GEN3 m.2 only taking 2 lanes instead of 4? (gen3x2 instead of gen3x4)

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I looked on Samsung magician and saw that under interface it marked

PCIe Gen.3 x 2 and when I run a benchmark it gives me 1700 read
1500 write. Witch is half of the advertised speed ?

my board is a MAXIMUS VIII HERO
apparently if you overclock the cpu it messes with the m.2 settings so I reverted it back to the default settings

I forced Gen 3 on the PCI storage settings and forced the x4 but still the same problem.

I even turned my grafix card on x8 to see if its a lane problem but it still marks it as a gen.3x2

Can some on educate me XD I don't think i know whats going on..

I also have a samsung 850 evo and a WD 1tb HHD
 
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I think the best thing for you to do is contact Samsung Customer Support via chat or email. The drive must still be under warranty.

Tell them you have a 960 EVO plugged into an Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO motherboard and their Samsung Magician software is telling you the drive is only running at PCIe Gen.3 x2, not x4 as it should. They should be able to tell you if this can be changed, or if not then why.
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You haven't identified the SSD you are running. Also keep in mind the advertised speeds are theoretical maximums. The performance specifications for the top of the line Samsung 960 Pro are; Up to 3,500 MB/sec SEQUENTIAL READ --- Up to 2,100 MB/sec SEQUENTIAL WRITE, with the caveat; Performance may vary based on system hardware & configuration. In real world use people rarely come close to those numbers.

http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Samsung-960-Evo-NVMe-PCIe-M2-500GB-vs-Samsung-960-Pro-NVMe-PCIe-M2-512GB/m204072vsm182182
 
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sorry about that, its a 960 evo,
the thing thats botherring me is inder the interface it's listed as gen 3 x 4
correct me if im wrong but "3" is the gen and "2" is the lanes right take a look at the screen shot :

From what iv seen from other users it should be 3x4, my board supports it and just as a test i unplugged all my drives except for my m.2, same problem.

960EVO
 
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Yes, "3" is the gen and "2" are the lanes. You are right.

If you have "Intel Rapid Storage Technology" installed on your motherboard, check in Device Manage how it is configured. I think it's listed under Storage Controllers. It may affect how many PCIe lanes are allocated to the M.2 drive. That's just a guess.
 
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I see what you mean,

I think you found the problem but not the solution...
In my bios settings under advanced/on-board devices/ PCIE X4_3 bandwith
Im missing an option; it says X2 mode or x4 mode,
but I don't have the option for m.2 mode like in the video.

My bios is the latest version/ same with my m.2 / and windows.
I'm looking on asus if there's like a addon package to install on my bios,
I doubt it tho.
 
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I think the best thing for you to do is contact Samsung Customer Support via chat or email. The drive must still be under warranty.

Tell them you have a 960 EVO plugged into an Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO motherboard and their Samsung Magician software is telling you the drive is only running at PCIe Gen.3 x2, not x4 as it should. They should be able to tell you if this can be changed, or if not then why.
 
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i dont have the ADVANCED tab in Bios so i can make that one chance, so i am shit out of luck stuck with a Regular Gigabyte AX370 Gaming.All i can try now to get better reads is a pcie Adapter, and hope it works to get a better performance., on the WD/Black 250GB, but its the newer WD black,that lots people are getting crazy read speeds, next to the Samsung 950-960 Pro nvme m.3 drives
 
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