Intel Shows Off Thunderbolt at 80 Gbps.

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Intel has demoed its next-generation Thunderbolt hardware at its Technology Tour 2022 in Israel. The company hasn't set the marketing name in stone quite yet, so it's not clear what Intel will call their next generation of Thunderbolt. USB4 Version 2.0 is expected to launch before Thunderbolt.



Intel displayed a live video of the first test system to run with an 80 Gbps Thunderbolt connection, but it did not name the new interface. Intel did not reveal many details, however, the test featured dual Thunderbolt lanes, each running at 40 Gbps (for a total of 80 Gbps). This is twice the performance of Thunderbolt 4, which has a maximum aggregate speed of 40 Gbps.

A USB-C cable carried the 80 Gbps connection. Intel did not reveal the name of the speedier interface or when it will be available. For the time being, we only know that it will quadruple the speed of the present Thunderbolt 4 connection. Thunderbolt 4 now uses the USB 4 version 1.0 specification, and the new Thunderbolt uses the improved throughput of the USB 4 version 2.0 specification, which was revealed earlier this month.

Intel Shows Off Thunderbolt at 80 Gbps.


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