Question No Rear USB-C Port

[nongamer77]

I am thinking of ordering the MSI Pro B650M-P. I just noticed that there is no rear USB-C Port. I am wondering whether I should spend more for a board that has that port. How important is that port?

 

[ThatVietGuy]

How often do you use anything that needs a USB-C port? If it's very little then you have your answer.

 

[nongamer77]

I am thinking of the future. Will more and more devices require USB-C ports?

 

[NedSmelly]

USB-A (old fashioned rectangular) is limited to v3.1, which has a max speed of 10Gbps.

To go faster than 10Mbps you need USB 3.2 gen 2x2, which is 20Gbps. This can only be done with USB-C.

And having a USB-C port doesn't necessarily mean it can do 20Gbps. You need to read the fine print in the product specifications. (Same for USB-A, with most average USB3 ports only going up to 5Gbps.)

So the question is: do you need USB 3.2 Gen 2x2?

https://www.tomshardware.com/features/usb-decoded-all-the-specs-and-version-numbers