The way product segmentation works in this market it’s practically certain they’re physically identical to the board that supports 5 and the only difference is firmware locks and marketing.
Having some PCB experience, I disagree. Targeting higher specs like PCIe 5.0 usually requires more expensive PCB materials and tighter qualifications at the test stage.
If the boards were only being tested to PCIe 4.0 (their official spec) then you can't guarantee they perform the same as SKUs targeting PCIe 5.0.
You can't notice these differences with your eyes.
SilverBirch|6 months ago
Aurornis|6 months ago
If the boards were only being tested to PCIe 4.0 (their official spec) then you can't guarantee they perform the same as SKUs targeting PCIe 5.0.
You can't notice these differences with your eyes.
dale_glass|6 months ago
It's a crazy rate that can't be trivial to achieve.