EVGA Z270 Stinger, User Manual

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EVGA Z270 Stinger (111-KS-E272)
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PCI-E Slot Breakdown
PCI-E Lane Distribution (All Socket 1151
processors are 16 lanes.)

PE1 – x16 (Gen3, x16 lanes from CPU)
M.2 and U.2 Slot Breakdown
M.2 Lane Distribution

M.2 Key M (80mm, back) – x4 from PCH
o M.2 Enable/Disable is set within the BIOS
o
M.2 Key M does not share resources with other components

M.2 Key E (32mm) – x1 from PCH
o
M.2 Enable/Disable is set within the BIOS
o
M.2 Key E does not share resources with other components

U.2
o
U.2 Enable/Disable is set within the BIOS
o U.2 does not share resources with other components

This motherboard does NOT have any lane replication via PLX; all lanes are
native and derived from CPU or PCH. This also allows for improved
backwards compatibility for Gen 2 devices.