Intel is readying a microcode replace specifically for its X299 Express chipset, to reinforce the overclocking capabilities of its 10th technology Core i9 XE “Cascade Lake-X” processors. News of the replace was put out in an MSI press launch that speaks of the corporate encapsulating the brand new microcode in BIOS updates for its whole socket LGA2066 motherboard lineup.
“To enhance the overclocking capability for the newly launched Intel Core X-series Processors (Intel Core i9-10980XE, 10940X, 10920X, 10900X), Intel will provide a new microcode update,” the assertion from MSI reads. Besides “overclocking capability,” the brand new microcode additionally helps to “maximize the overall performance” of “Cascade Lake-X” processors, in accordance with MSI. The firm doesn’t describe what particularly these adjustments are. The microcode replace will probably be launched to end-users as BIOS updates by motherboard producers, so be looking out for one, for those who’re utilizing “Cascade Lake-X.”
