throwing money away.

Amazing answer thank you so much!

 

[Vici0us]

You can NOT use 4790K on X99 platform.

X99 is a 2011-v3 socket while Z97 is an 1150 socket.

Intel i7 4770K & i7 4790K can be used on Z87 / Z97.

Intel i7 5820K, i7 5930K & 5960X is used on X99.

X99 platform also has more PCI-E lanes. The CPU's have either 40 PCI-Express 3.0 lanes (5960X and the 5930K) or 28 lanes (5820K) available.

X99 platform uses DDR4 RAM which is no compatible with Z77/Z87/Z97.

Z97 uses DDR3 RAM.

X99 platform uses quad channel memory while Z97 uses dual channel memory.

If you plan on running 3 more GPUs then X99 is the way to go.

If you plan on using 1 - 2 GPUs then Z97 is the way to go without throwing money away.

Amazing answer thank you so much!

You are very welcome.
You can't go wrong with either one. Both platforms are amazingly good. Intel just does a good job all the way around.

 

[Cvdasf]

You can NOT use 4790K on X99 platform.

X99 is a 2011-v3 socket while Z97 is an 1150 socket.

Intel i7 4770K & i7 4790K can be used on Z87 / Z97.

Intel i7 5820K, i7 5930K & 5960X is used on X99.

X99 platform also has more PCI-E lanes. The CPU's have either 40 PCI-Express 3.0 lanes (5960X and the 5930K) or 28 lanes (5820K) available.

X99 platform uses DDR4 RAM which is no compatible with Z77/Z87/Z97.

Z97 uses DDR3 RAM.

X99 platform uses quad channel memory while Z97 uses dual channel memory.

If you plan on running 3 more GPUs then X99 is the way to go.

If you plan on using 1 - 2 GPUs then Z97 is the way to go without throwing money away.

Amazing answer thank you so much!

You are very welcome.
You can't go wrong with either one. Both platforms are amazingly good. Intel just does a good job all the way around.

That is very true my friend 😀