Amphenol introduces the Gen 5, Minitek® Pwr PCIe® connector system. This new introduction CEM 5.0 PCI Express® 12V-2x6 auxiliary power connector and cable assembly support the 600W GPU cards. The 12V-2x6 auxiliary power connector is not designed to mate with legacy PCI Express® 2x3 and 2x4 12V Auxiliary Power connectors. The 12VHPWR connector power pins have a 3.00mm pitch, while the contacts in a legacy 2x3 and 2x4 connector lie on a larger 4.20mm pitch. New PCIe® Connector System (CEM5) is designed for power applications with current rating up to 9.5A/pin (12 pins energized) and the 4 signal pins supporting signal transmission.

● Rated current up to 9.5A per contact with all 12 power contacts and 4 Signal contacts

● Fully isolated terminals

● Positive locking on housing with low thumb latch operation

● Low level contact resistance: 5mΩ max.; Side band: 10Ωm max.