PCIE Gen 4 exam question Focus on advanced networking concepts and standards.
PCIE Gen 4 exam question Focus on advanced networking concepts and standards.
The CPU provides 20 lanes to the GPU (16) and a NVMe drive (4), while the X570 can add another 4 to the final storage device. Keep in mind that the lanes from the chipset are shared with other peripherals connected via it, such as USB and SATA ports. This means the speed is somewhat constrained compared to direct CPU connections, though PCIe drives today don’t reach that restriction.
Using a Ryzen 3000 or 5000 processor meets the requirements. Zen 2 and Zen 3 chips include PCIe 4.0 lanes in the PCIe slot and the first M.2 port (the front cooler port). The X570 chipset, paired with a Zen 2 or Zen 3 CPU, adds more PCIe 4.0 lanes in the second M.2 slot (the rear port).
I missed noting the 3700x requirement. Appreciate the update!