PCIe Generation
pcA version of the Peripheral Component Interconnect Express standard defining data transfer rates, lane width, and link speed.
expanded
PCIe Generation refers to the specific iteration of the PCI Express standard, impacting the data transfer rate per lane and overall bandwidth available to devices. Each new generation enhances communication between the motherboard and expansion hardware, such as graphics cards and SSDs, by increasing data throughput, thereby supporting higher performance tasks in various computing environments.
examples
A PCIe 4.0 x16 connection supports a throughput of up to 31.5 GB/s (25.2 GiB/s).
Commonly used in high-performance graphics cards, such as the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, which require high data transfer rates for gaming and professional rendering applications.
PCIe 5.0 offers bandwidth of up to 63 GB/s (50.4 GiB/s) with an x16 connection.
Utilized in data centers and server environments to maximize data throughput and efficiency, particularly in applications requiring large-scale data processing and storage, such as Intel's latest Xeon Scalable processors.