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

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JRS
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.

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abigfanoftechs
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09 Jan 2020

AnonD-558092, 08 Jan 2020Thunderbolt is also royalty-free now. https://www.gsmarena.com/intel_will_open_the_thunderbolt... 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.

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YUKI93
ibj
09 Jan 2020

AnonD-558092, 08 Jan 2020Thunderbolt is also royalty-free now. https://www.gsmarena.com/intel_will_open_the_thunderbolt... 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"