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2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)
ere are 7 PCI Express slots on this motherboard.
PCIE slot:
PCIE7 (PCIE 2.0 x8 slot, from Intel C602 chipset) is used for PCI Express x2 lane width
graphics cards.
PCIE1, PCIE3, PCIE5 and PCIE6 (PCIE 3.0 x8 slot, from CPU) are used for PCI Express x8
lane width graphics cards.
PCIE2 and PCIE4 (PCIE 3.0 x16 slot, from CPU) are used for PCI Express x16 lane width
graphics cards.
Slot Generation Mechnical Eletrical Source
PCIE 1 3.0 x8 x8 CPU
PCIE 2 3.0 x16 x16 CPU
PCIE 3 3.0 x8 x8 CPU
PCIE 4 3.0 x16 x16 CPU
PCIE 5 3.0 x8 x8 CPU
PCIE 6 3.0 x8 x8 CPU
PCIE 7 2.0 x8 x2 Intel C602 chipset
PCI Express Slot Conguration
PCIE 1 PCIE 2
Single Graphics Card x16
Two Graphics Cards x8 x8
No. PCIE 3 PCIE 4
Single Graphics Card x16
Two Graphics Cards x8 x8
No. PCIE 5 PCIE 6
Single Graphics Card x8
Two Graphics Cards x4 x4