Pcie Slot Breakdown; M.2 Slot Breakdown - EVGA Z590 FTW WIFI User Manual

EVGA Z590 FTW WIFI (121-RL-E597)

PCIe Slot Breakdown

PCIe Lane Distribution (All Socket 1200
processors are 16 lanes)
PE1 – x16 (Gen4, x16 lanes from CPU, x8 shared with PE2)
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PE2 – x16 (Gen4, x8 lanes from CPU, shares 8 of PE1's 16 lanes)
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PE3 – x4 (Gen3, x4 lanes PCH)
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M.2 Slot Breakdown

M.2 Lane Distribution
M.2 Key-M (PM1) (110mm, Top) – Gen4 x4
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o M.2 Enable/Disable is set within the BIOS
o This slot supports PCIe M.2 SSDs.
o This slot supports Intel Optane.
M.2 Key-M (PM2) (80mm, Middle) – x4
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o M.2 Enable/Disable is set within the BIOS
o This slot supports both PCIe and SATA M.2 SSDs.
o This slot shares lanes with SATA ports 0/1.
M.2 Key-M (PM3) (110mm, Bottom) – x4
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o M.2 Enable/Disable is set within the BIOS
o This slot supports PCIe M.2 SSDs.
o This slot supports Intel Optane
M.2 Key-E (32mm) – x1
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o M.2 Enable/Disable is set within the BIOS
o This slot is pre-installed with the EVGA BT/WiFi Module
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