What Does PCIe x16 Mean?

A PCI Express slot is a type of expansion slot on a motherboard that allows you to add additional hardware to your computer PCI Express

Essentially, PCIe is a data transfer bus The purpose of any bus is to offer a standardized physical structure -- the slot and electrical contacts

pcie 20 x1 slot PCIe is an interface standard for connecting high-speed components Every desktop PC motherboard

pcie m2 slot PCI Express was introduced in 2002 as Third Generation IO , and by the mid-2000s, motherboards had at least one PCIe slot for graphics PCIe