EVGA Z690 CLASSIFIED (121-AL-E698)
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PCIe Slot Breakdown
PCIe Lane Distribution
PE1 – x16 (Gen5, x16 lanes from CPU, x8 shared with PE2)
PE2 – x8 (Gen5, x8 lanes from CPU)
PE3 – x4 (Gen3, x4 lanes from PCH)
M.2 / U.2 Slot Breakdown
M.2 Lane Distribution*
M.2 Key-M (110mm, Top, M.2_1) – Gen4 x4 from CPU
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This slot supports PCIe M.2 SSDs / Intel
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Optane.
M.2 Key-M (110mm, Middle, M.2_2) – Gen4 x4 from Z690 PCH
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This slot supports PCIe M.2 SSDs / Intel
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Optane
M.2 Key-M (110mm, Bottom, M.2_3) – Gen4 x4 from Z690 PCH
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This slot supports PCIe M.2 SSDs / Intel
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Optane
M.2 Key-E (32mm) – Gen1 x1 from Z690 PCH
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This slot is pre-installed with the EVGA Wi-Fi/BT Module
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M.2 Enable/Disable can be configured within the BIOS
