TECH TALK PCIe Gen5 Is Coming
Oct 12, 2021
2 minutes
Jarred Walton
efore anyone gets too upset, let’s talk about the reason behind the decision. PCIe signaling keeps getting faster, which requires tighter tolerances. Gen3 ran at a paltry 8 GT/s per lane (985MB/s to be precise), yielding a maximum throughput of about 16GB/s for an x16 slot. That’s fast enough for a lot of use cases, including gigabit Ethernet and even 10Gbps USB 3.2.
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