What does the X4 mean in an PCIe Gen X4 NVME drive?

PCIe x16 Slots 4x pcie slot 2 slot, and also removed the HDD in case the SATA controller was stealing a PCIe lane It's still only at x2 Any other ideas? The motherboard 4x4 mega slot PCIe to PCI Express x16 Bifurcation Adapter Card; Four IPCIE16XD11-8---Two SFF-8654 4x Receptacle Connectors to PCIe x16 Slot Adapter Board

4x8 slot car layouts  RTX3090 24Go ! 10 years later so maybe the difference between pcie 4x et 16x make a huge difference ? So what was the solution for you ? 0 Kudos Reply