PCI – Express (X)
• Technology first set out in the early 1990s is set to
finally make it to market by 2004
• Is set to offer superior bandwidth for component
communications
• Initially run at 2.5GHz, with a potential scale‐up to
around 40GHz.
• 1GB/sec throughput
• Primarily developed for increased I/O demands of
technologies such as Gigabit Ethernet and Ultra3 SCSI.