If you're a computer enthusiast or PC gamer, you've heard about PCIe lanes and possibly even lane sharing. Here's what it all ...

With PCIe 7.0 around the corner, you might be concerned that your "old" PCIe 4.0 motherboard won't be able to keep up with the latest graphics cards releasing.

M.2 SSDs for PCIe (x2 and x4) can be recognized by a cut-out — Key M. Variants with two cut-outs on the right and left (Keys B+M) usually only support PCIe x2 or SATA.

With the previous standard, a PCIe x1 port has a total bandwidth of 2GB/s, PCIe x4 has 8GB/s, PCIe x8 uses 16GB/s, and PCIe x16 tops out at 32GB/s. In brief, PCIe 5.0, first released in 2019 (but ...

Since the mainboard used also offered PCIe, the same card was run in a PCIe x4 slot, as well as in an x1 configuration, both with noticeably higher performance and putting the ‘why’ in ‘try’.

Puget Systems says the difference between PCIe 5.0 x16, PCIe 5.0 x8, and PCIe 4.0 x16 is 'trivial,' but that switching to PCIe 5.0 x4, PCIe 4.0 x8, and PCIe 3.0 x16 reduces performance by as much ...

For example, if you have a PCIe x4 slot on your motherboard, you can connect a PCIe x1 card. Here, your bandwidth is capped by the card’s single available lane, which is one bit per cycle.

PCIe 7.0's increased bandwidth for a given lane count means we'll see more x8 and x4 graphics cards in the future. In fact, even a PCIe 7.0 x2 link offers as much bandwidth as a PCIe 4.0 x16 link ...

MSI has expanded its AM5 motherboard lineup with six new white-themed models catering to a range of users, from compact builds to full-sized gaming rigs. These new motherboards cover Mini-ITX, ATX, ...

PCIe x4 and x8 cards can draw up to 25W from the motherboard slot. PCIe x1 cards are limited to 10W, unless configured as a "full-height" or "high-power" card, in which case they can also draw up ...

PCIe 5.0 drives can target peak transfer speeds of up to 14,000MB/s, which is a massive jump from the 8,000MB/s ceiling of their PCIe 4.0 counterparts. Is it worth buying a PCIe 5.0 SSD for your ...