You might have heard the term “bifurcation” if you’ve been around PCIe, especially in ... you can’t just get sixteen x1 links out of a single x16 slot – usually, the supported ...

PCIe x4 and x8 cards can draw up to 25W from the motherboard's slot, while x1 cards are limited to 10W unless configured as a 'full-height' or 'high-power card' to pull the aforementioned 25W.

PCI Express (PCIe) has been around since 2003, and in that time it has managed to become the primary data interconnect for not only expansion cards, but also high-speed external devices.