PCIe Test Card Feature Comparison

Model PCIe Gen4 PCIe Gen3 PCIe Gen2
PCIe Gen4 Test Card PCIe Gen3 Test Card PCIe Gen2 Test Card
Product Code PM146 PM142 PM080
PCIe Standard Gen 4, Gen3, Gen2 and Gen 1 (also compatible with Gen 5, running at Gen4 speeds) Gen3, Gen2 and Gen 1 (also compatible with Gen4 and Gen 5, running at Gen3 speeds) Gen2 and Gen1 (also compatible with Gen3 and Gen4, running at Gen2 speeds)
Physical Connector x4 PCIe edge connector (can be used on x1 using a x4 to x1 adapter) x8 PCIe edge connector (can be used on x1 using a x8 to x1 adapter) x1 and x4 PCIe edge connectors (card can be flipped)
Max Signalling Speed 16 Gbits/sec per lane
(64Gbit/sec for 4 lanes)
8 Gbits/sec per lane
(~45Gbit/sec for 8 lanes)
(32Gbit/sec for 4 lanes)
5 Gbits/sec per lane
(20Gbit/sec for 4 lanes)
Data Throughput (all lanes after overheads) 7000MB/s 5500MB/s 1200MB/s
PCIe Transfer Modes DMA - Direct Memory Access DMA - Direct Memory Access DMA - Direct Memory Access
FPGA AMD/Xilinx Artix UltraScale+ FPGA AMD/Xilinx Kintex UltraScale+ FPGA IGLOO2 FPGA
Device Memory 1 GB DDR4 + 256KB internal memory 1 GB DDR4 component memory (two [256 Mb x 16] devices) 96KB of high speed integrated LSRAM
Operating Voltage 12VDC via PCIe Bus 12VDC via external adapter (included) 12VDC via PCIe Bus
Bus Error Detection & Reporting Function Advanced Error Reporting and Data Integrity Advanced Error Reporting and Data Integrity Advanced Error Reporting and Data Integrity
Benchmark & Loopback Modes Yes Yes Yes
Includes free Windows Diagnostic Software? Yes, PCIeGen4Test Yes, PCIeGen3Test Yes, PCIeTest
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