Is an Intel Optane SSD 900P compatible with Asus Z97-Pro mobo?

[oggvorbis]

Looking to get a faster SSD like the Intel Optane SSD 900P:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820167440

Is it compatible with my mobo:

https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/Z97PRO/
and my processor is an Intel Core i7-4790 Haswell.

The part I'm not sure about: Is the PCIe 3.0 on the Z97Pro a "4x" slot like the Optane SDD requires?

I run lots of VMs concurrently, and need a boost over the Samsung850 evo sata ssd im using now.

Thanks!

 

[USAFRet]

What would be your use case for this?
I wouldn't count on that board being able to boot from it.

Optane, either the cache or the large PCIe drive...is still a nascent technology.

https://www.anandtech.com/show/11953/the-intel-optane-ssd-900p-review/11

"The biggest problem the Optane SSD 900P faces today is that few desktop users have workloads that stress the storage system enough for the Optane SSD to shine. Mechanical hard drives have not disappeared from use as primary storage, and most software for desktop and workstation use is still designed with their performance limitations in mind. If budget SSDs had relegated hard drives to backup and archival use years ago, then the software landscape would probably be more ready to take advantage of the speed offered by the Optane SSD 900P. Instead, the Optane SSD as a consumer/prosumer product only makes sense in a few niches. Most users- even those with relatively intense storage performance needs - will be better served by high quality flash SSDs like the Samsung 960 PRO."