Mini-PCIe to M.2 adapter. Any change in performance?

Synomenon

Lifer
Dec 25, 2004
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So I'm waiting for this board to arrive:
Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming-ITX/ac
http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Fatal1ty%20Z170%20Gaming-ITXac/

the only problem I have with the board is that they put a mini-PCIe slot on it instead of M.2 for the wifi card.

The board has a M.2 slot for a SSD on the underside, a standard 16x slot for a GPU then the mini-PCIe slot.

The best wifi card I can find in mini-PCIe format is the Intel 7260. The Intel 8260 is available now (have one in my laptop), but is available only with the M.2 connector.

If I use one of these:
Mini-PCIe to M.2 adapter
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81YICPdJkwL._SY679_.jpg

and then an Intel 8260 in it, will performance drop for the M.2 SSD and / or the GPU?
 

NTMBK

Lifer
Nov 14, 2011
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So I'm waiting for this board to arrive:
Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming-ITX/ac
http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Fatal1ty%20Z170%20Gaming-ITXac/

the only problem I have with the board is that they put a mini-PCIe slot on it instead of M.2 for the wifi card.

The board has a M.2 slot for a SSD on the underside, a standard 16x slot for a GPU then the mini-PCIe slot.

The best wifi card I can find in mini-PCIe format is the Intel 7260. The Intel 8260 is available now (have one in my laptop), but is available only with the M.2 connector.

If I use one of these:
Mini-PCIe to M.2 adapter
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81YICPdJkwL._SY679_.jpg

and then an Intel 8260 in it, will performance drop for the M.2 SSD and / or the GPU?

It looks like that part just re-routes the PCIe connections to the correct pins, no active part. I imagine it should work just as well.