Pcie Slot Breakdown; M.2 / U.2 Slot Breakdown - EVGA Z590 DARK User Manual

EVGA Z590 DARK (122-RL-E599)

PCIe Slot Breakdown

PCIe Lane Distribution
PE1 – x16 (Gen4, x16 lanes from CPU, x8 shared with PE2)
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PE2 – x8 (Gen4, x8 lanes from CPU)
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PE3 – x4 (Gen3, x4 lanes from PCH)
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M.2 / U.2 Slot Breakdown

M.2 Lane Distribution*
M.2 Key-M (110mm, Top, PM1) – Gen4 x4
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o This slot supports PCIe M.2 SSDs / Intel
M.2 Key-M (110mm, Middle, PM2) – x4 from Z590 PCH
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o This slot supports PCIe M.2 SSDs / Intel
o This M.2 Key-M slot shares lanes with PU. Installing an M.2 device will
disable the U.2 port.
M.2 Key-M (110mm, Bottom, PM3) – x4 from Z590 PCH
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o This slot supports PCIe M.2 SSDs / Intel
o This M.2 Key-M slot shares lanes with PE3. Installing an M.2 device will
disable the PCIe x4 slot (PE3).
M.2 Key-E (32mm) – x1 from Z590 PCH
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o This slot is pre-installed with the EVGA Wi-Fi/BT Module
U.2 Lane Distribution*
U.2 (PU) – x4 from Z590 PCH
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o U.2 Enable/Disable is set within the BIOS
o This U.2 port shares lanes with the M.2 Key-M slot PM2. Installing a
U.2 device will disable PM2.
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M.2 and U.2 Enable/Disable can be configured within the BIOS
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