PCI_E3 1 (From Z690 chipset)
▫Supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4
PCI_E3 & M2_4 share the bandwidth. PCI_E3 will run at x1 speed and M2_4 will run at x2 speed when installing devices in both slots.
M2_4 & M2_5 1 slots (From Z690 chipset)
Supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4
Supports up to SATA 6Gb/s
M2_4 slot supports 2280/ 22110 storage devices
M2_5 slot supports 2260/ 2280 storage devices
M2_2~5 slots support Intel® Optane™ Memory
Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors
SATA7 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_5 slot.