Intel® Core™ Processor (Series 3)

Formerly known as Wildcat Lake, Datasheet, Volume 1 of 2

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913965 05/19/2026 001 Public
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Intel® Core™ Series 3 Flexible HSIO Lanes

Flexible HSIO Lane Details

The 8 Flexible HSIO Lanes [10:1] support the following:

  1. Up to 6 PCIe* Lanes
    • A maximum of six PCIe* Root Ports (or devices) can be enabled when GbE Port is disabled.
    • A maximum of five PCIe* Root Ports (or devices) can be enabled when GbE Port is enabled .
    • PCIe* Lanes A1-A4 (PCIe* Controller A) and C1-C2 (PCIe* Controller C) must be individually configured.
  2. Up to two USB 3.2 Gen 1x1/2x1 Lanes
    • A maximum of two USB 3.2 Gen 1x1/2x1 Ports (or devices) can be enabled
    • USB 3.2  Gen 1x1 = First Generation with One 5 GT/s Data Lane
    • USB 3.2  Gen 2x1 = Second Generation with One 10 GT/s Data Lane
  3. Up to one GbE Lane
    • A maximum of one GbE Port can be enabled