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Green circuit board with M.2 slot and PCIe x16 gold fingers, thermal pad included

EN-Labs

EN-Labs PCIEX16TONVME M.2 NVMe to PCIe 3.0 x16 Adapter with Thermal Pad

SKU CH-ZY2E-SCXJZ

Adds an M.2 NVMe SSD to a PC lacking an M.2 slot via PCIe 3.0 x16, x8 or x4 with 32 Gbps bandwidth and a thermal pad

  • Key featuresAdd a M.2 NVME SSD to your PC without M2 slot on the motherb
  • Add an M.2 NVMe SSD without an onboard M.2 slot
  • PCIe 3.0 x4 x8 x16 slot compatibility up to 32 Gbps bandwidth
  • Supports M-Key NVMe and PCIe AHCI drives 2230 2242 2260 2280 mm
  • Included thermal pad improves heat dissipation for stable operation
  • No driver required for Windows 10 8 Linux Mac native support

Adapter purpose and fit

This adapter lets you install an M-key M.2 NVMe or PCIe-AHCI solid-state drive into a standard PCIe 3.0 x16, x8 or x4 slot. It is designed for desktop builders whose motherboard lacks an M.2 connector but has a free full-length expansion slot. The card requires no driver on supported operating systems.

Thermal pad effect

A thermal pad is included to conduct heat away from the installed SSD toward the bracket and chassis airflow. This helps the drive maintain its rated throughput during sustained writes instead of throttling early. No active cooling or extra mounting hardware is supplied.

Capacity and headroom

The board accepts 2230, 2242, 2260 and 2280 modules and delivers up to 32 Gbps over PCIe 3.0 x4, falling back to 16 Gbps in a 2.0 slot. SATA-based M.2 drives are not supported, and Windows 7 or Server 2008 R2 cannot boot from NVMe on this adapter.

How it compares

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Price $7.99
Cheaper than about 94% of the 1,721 comparable items (median $22.99).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameEn-Labs
Model namePCIEX16TONVME

Questions about this item

Does the thermal pad need replacement after long-term use?

The included thermal pad promotes heat dissipation for the NVMe SSD; it is a passive component with no moving parts and no specified replacement interval.

What bandwidth ceiling appears first when the adapter runs continuously in a PCIe 3.0 x16 slot?

The NVMe SSD is limited to PCIe 3.0 x4 speeds of 32 Gbps even though the slot accepts x16.

How much heat or power does the adapter itself add when the SSD runs all day?

The adapter is passive and adds negligible heat or power draw; the thermal pad only helps cool the installed NVMe SSD.

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