PCI Express
computer expansion bus standard
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Summary
PCI Express is a protocol suite[1]. It draws 13,390 Wikipedia views per month (protocol suite category, ranking #2 of 11).[2]
Key Facts
- Follows: Accelerated Graphics Port[3], Peripheral Component Interconnect[4], Peripheral Component Interconnect eXtended[5]
- Developer: PCI-SIG[6], Intel[7], Dell[8], Hewlett-Packard[9], IBM[10], HP Inc.[11]
- Subclass of: expansion bus[12], multi-lane serial bus[13]
- Commons category: PCIe[14]
- Inception: 2003[15]
- Official website: https://pcisig.com/[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:PCIe[17]
- Commons gallery: PCI Express[18]
- Replaces: Peripheral Component Interconnect eXtended[19], Peripheral Component Interconnect[20], Accelerated Graphics Port[21]
- Standards body: PCI-SIG[22]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://stackoverflow.com/tags/pci-e[23]
- Short name: PCIe[24]
- Different from: NVM Express[25], Peripheral Component Interconnect eXtended[26]
- Uses: differential signaling[27], edge connector[28]
- Protocol: serial communication[29], packet[30]
- Derivative work: SATA Express[31], Thunderbolt[32]
Why It Matters
PCI Express has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]