“How can it have a pcix16 port if it operates at x4 wouldn't that be a pcix4 port?”
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Yes, you are correct, it is an x4-speed slot, but it is physically shaped as a PCIe x16 slot. Meaning it has the physical length of 16 lanes to fit any standard card (like a GPU).The slot is only wired for x4 lanes, meaning it operates at x4 bandwidth (PCIe 4.0 x4).
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