B460 PCIe lanes - maximum GPUs and SSDs

Generally speaking, if you install an SSD in the chipset slot, you're going to see it use 2 lanes worth of bandwidth most of the time

SSD vs PCIe SSD And if you think that's a large difference, PCIe Gen 2 x4

m2 sata vs nvme slot 2 standard contains variants with up to four PCIe lanes, one SATA 6 Gbs and or one USB port So it is possible to connect PCIe as well as SATA SSDs

m2 pcie 40 in 30 slot Client PCIe NVMe SSDs typically only use the 2280 form factor because its slim design allows it to easily fit into desktop and notebook PCs Enterprise-