Expansion Slots (Pci Express Slots); Pcie Slots; Pcie Slot Configurations - ASROCK X570 Taichi Manual

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)

There are 5 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.
Before installing an expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched off
or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the documentation of the expansion card and
make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation.

PCIe slots:

PCIE1 (PCIe 4.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE2 (PCIe 4.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE3 (PCIe 4.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x8 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE4 (PCIe 4.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE5 (PCIe 4.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards.
* If PCIE5 slot is occupied, M2_3 will be disabled.

PCIe Slot Configurations

Ryzen Series CPUs (Matisse)
Ryzen Series CPUs (Pinnacle Ridge)
Ryzen Series CPUs (Picasso)
For a better thermal environment, please connect a chassis fan to the motherboard's
chassis fan connector (CHA_FAN1/WP, CHA_FAN2/WP , CHA_FAN3/WP or
CHA_FAN4/WP ) when using multiple graphics cards.
PCIE1 PCIE3
Gen4x8 Gen4x8
Gen3x8 Gen3x8
Gen3x8 N/A
N/A N/A
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PCIE5
Gen4x4
Gen4x4
N/A
Gen4x4
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