Haswell-E Supports Thunderbolt 3 (Alpine Ridge)?

[lbrwnie]

Hi guys,

Just curious if I pick up a 5930K will it be compatible with thunderbolt 3 on a motherboard that has the alpine ridge controller, or does broadwell-e only support it?

Thanks!

[lbrwnie]

Just now, huilun02 said:

What mobo in particular?

Gigabyte X99 Designare EX (not thunderbolt 3 certified yet but undergoing).

[Xineas]

I got this from a year-old post at Anandtech: 

Quote

Wrapping things up, Intel tells us that they expect to see Thunderbolt 3 products begin shipping by the end of the year, with a larger volume of products in 2016. Given this timing we’re almost certain to see Thunderbolt shipping alongside Skylake products, though Intel is making it clear that at a technical level Skylake and Thunderbolt 3 are not interconnected, and that it would be possible to pair Alpine Ridge Thunderbolt 3 controllers with other devices, be it Broadwell, Haswell-E, or other products.

 

I can not find any definite answer though.