Intel Introduces Thunderbolt 3, Offering 40 Gb/s, DisplayPort And USB 3.1 Over USB Type-C

[N.Broekhuijsen]

The new Thunderbolt 3 works over a USB Type-C connection, and with 40 Gb/s bandwidth. You'll be able to charge your laptop, drive two 4K displays at 60 Hz, and connect all your peripherals over one cable using a Thunderbolt 3 docking station.

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[SteelCity1981]

so does this mean intel is going to support usb 3.1 natively then with skylake...

 

[ammaross]

so does this mean intel is going to support usb 3.1 natively then with skylake...

That's my guess, but Intel doesn't have a good track record for it... 🙁

 

[stevenrix]

The sooner the better.

 

[avc23]

"The bandwidth for external graphics won't be huge, with access to just four PCI-Express 3.0 lanes" what current gen gfx card would max out the bandwidth??

 

[extremepcs]

Now give us storage devices that can utilize 40 Gbps.

 

[SirKnobsworth]

so does this mean intel is going to support usb 3.1 natively then with skylake...

Possible, but not likely I think. A USB 3.1 controller is built into the Alpine Ridge TB3 controller, which is only connected via PCIe and DisplayPort.

 

[Eggz]

Best news evar!

 

[xchoice]

NETWORKING! YAY!!!! meh to the rest of things, they are **** expensive <.<