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I would guess they might use pcie in some physically large systems such as super computers, enterprise networking stuff etc.
by kingosticks 6y ago
I would guess they might use pcie in some physically large systems such as super computers, enterprise networking stuff etc.
- arcticbull 6y agoNot to mention Thunderbolt which includes 4 PCIe 3.0 lanes [1] [1] https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/186251/intel-jhl8040r-thunderbolt-4-retimer.html https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/186251/...
- Dylan16807 6y agoWith PCIe 3 yeah. With 4, the limits on how long you can make PCB traces are pushed or surpassed inside a normal desktop. When 5 doubles the frequencies it's going to get really hard to make reasonable connections. And you also need increasingly complicated multiplexing chips for any motherboard that can divide the primary x16 slot into two x8 slots.
- kingosticks 6y agoWon't some of that be solved by better performing pcb materials filtering down to consumer desktops when the price allows?