PCIe 5.0 x16 Interface:
Offers a total bandwidth of 128 GB/s (bi-directional).
Ideal for applications needing massive throughput (e.g., content creation, AI workloads, storage virtualization).
Supports Up to 4x M.2 NVMe SSDs:
Usually M-Key M.2 2280 (some support 22110 as well).
Each M.2 slot can potentially operate at full PCIe 4.0 or 5.0 x4 speed, depending on bifurcation support.
Bifurcation Required (on most cards):
Your motherboard must support PCIe bifurcation (splitting x16 into 4x x4) in the BIOS settings.
Without bifurcation, only one of the four SSDs may be recognized.
RAID Support:
Software RAID is typically used (e.g., Windows Storage Spaces, mdadm on Linux).