PCI Express
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PCI Express is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard used to connect components like graphics cards, SSDs, and network cards to a motherboard.
Observed surface forms (9)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PCI | 6 |
| PCIe | 2 |
| NVLink (for some use cases) | 1 |
| PCIe 2.0 | 1 |
| PCIe 3.0 | 1 |
| PCIe 4.0 | 1 |
| PCIe 5.0 | 1 |
| PCIe 6.0 | 1 |
| SATA Express | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer bus standard
ⓘ
high-speed interface ⓘ serial expansion bus ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
PCI Express
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
PCIe
|
| applicationDomain |
desktop computers
ⓘ
embedded systems ⓘ laptops ⓘ servers ⓘ workstations ⓘ |
| backwardCompatibleWith | earlier PCI Express versions ⓘ |
| basedOn | point-to-point topology ⓘ |
| developer | PCI-SIG ⓘ |
| feature |
error detection and correction
ⓘ
hot-plug support ⓘ link training ⓘ power management ⓘ quality of service mechanisms ⓘ |
| hasLaneConfigurations |
x1
ⓘ
x16 ⓘ x2 ⓘ x32 ⓘ x4 ⓘ x8 ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
PCIe 1.0
ⓘ
PCI Express self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
PCIe 2.0
PCI Express self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
PCIe 3.0
PCI Express self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
PCIe 4.0
PCI Express self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
PCIe 5.0
PCI Express self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
PCIe 6.0
PCIe 7.0 ⓘ |
| logicalTopology | root complex and endpoints ⓘ |
| notBackwardCompatibleWith | parallel PCI slots ⓘ |
| physicalLayer | differential signaling ⓘ |
| replaces |
AGP
ⓘ
PCI Express self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
PCI
PCI-X ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | PCI-SIG ⓘ |
| supports |
NVMe
ⓘ
RAID controllers ⓘ capture cards ⓘ graphics cards ⓘ network interface cards ⓘ solid-state drives ⓘ |
| supportsProtocol |
NVMe
ⓘ
surface form:
NVMe over PCIe
|
| transferMode | serial ⓘ |
| usedFor | connecting peripherals to motherboard ⓘ |
| uses |
lanes
ⓘ
packets ⓘ transaction layer packets ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
PCIe
this entity surface form:
NVLink (for some use cases)
this entity surface form:
PCI
this entity surface form:
PCIe 2.0
this entity surface form:
PCIe 3.0
this entity surface form:
PCIe 4.0
this entity surface form:
PCIe 5.0
this entity surface form:
PCIe 6.0
this entity surface form:
SATA Express
this entity surface form:
PCI
subject surface form:
LC Processor Direct Slot
this entity surface form:
PCI
this entity surface form:
PCI
this entity surface form:
PCIe
this entity surface form:
PCI
this entity surface form:
PCI