what is a pcie x1 slot good for?

what is a pcie x1 slot good for? pcie 1 slot My motherboard has three pcie x16 size slots, but I cannot use one of them for usb controller pcie x4 card: the pcie16_1 is for GPU, the pciex1_1 slot For example, an x1 slot can have only one transfer lane used by the x1 card inserted into the slot; x2, x4, x8, and x16 slots are also available

pciex1_1 slot U kunt een PCIe x1 kaart in een PCIe x16 slot plaatsen, maar die kaart zal minder bandbreedte krijgen Op dezelfde manier kunt u een PCIe x8-kaart in een PCIe

pciex4 slot My motherboard has three pcie x16 size slots, but I cannot use one of them for usb controller pcie x4 card: the pcie16_1 is for GPU, the PCIe lanes are limited on consumer platforms, so odds are if you have two x16 slots, they share bandwidth, and having a GPU in one will limit