New double data rate Thunderbolt version, name pending
Intel demonstrated a Thunderbolt connection with 80 Gbit/s data rate at Technology Tour 2022 in Israel. The name “Thunderbolt 5” or a more specific moniker has not been mentioned yet.
on Image from Tom’s Hardware And a video on Twitter with some technical information and a Test procedure video what to see 80 Gbps connection via a USB-C cable Intel obviously didn’t go into too much detail in the run, but this data rate was apparently accepted Two Thunderbolt lanes with 40 Gbit/s each reached
During the development from Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 4, the maximum achievable data throughput remained the same at 40 Gbit/s, this value should be increased with the next generation. double. Just a few weeks ago the USB promoter group USB4 version 2.0 Earlier, with a maximum transfer rate of 80 Gbit/s.
Last year, Intel manager Gregory Bryant accidentally shared photos that contained information Thunderbolt 4 successor with 80 Gbit/s must see It’s unusual that Intel is so reluctant to name it. Given previous Thunderbolt versions, Thunderbolt 5 would be obvious. But since the latest USB 4 specification only gets the suffix “2.0” and the Thunderbolt connection shown here uses the same throughput, Thunderbolt 4 version 2.0 seems more obvious.
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