Bloepum

Bloepum Dual NVMe PCIe X8 Bifurcation Adapter Card

A passive PCIe X8 bifurcation card that splits one slot into two full-speed X4 channels for a pair of NVMe SSDs

Check availability
Affiliate Disclosure: Studio Supplies may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you. This helps support our editorial team.

Notice a mistake? Let Us Know

Overview

The Bloepum PCIe NVMe Dual Disk Card occupies a specific niche: turning one motherboard slot into a home for two NVMe SSDs. It does this through bifurcation, splitting an X8 lane assignment into two independent X4 full-channel paths. Each M.2 PCI-E device gets its own dedicated bandwidth rather than sharing a link, which is the practical draw for anyone who wants two fast drives running at once. The card seats in either X8 or X16 slots, so boards that expose extra lanes beyond the graphics slot have somewhere to put it.

On the construction side, the source material is modest but pointed. A high-power DC chip is adopted to support the stable operation of connected SSD and M.2 PCI-E equipment, addressing the power-delivery demands two drives can place on a passive adapter. Support for both PCI-E 3.0 and PCI-E 4.0 standards widens the pool of compatible SSDs. The single most important ownership detail is architectural: bifurcation cards depend on the host motherboard to divide the slot, so a BIOS that offers a bifurcation or X4X4 setting is essential. Confirm that capability first, and this becomes a straightforward way to double NVMe capacity in one slot.

Key Features

Dual NVME , PCI-E X8 split card.

PCI-E X8 and X16 motherboard slots are supported.

Two X4 full-channel full-speed NVME SSD and M.2 PCI-E interface devices are supported.

Pci-e3.0 and PCI-e4.0 standard transmission speeds are supported.

high-power DC chip is adopted to the stable operation of SSD and M.2 PCI-E equipment.

Specifications

Brand
Bloepum
Card Type
Dual NVMe PCI-E X8 split (bifurcation) card
Drive Capacity
Two M.2 NVMe SSD / PCI-E interface devices
Channel Allocation
Two X4 full-channel, full-speed lanes
Supported Slots
PCI-E X8 and X16 motherboard slots
PCIe Standards
PCI-E 3.0 and PCI-E 4.0
Power
Onboard high-power DC chip

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. This is a bifurcation card that splits an X8 slot into two X4 channels, so the host BIOS must support PCIe bifurcation for both NVMe drives to be detected.
Two. The card provides two X4 full-channel, full-speed slots for NVMe SSD and M.2 PCI-E interface devices, each on its own dedicated lane.
Yes. The card supports both PCI-E X8 and X16 motherboard slots, so it can seat in an X16 slot as well as a native X8 one.
Yes. It supports both PCI-E 3.0 and PCI-E 4.0 standard transmission speeds, covering current-generation NVMe SSDs and older drives alike.
Each drive runs on its own dedicated X4 full-channel link rather than sharing bandwidth, so two drives can operate at full speed simultaneously.