Newbie question here.
I've seen some of the newest Intel i7 Broadwell-E cpu's ranging from 40 to 28 PCIe lanes.
Yet, looking at Asus x99-e ws motherboard I've found these configurations:
40-Lane CPU-
7 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (single x16 or dual x16/x16 or triple x16/x16/x16 or quad x16/x16/x16/x16 or seven x16/x8/x8/x8/x8/x8/x8)
28-Lane CPU-
7 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (single x16 or dual x16/x16 or triple x16/x16/x16 or quad x16/x16/x16/x16 or seven x16/x8/x8/x8/x8/x8/x8)
Does this mean you can use more PCIe lanes with this motherboard than your CPU actually have or what? I find this quite confusing.
Thanks in advance!
I've seen some of the newest Intel i7 Broadwell-E cpu's ranging from 40 to 28 PCIe lanes.
Yet, looking at Asus x99-e ws motherboard I've found these configurations:
40-Lane CPU-
7 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (single x16 or dual x16/x16 or triple x16/x16/x16 or quad x16/x16/x16/x16 or seven x16/x8/x8/x8/x8/x8/x8)
28-Lane CPU-
7 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (single x16 or dual x16/x16 or triple x16/x16/x16 or quad x16/x16/x16/x16 or seven x16/x8/x8/x8/x8/x8/x8)
Does this mean you can use more PCIe lanes with this motherboard than your CPU actually have or what? I find this quite confusing.
Thanks in advance!