GA-H97-D3H m.2 socket speed

[pcbuilder1138]

I am looking into making a new desktop computer with this motherboard, (http://www.gigabyte.com.au/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4962#ov)
and I was wanting to know what speed the m.2 socket runs at.
The site says it is a 10Gb/s transfer speed, but makes no mention of PCIe speed. (x2 or x4).

I would like to know what PCIe speed this slot runs at so that I know if I will be able to take full advantage of this SSD that uses PCIe x4 (https://www.ramcity.com.au/buy/samsung-xp941-256gb-m.2-pcie-x4-80mm-ssd/MZHPU256HCGL-00000)

Thankyou.

 

[GhislainG]

It's on the page you linked: M.2 for SSDs drives with up to 10 Gb/s data transfer

 

[popatim]

At 1080MB/s- max sequential speeds it doesnt matter- two pcie lanes can handle that. The 512gb model can hit 1140 which to me is a waste of those two extra lanes.

Btw - 10Gb/s spec They list makes no sense. A Pcie v2 lane can handle 500MB/s which is about 4Gb (bits) /s ... You cant have half a lane so what are they trying to say?

Also pcie-v3 lane can handle 985MB/s = 7.850Gb/s ...Still doesnt match their 10Gb/s spec.

The M.2 specification itselfs states that up to 4 lanes can be exposed fwiw.

I'd suspect its a 2 lane v2 connector fromt he 10gb/s spec they list but someone at Gigabyte really needs to learn their math. LoL