Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) is a computer expansion bus standard that allows additional cards to be added to a computer motherboard. It uses a dual independent bus (DIB) architecture with a frontside bus and backside bus. PCI operates at speeds between 33-133 MHz and uses a 32-bit or 64-bit wide data path. Newer versions of PCI such as PCI-X and PCI Express have increased speeds and bandwidth capabilities.