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Microchip FPGA : Need help in some PCIe Throughput calc

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Hi,

I am referring to the Microchip PCIe spec, UG0685 User Guide Revision 7.0, page 40, 4.5 PCIe Subsystem Performance.

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I am considering the case of using PCIe v2.0 (5Gbps) x4 lanes. So the Maximum Theoretical Throughput (MBps) of 2000 listed in the above chart is calc as shown below:

5 Gbps x 4 = 20 Gbps = 2500 MBps. The spec also says that as v2.0 uses 8b10b encoding, so this causes a 20% reduction in throughput.
So Max Theoretical Throughput = 2500 - 500 = 2000 MBps.

I would like to know to effect on Max Theoretical Throughput value when I use a 100MHz AXI clock instead of the 250MHz AXI clock?

Can it be assumed that since the AXI clock is reduced to a value less than half, would the Max Theoretical Throughput be also reduced by bit lesser than 2000 MBps?
Else how can I roughly calc the Max Theoretical Throughput when the PCIe AXI4 clock is 100 MHz?

Note: I have already posted this on the Microchip FPGA forum, but anybody familiar with that forum knows what happens to the threads!
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* also reduced by bit lesser than 2000 MBps?
also reduced by a bit lesser than half of 2000 MBps?
 
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My AXI4 data bus width is 64 bits.

......... when the PCIe AXI4 clock is 100 125 MHz?
 
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