Question Z690-A Supports NVMe?

[Traf]

I'm trying to figure out if my ASUS Prime Z690-A supports NVMe M.2 SSDs. I'm finding the motherboard manual confusing. It lists 4 sockets, and they each have different descriptions. M.2_4 says it supports PCIE 4.0 x4 and SATA mode M key design, type 2242, 2260, 2280.

The manual doesn't say anything about NVMe, and I read that there are both NVMe and SATA M.2 SSDs, and the SATA aren't worth buying because they would run at the same speed as a normal SATA SSD. I want to see if the M.2 SSD I picked out will work with my motherboard, and if I will see any speed increase to make it worth buying.

Motherboard: Prime Z690-A
Current SSD: TeamGroup
New M.2 SSD: TeamGroup

Thanks

 

[SkyNetRising]

I'm trying to figure out if my ASUS Prime Z690-A supports NVMe M.2 SSDs.
The manual doesn't say anything about NVMe

M.2 PCIE mode = NVME

Supports 4 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
Intel®12th Gen Processors
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110
- Intel®12th Gen processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.
Intel® Z690 Chipset**
M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)

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[SkyNetRising]

Thanks

Thank you for downvoting a perfectly good answer.