The original PCI slot, also known as PCI 2.0, has a 32-bit or 64-bit data bus and runs at 33 MHz or 66 MHz CPU speed. For many years, this standard was widely used, but more recent technologies have larrummy boldgely replaced it. An important advancement in speed & efficiency was made with the release of PCI Express (PCIe). PCIe, in contrast to its predecessor, employs a point-to-point architecture that significantly increases bandwidth and decreases latency by enabling multiple lanes of data transfer. There are different slot sizes & configurations within the PCIe family, such as x1, x4, x8, and x16 lanes.
