1.外围组件互连(PCI):
PCI是用于连接计算机系统中的硬件设备的计算机总线。常规PCI是PCI的另一个名称。 PCI被设计为并行总线,并具有分配时间量的单个总线时钟。 PCI是由Intel在1992年推出的。 PCI总线的标准宽度为32位或64位。热插拔是PCI中的可选功能。
2.外围组件互连Express(PCI-e):
PCI-e是2003年推出的外围组件互连的替代版本。尽管PCI中的热插拔功能是可选的,但新版本中却具有热插拔功能。 PCI Express是连接图形卡,Wifi,硬盘驱动器和其他硬件设备的串行总线。它比PCI更快,输入和输出引脚数更少,因此比PCI更好。
PCI和PCI Express之间的区别:
S.NO | PCI | PCI express |
---|---|---|
1. | PCI is a computer bus that connects hardware devices. | An advanced version of PCI bus that connects graphic ports, Wifi and other devices. |
2. | It was introduced in the year 1992 by Intel. | It was introduced in the year 2003 by Intel, Dell and other organizations. |
3. | It is a parallel bus interface | It is a serial bus interface. |
4. | Conventional PCI is the other name for PCI. | PCI-e is the abbreviated name for PCI Express. |
5. | It works slower. | It works faster. |
6. | PCI provides a slower data rate | PCI Express provides faster data rate. |
7. | The PCI slots are standardized | The PCI-e slots depends upon number of lanes. |
8. | The speed of a PCI slot is upto 133MB/s. | The speed of a PCI-e slot is upto 16 GB/s. |
9. | It has less features. | It has more features. |
10. | It may or may not have hot swapping feature. | It has the hot swapping feature. |