{"id":862,"date":"2021-04-30T07:37:46","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T07:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-660014-2156598.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=737"},"modified":"2021-04-30T07:37:46","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T07:37:46","slug":"what-is-the-function-of-the-pci-express-slot-on-the-motherboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matob.web.id\/news\/what-is-the-function-of-the-pci-express-slot-on-the-motherboard\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the function of the PCI Express slot on the motherboard?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the following we will explain about what is the <a href=\"https:\/\/matob.web.id\/news\/what-is-the-function-of-the-pci-express-slot-on-the-motherboard\/\">function of the PCI Express Slot<\/a> on the\u00a0Motherboard\u00a0in full so it is hoped that it will provide a deep understanding for you.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>PCI Express Slot Function<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Peripheral Component Interconnect Express, better known as PCI Express (and abbreviated as PCIe or PCI-E) and has become a standard on\u00a0modern\u00a0motherboards\u00a0as interfaces with computer expansion cards.<\/p>\n<p>PCI-E is used as a connection device to the motherboard and also as an expansion card interface.<\/p>\n<p>The new standard for personal computers is called PCIe 3.0 which is an improvement over its predecessor by using a new topology that allows faster data transfers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-733\" src=\"https:\/\/matob.web.id\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/pci-slot.png\" alt=\"pci slot\" width=\"425\" height=\"383\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matob.web.id\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/pci-slot.png 425w, https:\/\/matob.web.id\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/pci-slot-300x270.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The new PCI-E 3.0 technology differs from the previous <a href=\"https:\/\/matob.web.id\/news\/what-is-the-function-of-a-pci-slot-on-a-motherboard\/\">PCI<\/a>, PCI-X and AGP boards in many ways, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Communications consist of data traffic and status messages that are packaged and\u00a0<em>depacketed<\/em>\u00a0.<\/li>\n<li>Data is sent via paired point-to-point serial links, called paths, allowing data to be moved in both directions simultaneously and allowing more than one pair of devices to communicate simultaneously.<\/li>\n<li>PCI-E slots are available from one to 32 lanes with a power of 2 (1, 2,4, 8 etc.).\u00a0Each &#8220;line&#8221; is a pair of data transfer lines, one for transmission and one for receiving, and consists of 4 cables.\u00a0The number of lanes in the slot is denoted by the previous x, i.e.\u00a0x16 designates a 16 lane PCI-E card.<\/li>\n<li>Higher bandwidth is provided by channel grouping &#8211; using multiple paths for a single device.<\/li>\n<li>Serial bus transmits data faster than parallel buses due to the limitation that the latter requires data to arrive simultaneously at its destination (This relates to the frequency and wavelength of a single bit).\u00a0With serial buses there is no requirement for signals to come simultaneously.<\/li>\n<li>PCI-E follows a layered protocol consisting of 3 layers: transaction layer, data link layer, and physical layer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following are the transmission rates and bandwidth for the various PCI-E buses.\u00a0This rate is for total transmission in both directions, 50% is in both directions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PCI Express 1x 500 MB \/ s<\/li>\n<li>PCI Express 2 \u00d7 1000 MB \/ s<\/li>\n<li>PCI Express 4x 2000 MB \/ s<\/li>\n<li>PCI Express 8x 4000 MB \/ s<\/li>\n<li>PCI Express 16x 8000 MB \/ s (x16 card is the largest commonly used size.)<\/li>\n<li>PCI Express 32 \u00d7 16000 MB \/ s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In comparison, a PCI card has a bandwidth of 132 MB \/ s;\u00a0AGP 8x: 2,100 MB \/ s;\u00a0USB 2.0: 60MB \/ s;\u00a0IDE: 100 to 133 MB \/ s;\u00a0SATA: 150 MB \/ s;\u00a0SATA II: 300 MB \/ s;\u00a0Gigabit Ethernet: 125 MB \/ s;\u00a0and Firewire 800: approx.\u00a0100 MB \/ s.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully our explanation of what is the function of the PCI Express slot on this motherboard will be able to help you get to know and explore the topics we discussed in this article. 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