What Does PCIe x16 Mean?

So, there is no singular PCI Express slot There are actually four sizes : PCI Express x1, PCI Express x4, PCI Express x8, and PCI Express x16

It means the card will fit into a single PCIe x16 slot, but the card is as wide as two cards and will take 2 slots at the back of the case

x16 slot 1 PCIe x16 slot; 4 SATA3, 2 x ; Graphics Output Options: HDMI & Display ; 1 Rear USB Gen2x2 Type-C, 1 Rear USB Gen2 Type-A

cake valley slot On the motherboard, PCIe lanes appear in x1, x2, x4, x8, and x16 variations More lanes mean more bandwidth, as well as a longer slot GPUs are usually