Expansion Slots - Biostar B360GT3S Manual

2.5 Expansion Slots

PEX16_1: PCI-Express Gen3 x16 Slot (x16 speed)
• PCI-Express 3.0 compliant.
• Theoretical maximum bandwidth using two slots simultaneously is 16GB/s for each slot,
a total of 32GB/s.
PEX16_2: PCI-Express Gen3 x16 Slot (x4 speed)
• PCI-Express 3.0 compliant.
• Theoretical maximum bandwidth using two slots simultaneously is 4GB/s for each slot, a
total of 8GB/s.
PEX1_SB_1: PCI-Express Gen3 x1 Slots
• PCI-Express 3.0 compliant.
• Data transfer bandwidth up to 1GB/s per direction; 2GB/s in total
PCIE-M2_1: M.2 (Key M) Slot (x4 speed)
• The M.2 slot supports M.2 Type 2242/2260/2280 SSD module. When installing M.2 SSD
module, please place the screw and hex pillar to correct position.
• Support M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32Gb/s).
• Support Intel® Rapid Storage Technology & Intel® Optane Technology.
PCIE-M2_2: M.2 (Key M) Slot (x2 speed)
• The M.2 slot supports M.2 Type 2242/2260/2280 SSD module. When installing M.2 SSD
module, please place the screw and hex pillar to correct position.
• Support M.2 SATA III (6.0 Gb/s) module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x2
(16Gb/s)
Note
» When using SATA SSD module on PCIE-M.2_2 slot, the SATA3_1 connector will be disabled.
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