Intel announces Thunderbolt 4, but it's not faster than Thunderbolt 3

08 January 2020
The new connector will be supported by the upcoming Tiger Lake family of mobile CPUs, but full details will be unveiled at a later date.

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  • ntJ
  • 04 May 2020

If it has the same 40Gbps of the v3 what's the fuc**** point?

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    • AnonD-731363
    • SH3
    • 10 Jan 2020

    Well looks interesting, We in next 1-2 years we will reach charging speeds of 1000W :-)
    I mean from 0 to 100% in less than 30 seconds even on 20k mAh batteries.

      AnonD-558092, 08 Jan 2020Thunderbolt is also royalty-free now. https://www.gsmarena.... moreIt's only royalty-free within the Intel ecosystem. Otherwise you'll have to buy the controller chips from Intel to get it royalty-free.

        AnonD-558092, 08 Jan 2020Thunderbolt is also royalty-free now. https://www.gsmarena.... moreMaybe they are keeping the details in secret until another future event? We never know.

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          • AnonD-558092
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          • 08 Jan 2020

          Thunderbolt is also royalty-free now. https://www.gsmarena.com/intel_will_open_the_thunderbolt_3_standard_to_the_public_royaltyfree-news-25233.php

          But I don't see the point of this announcement. "Hey everyone! We have a new standard! Same speed as the last one. More details? Nope."

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            • Anonymous
            • x1y
            • 08 Jan 2020

            I just remind you that USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 is 20 Gbps. So it seems like Thunderbolt 4 can go up to 80 Gbps which totally makes sense because Tiger Lake reportedly switches to PCIe 4.0. Being 2x times faster then PCIe 3.0, 4 lanes of PCIe 4.0 found in Thunderbolt 4 can be exactly what Intel meant by saying "up to 4 times faster the USB 3"

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              • Dr_batata
              • IwC
              • 08 Jan 2020

              Maybe it has higher power delivery to allow more powerful laptop to charge through it.

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                • Anonymous
                • D02
                • 08 Jan 2020

                AnonD-908380, 08 Jan 2020Intel refreshing old tech as always...amd forthewin

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                  • AnonD-889996
                  • KiJ
                  • 08 Jan 2020

                  Is this USB 4 will be available on AMD chipset?

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                    • AnonD-908380
                    • nfy
                    • 08 Jan 2020

                    Intel refreshing old tech as always...