PCI Express 6.0 Specification Finalized: x16 Slots To Reach 128GBps

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The final specification for the PCI Express 6.0 has been released. The next generation of the ubiquitous bus is doubling the data rate of a PCIe lane, and is far higher for multi-lane configurations. The group expects the first commercial hardware to hit the market in about 18 months, which is when it should start showing up in the server market. In the summer of 2019, the first version of the new specification was announced, called PCI Express 6.0. The goal of doubling the bandwidth of the PCIe was set by the PCI-SIG and they immediately started looking at ways to do it again. The group has missed their original goal of a late 2021 release of the new spec, but they are announcing today that the specification has been finalized and is being released to the group's members. The creation of an even faster version of PCIe technology has been driven by the industry's need for more bandwidth. The amount of data being moved by graphics cards, accelerators, network cards, and other PCIe devices only continues to increase, and thus must bus speeds to keep these devices fed. The demand for the faster specification comes from server operators who are already using large amounts of high-speed hardware. In the future the technology should be able to be used in consumer devices.