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The PassMark Software solution for testing PCIe slots consists of a PCIe loopback card and a Windows based application, PCIeTest. The PCIe loopback card can also be used with the PassMark Software BurnInTest PRO v8.1 product to test multiple computer hardware components. This guide describes the use of PCIeTest to test PCIe slots on a motherboard.

 

PCIeTest is an easy to use Windows based application that allows users to quickly check that all the PCI-e slots on their PC are functioning correctly and allows them to determine the maximum speed of these ports (and hence whether they are configured as expected).  PCIeTest is designed for use in conjunction with PassMark PCIe Loopback test device and will test PCIE-e slots up to PCI-e speeds.

 

PassMark PCIeTest software provides the following quick and easy to use capabilities:

Loopback and verification of specified data to allow for reliability testing of PCI-e slots. This enables the user to find motherboard hardware, BIOS or Windows PCIe configuration issues before deployment.
Benchmarking the speed of PCI-e to determine whether the PCI-e slot is performing as expected. Determining the PCIe slots performance across different data block sizes is also an interesting feature.
An intuitive display of results both textually (color coded for different test functions and display information) and graphically (color coded for levels of read and write speed).
Saving results for comparison against different configurations.