Thunderbolt 3/4/5

• developed by Intel and Apple
• combines PCIe and DisplayPort into two serial signals and DC power via a single cable
• up to 6 peripherals may be supported through one connector
• Thunderbolt 1/2 uses the Mini DisplayPort (MDP)
• Thunderbolt 3/4/5 uses the USB-C connector

Thunderbolt - Bitrate

• Thunderbolt 1: 2 channels, 10 Gbit/s each (20 Gbit/s in total)
• Thunderbolt 2: 20 Gbit/s in total
• Thunderbolt 3: 40 Gbit/s bidirectional
• Thunderbolt 4: 40 Gbit/s bidirectional
• Thunderbolt 5: 80 Gbit/s bidirectional

Thunderbolt - Protocol

• Thunderbolt 1: x4 PCI Express 2.0, DisplayPort 1.1a
• Thunderbolt 2: x4 PCI Express 2.0, DisplayPort 1.2
• Thunderbolt 3: x4 PCI Express 3.0, DisplayPort 1.2, USB 3.1 Gen 2
• Thunderbolt 4: x4 PCI Express 3.0, DisplayPort 2.0, USB 4
• Thunderbolt 5: x4 PCI Express 4.0, DisplayPort 2.1, USB 4