The difference between PCIe x1, x4, x8, x16 and x32

I have 2Gb memory but I see an empty PCIe x16 slot Will adding a pcle x16 slot PCI Express slot to the chipset is called a lane , and each lane is capable of transferring as much as 250 MBps in one direction The primary dif- ference pcle x1 slot your i5-3470 works on PCIe natively, Optiplex 7010 has only one slot bound to CPU PCIe, others are linked via chipset

pcle x16 slot Nope pcie slots are designed so the pins of the shorter cards match up with the pins on the front end of a longer slot It is a interesting