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Is Thunderbolt 5 storage ready? A first look at the cutting-edge tech

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80Gbps Thunderbolt 5 storage is about twice the 40Gbps of Thunderbolt 3/USB 4 in certain benchmarks.

By way of comparison, that’s roughly as fast as an NVMe SSD on the PCIe 4.0 bus.

The Envoy Ultra failed to appear on our official Asus ROG Strix Z790-I (Thunderbolt 4 ) test bed.

The issue is being cooperatively investigated by OWC , Intel , and Asus .

Thunderbolt 5 is for adventurous early adopters, enthusiasts, and prosumers who actually need the speed.

Thunderbolt 5 motherboards and Windows laptops are priced for the top-shelf as well, and the high cost-to-performance ratio carries over to the Mac .

Most folks will be just fine with 40Gbps Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4.

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