Is SSD support on AMD motherboards causing confusion?

Is SSD support on AMD motherboards causing confusion? m 2 ssd slot motherboard Portable SSD · Memorys · DDR5 series · DDR4 series · Industrial Motherboards 1 PCIe x16 slot; 4 SATA3, 2 x ; Graphics Output Options m2 slot mainboard I have my new build with a 13700K i7 and an ASUS z790 motherboard which has 5 m2 slots When I first did the build, I only used 2,

m2 slot mainboard NVMe SSD 50% slower on socket 1

m2 expansion slot Instead, they are plugged directly into the motherboard with a dedicated connector slot An SSD can be used with both SATA and PCIe protocols SATA is a Did you know that Mini ITX motherboards have a secret slot on the back? Well maybe not