What does the X4 mean in an PCIe Gen X4 NVME drive?

storage #pc #pcbuild Installing a new NVMe drive is very easy these days as new

2 NVMe SSDs occupy a single x4 slot]; PCIe x8: expansion cards with Samsung 980 PRO PCIe NVMe SSD 500GB · Samsung 970 EVO PCIe NVMe SSD Plus 500 GB

nvme slot vs m2 NVMe SSDs in practical tests: What is the real advantage of PCIe compared to and is it worth the extra cost? But since slot

nvme vs m2 slot difference x4 NVMe SSDs directly use PCIe bus protocol, and so can be directly plugged into a full-size PCIe slot using a simple passive adapter But there