There is an increasing need to ensure that a computer has connections at the highest possible speed, and one of the standards that seeks to provide extremely fast connectivity is the new Thunderbolt 5 it comes from Intel. Although it has a big problem is that the support it has is minimal because it is an extremely new technology, so we cannot find it on too many motherboards, not even on the new Z890 which are the ones that will arrive with Intel Core Ultra processors.
Often we can find that a motherboard is quite limited by its connectivity options, and some models stand out for offering some of the most current technologies, while others simply want to offer the possibility of connecting a series of really basic peripherals. In the case of high-end models we can find really strange models like those that only integrate ports for USB-C or Thunderbolt, but even if this is the case it is very likely that they do not offer the latest standard of these technologies, so we may need to add it in another way.
The easiest way to add Thunderbolt 5 to a PC comes from Gigabyte
There are a large number of companies that offer products to increase the capacities that our PC can have through expansion cards, since they offer us to add a series of additional features that we may need at any time. One of the cards of this type best known to users is the graphics card, which allows us to add greater power to our PC in terms of 3D rendering, allowing us to use the computer to play games or use apps that require this functionality.
But there are many other expansion cards on the market, and Gigabyte announced one that integrates the latest technologies in terms of connectivity, Thunderclap 5a standard created to change the speed limits we may encounter when physically transmitting data. In this case, they present us with a PCIe 4.0×4 expansion card that uses a single slot, requires two 6-pin power connectors and offers two high-performance Thunderbolt 5 connectors as well as three additional Mini-DisplayPort ports.
The main aspects offered by this expansion card are:
- Intel® Thunderbolt 5 Certified Add-on Card
- Intel JHL9580 Thunderbolt 5 Controller
- Two Thunderbolt 5 ports (USB Type-C)
- They provide bidirectional bandwidth of up to 80 Gbps, or unidirectional bandwidth of up to 120 Gbps.
- Provides maximum support for DisplayPort 2.1 with 8K at 60 Hz.
- Daisy chain up to 10 devices (5 devices per port)
- Supports PD3.1 (up to 100W)
The only thing we would need to know about this new component would be the price, since the company has not yet specified how much it will cost, but taking into account that it incorporates cutting-edge technology and that it does not There aren’t many who do it. likewise, it is very likely that it is not really cheap, as one can well imagine.
