PCIe vs PCIe SSDs Benchmarked

Each slot has a link to the bridge chip, which can run at up to PCIe x4 The link from bridge to host can run at up

PCIe version ; Number of lanes on the card you plug into a connector

pcie slot configuration gen1 gen2 gen3 PCIe x2, PCIe x4, PCIe x8, and PCIe x16 These figures represent the PCIe 3 x16 slot The extra lanes can be used to add more

pcie slot width Supports PCIe motherboards and is backward compatible with PCIe and PCIe ; also supports PCIe x4 bus slot and is compatible with x8 x16 bus slot