Is it okay to put Gen 3 SSD in my motherboards Gen 4 pcie slots?

website m 2 gen 4 in gen 3 slot slot 2,3,4,5,6 and 7 respectively However, the CPU socket only 2 X16 GEN 4 CARD for 4 Nvme but it's OK for only one slot I m2 sata slot socket 3, Key M, Processor is AMD Ryzen Is a half-length PCI Express x8 Gen 3 card compatible with a PCIe x4 Gen3 slot?

m 2 gen 4 in gen 3 slot 2 NVMe SSDs are backward-compatible, so even with a Gen3 platform, you usually get better value from a Gen4 SSD even if it can't run at its rated speed   Hi: Your notebook's NVMe slot is PCIe Gen 3 While a Gen 4 SSD will work, it will only run at the max speed allowed  Practically if you want the fastest drive, match the generation of your slot with the drive (so if you have a PCIe gen 4, get a gen 4 compatible

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