Peripheral Component Interconnect

E699611

computer bus standard

Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) is a widely adopted computer bus standard introduced in the 1990s to connect peripheral devices to a motherboard, offering higher performance and flexibility than earlier expansion bus architectures.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
PCI	11
Peripheral Component Interconnect eXtended	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	computer bus standard ⓘ
abbreviation	PCI NERFINISHED ⓘ
addressSpace	I/O space ⓘ configuration space ⓘ memory space ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	PCI bus NERFINISHED ⓘ
backwardCompatibility	PCI devices can often work in slower PCI slots ⓘ
busWidth	32-bit ⓘ 64-bit ⓘ
category	computer hardware interface standard ⓘ
clockSpeed	33 MHz ⓘ 66 MHz ⓘ
comparedToPredecessor	offers greater flexibility ⓘ offers higher performance ⓘ
connectorType	edge connector ⓘ
developedBy	Intel NERFINISHED ⓘ
electricalSignaling	3.3V ⓘ 5V ⓘ
formFactor	desktop motherboards ⓘ embedded systems ⓘ server motherboards ⓘ
governingBody	PCI-SIG NERFINISHED ⓘ
introducedInDecade	1990s ⓘ
introducedYear	1992 ⓘ
keying	notches indicate voltage compatibility ⓘ
maxThroughput	133 MB/s for 32-bit 33 MHz ⓘ 266 MB/s for 32-bit 66 MHz ⓘ 533 MB/s for 64-bit 66 MHz ⓘ
purpose	connect peripheral devices to a motherboard ⓘ
replaced	Extended Industry Standard Architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Industry Standard Architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
signalType	parallel bus ⓘ
specificationVersion	PCI 2.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ PCI 2.1 NERFINISHED ⓘ PCI 2.2 NERFINISHED ⓘ PCI 2.3 NERFINISHED ⓘ
standardizedBy	PCI Special Interest Group NERFINISHED ⓘ
supersededBy	PCI Express NERFINISHED ⓘ PCI-X NERFINISHED ⓘ
supports	add-in cards ⓘ
supportsFeature	bus mastering ⓘ memory-mapped I/O ⓘ plug and play ⓘ
supportsHotPlug	in some implementations ⓘ
supportsInterrupts	legacy INTx interrupts ⓘ message signaled interrupts ⓘ
usedFor	graphics cards ⓘ modems ⓘ network interface cards ⓘ sound cards ⓘ storage controllers ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

PCI-X → backwardCompatibleWith → Peripheral Component Interconnect ⓘ

this entity surface form: PCI

PCI-X → basedOn → Peripheral Component Interconnect ⓘ

this entity surface form: PCI

Power Macintosh 9500 → busType → Peripheral Component Interconnect ⓘ

this entity surface form: PCI

Pegasos II → expansionSlots → Peripheral Component Interconnect ⓘ

this entity surface form: PCI

PCI-X → fullName → Peripheral Component Interconnect ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peripheral Component Interconnect eXtended

Power Macintosh 9600 → graphicsInterface → Peripheral Component Interconnect ⓘ

this entity surface form: PCI

AGP → relatedStandard → Peripheral Component Interconnect ⓘ

this entity surface form: PCI

SBus → replacedBy → Peripheral Component Interconnect ⓘ

this entity surface form: PCI

PCI-SIG → standardDefined → Peripheral Component Interconnect ⓘ

this entity surface form: PCI

PCI-SIG → standardMaintained → Peripheral Component Interconnect ⓘ

this entity surface form: PCI

EISA → succeededBy → Peripheral Component Interconnect ⓘ

this entity surface form: PCI

Industry Standard Architecture → succeededBy → Peripheral Component Interconnect ⓘ

VESA Local Bus → successor → Peripheral Component Interconnect ⓘ

VESA Local Bus → supersededBy → Peripheral Component Interconnect ⓘ

this entity surface form: PCI