Pci_E1~5: Pcie Expansion Slots; Pcie And M2_3 Slot Bandwidth Table - MSI MEG X299 CREATION Quick Start Manual

PCI_E1~5: PCIe Expansion Slots

PCIe and M2_3 slot bandwidth table

for 44-lane CPU
Graphics Card
PCI_E1
PCI_E2
PCI_E3
PCI_E5
M2_3
(@: graphics card slot, *: best combination)
for 28-lane CPU
Graphics Card
PCI_E1
PCI_E2
PCI_E3
PCI_E5
M2_3
(@: graphics card slot, ─: unavailable, *: best combination)
for 16-lane CPU
Graphics Card
PCI_E1
PCI_E2
PCI_E3
PCI_E5
M2_3
(@: graphics card slot, ─: unavailable, *: best combination)
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Overview of Components
PCI_E1: PCIe 3.0 x16 (CPU lanes)
PCI_E2: PCIe 3.0 x8 (CPU lanes)
PCI_E3: PCIe 3.0 x16 (CPU lanes)
PCI_E4: PCIe 3.0 x1 (PCH lanes)
PCI_E5: PCIe 3.0 x8 (CPU lanes)
2-Way 2-Way
@ 3.0 x8 @ 3.0 x16
@ 3.0 x8 Empty
Empty Empty
Empty @ 3.0 x8
3.0 x4 3.0 x4
2-Way 2-Way*
@ 3.0 x8 @ 3.0 x16
@ 3.0 x8 Empty
Empty @ 3.0 x8
─ ─
3.0 x4 3.0 x4
2-Way
@ 3.0 x8
─
@ 3.0 x4
─
3.0 x4
2-Way* 3-Way
@ 3.0 x16 @ 3.0 x8
Empty @ 3.0 x8
@ 3.0 x16 @ 3.0 x16
Empty Empty
3.0 x4 3.0 x4
3-Way 3-Way
@ 3.0 x8 @ 3.0 x16
@ 3.0 x8 Empty
Empty @ 3.0 x8
@ 3.0 x4 @ 3.0 x4
─ ─
3-Way* 4-Way*
@ 3.0 x16 @ 3.0 x8
Empty @ 3.0 x8
@ 3.0 x16 @ 3.0 x16
@ 3.0 x8 @ 3.0 x8
3.0 x4 3.0 x4
3-Way* 4-Way*
@ 3.0 x8 @ 3.0 x8
@ 3.0 x8 @ 3.0 x8
@ 3.0 x8 @ 3.0 x8
─
@ 3.0 x4
─
3.0 x4
3-Way
@ 3.0 x8
─
@ 3.0 x4
@ 3.0 x4
─