2 slots, don’t worry. An affordable PCIe M.2 adapter card can connect the NVMe drive to the motherboard using the PCIe x4 slot with little to no performance loss. Compatibility also depends on the key ...
The storage industry has been undergoing a significant change, with PCIe Gen 3 M.2 SSDs gradually being phased out as manufacturers focus on newer and faster standards like PCIe Gen 4 and Gen 5.