Expansion Slots (Pci Express Slots) - ASROCK B550 EXTREME4 User Manual

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)

There are 4 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 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE3 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE4 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIe Slot Configurations
Ryzen series CPUs (Matisse):
Single Graphics Card
Two Graphics Cards in
CrossFireX
Ryzen series APUs (Renoir):
Single Graphics Card
Two Graphics Cards in
CrossFireX
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, CHA_
FAN4/WP or CHA_FAN5/WP) when using multiple graphics cards.
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PCIE1
Gen4x16
Gen4x16
TM Mode
PCIE1
Gen3x16
Gen3x16
TM
Mode
PCIE3
N/A
Gen3x4
PCIE3
N/A
Gen3x4