Official PCIe 8.0 draft aims for 1 TB/s data rate

An official draft of the PCI Express (PCIe) 8.0 specification is out, targeting a blistering 1 terabyte per second when the kit finally hits the streets. The PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG) has released draft 0.5 of the version 8.0 standard, incorporating feedback received from member organizations after the release of draft 0.3 last year. With an expected raw bit rate of 256 gigatransfers per second (GT/s) and up to 1 TB/s bi-directionally across a 16-lane configuration, PCIe 8.0 is set to