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Official PCIe 8.0 Draft Aims for 1 TB/s Data Rate

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An official draft of the PCI Express (PCIe) 8.0 specification is out, targeting a blistering 1 terabyte per second when the kit finally hits the streets. The PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG) has released draft 0.5 of the version 8.0 standard, incorporating feedback received from member organizations after the release of draft 0.3 last year. With an expected raw bit rate of 256 gigatransfers per second (GT/s) and up to 1 TB/s bi-directionally…

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The PCI-SIG has released draft 0.5 for PCI Express 8.0. The standard targets 256 GT/s and up to 1 TB/s per x16, but is not planned until 2028.

PCIe 8.0 has just taken another important step with its 0.5 draft, and the interesting thing is not only in the number of bandwidth it will get, where the focus is always there. Yes, the PCI-SIG itself reconfirms it: we speak of 256,0 GT/s and up to 1 TB/s bidirectional in x16, but it has also left on the table a rather delicate point. The consortium is evaluating a new connector technology for PCIe 8.0, where at the same time general compatibil…

The development of a PCIe standard is a long process marked by several versions called drafts. They allow PCI-SIG members to progressively validate technical choices before final publication...

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