Almost every current mainboard comes with at least one M.2 slot.
But what exactly can you use it for? Is every M.2 slot the same? Are there perhaps alternatives?
This and more you will find out in the following article.
Which physical standards are there?
Due to the M.2 connector, which is permanently soldered to mainboards or adapter cards, the board width of M.2 hardware is always 22 mm. However, there is more variation in length:
Standard
Length x width (in mm)
M.2 2230
30 x 22
M.2 2242
42 x 22
M.2 2260
60 x 22
M.2 2280
80 x 22
M.2 2210
110 x 22
The thickness of M.2 hardware is not specified. Especially powerful M.2 SSDs like the
Corsair MP600 rely on heatsinks, which can greatly increase the thickness of the module and, under certain circumstances, interfere with graphics cards or mainboard trays.
