When an M.2 enclosure has "10 GB/s" in its name or product specs, all that means is that it connects via a USB 3.2 Gen 2, not that it actually supports read/write speeds of 10 GB/s right? Because I keep seeing storage devices and external enclosures that use 10/20/40 GB/s and 1000/2000/4000 MB/s interchangeably in the product descriptions. Even in the reviews where people post screenshots of the CrystalDisk benchmarks, they'll say things like "proof of 10 gbps speeds", and then they'll show 1000 mbps in the screenshot.
So why are all of these devices operating at nearly exactly 1/10th of their theoretical speeds? Even on <https://www.tomshardware.com/best-picks/best-ssd-and-hard-drive-enclosures>, the top pick is described as a 10 Gbps device, but when you look into the specs it has a speed of 1000 MB/s. What am I not understanding here?
So why are all of these devices operating at nearly exactly 1/10th of their theoretical speeds? Even on <https://www.tomshardware.com/best-picks/best-ssd-and-hard-drive-enclosures>, the top pick is described as a 10 Gbps device, but when you look into the specs it has a speed of 1000 MB/s. What am I not understanding here?