Choose a motherboard compatible with your I5-13600K for optimal performance.
Choose a motherboard compatible with your I5-13600K for optimal performance.
Only 12th and 13th generation CPUs provide sufficient lanes for 16 PCI-E 5.0, which they allocate to graphics. Using a PCI-E 5.0 M.2 slot means taking those lanes from the graphics card. The reason they reserve 8 lanes instead of 4 is because CPUs support either full 16 lanes or split 8/8 mode, not a combination of 12 and 4. That’s why it steals 8 lanes.
It seems you're questioning the impact of something, but the details are unclear. Could you provide more context about what you're referring to? That way, I can better assess the situation.
Mostly it's just a small percentage, with a few benches available.