: It adds a core voltage of 0.75 V on the PWR_3 rail specifically for BGA SSDs and introduces 1.8V I/O for LGA modules.
Unlike the recently released specification, which transitions to PAM4 (Pulse Amplitude Modulation 4-level) signaling to achieve 64 GT/s, PCIe 5.0 retains NRZ (Non-Return-to-Zero) signaling.
: Includes the M.2-1A connector amperage improvement for better power delivery. Connector Refinements
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