AN 855: PCI Express* High Performance Reference Design for Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX

ID 683504
Date 6/08/2018
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1.1. Understanding Throughput in PCI Express

The throughput in a PCI Express system depends on the following factors:
  • Protocol overhead
  • Payload size
  • Completion latency
  • Flow control update latency
  • Characteristics of the devices that form the link