{"id":1180997,"date":"2023-09-12T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1180997"},"modified":"2023-09-12T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T13:00:00","slug":"intel-unveils-barlow-ridge-thunderbolt-5-controllers-tb5-launching-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1180997","title":{"rendered":"Intel Unveils Barlow Ridge Thunderbolt 5 Controllers &#8211; TB5 Launching In 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anandtech.com\/show\/20050\/intel-unveils-barlow-ridge-thunderbolt-5-controllers\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/carousel_575px.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>The USB-IF and VESA released the specifications of USB4 v2 and DisplayPort 2.1 in Q4 2022. At that time, Intel also announced that their next-gen Thunderbolt specifications would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anandtech.com\/show\/17617\/intel-builds-on-usb4-v2-for-120-gbps-next-generation-thunderbolt\">build upon these standards<\/a>. However, concrete details were not divulged. Today, the company is unveiling Thunderbolt 5 officially with discrete controllers in tow for both hosts and peripherals.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<\/p>\n<h3>Thunderbolt 5: Technical Details<\/h3>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<\/p>\n<p>The USB4 v2 specifications have been public for almost a year now. As a result, the capabilities of Thunderbolt 5 on the technical front are not much of a secret. In fact, Intel had detailed most of them last year.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anandtech.com\/show\/20050\/intel-unveils-barlow-ridge-thunderbolt-5-controllers\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ngtb-fin.png\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<\/p>\n<p>The technical aspects described above include:<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<\/p>\n<ul>&#013;<\/p>\n<li>PCIe Gen4 x4 support (64 Gbps full duplex)<\/li>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<li>DisplayPort 2.1 support (up to 80 Gbps)<\/li>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<li>Asymmetric operation (120 Gbps transmit \/ 40 Gbps receive), in addition to the regular 80 Gbps transmit \/ 80 Gbps receive<\/li>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<li>Usage of PAM3 (Pulse Amplitude Modulation with three levels) enabling more data transfer in each clock cycle<\/li>\n<p>&#013;\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<\/p>\n<p>A few additional details were provided as part of today&#8217;s announcement. These are in addition to Thunderbolt 4 features.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<\/p>\n<ul>&#013;<\/p>\n<li>Compulsory requirement to support dual 6K monitors<\/li>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<li>Compulsory 140W PD support for charging, up to 240W optional<\/li>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<li>Doubled Thunderbolt networking bandwidth (from 10 Gbps full duplex to 20 Gbps full duplex)<\/li>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<li>Existing Thunderbolt 3 cables up to 1m can also support the new speeds<\/li>\n<p>&#013;\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anandtech.com\/show\/20050\/intel-unveils-barlow-ridge-thunderbolt-5-controllers\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tbt5-feat-comp.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<\/p>\n<p>Thunderbolt 5 also supports up to 240W power delivery (USB-PD EPR specifications). This is useful for gaming notebooks and other power-hungry systems connecting to a Thunderbolt 5 dock (and relying on it as a power source). However, this is an optional feature and is likely to be relegated to premium Thunderbolt 5 peripherals. The compulsory features related to the increase in available bandwidth translate to support for high-refresh rate high-resolution monitors, and support for external SSDs and eGFX with PCIe Gen4 x4 links.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<\/p>\n<h3>The Barlow Ridge Thunderbolt 5 Controller Family<\/h3>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<\/p>\n<p>Intel is bringing Thunderbolt 5 to the market with discrete silicon first. The <i>Barlow Ridge<\/i> family includes controllers for both hosts and accessories. Silicon meant for accessories are equipped with one upstream and three downstream Thunderbolt 5 ports. For computers, the controller takes in a DisplayPort 2.1 input along with a PCIe Gen4 x4 link to interface with the host.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<\/p>\n<p>The technical aspects of Barlow Ridge such as package size and TDP will be made public in the coming months. Intel expects Thunderbolt 5-equipped computers and accessories to launch in 2024. Technical collateral and other developer resources will become available in Q4 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anandtech.com\/show\/20050\/intel-unveils-barlow-ridge-thunderbolt-5-controllers\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/finsec.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<\/p>\n<p>Based on the Thunderbolt 5 details presented today, it is clear that Thunderbolt ports will continue to remain the Type-C port that does it all. We would have liked some of the optional features (such as USB3 20G support) to become compulsory, but the other exciting updates in Thunderbolt 5 may make it easy for consumers to look past that. In any case, we have seen recent USB4 \/ Thunderbolt 4 implementations supporting that standard, so it is likely that at least some Thunderbolt 5 host ports will also support that standard.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource: AnandTech &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anandtech.com\/show\/20050\/intel-unveils-barlow-ridge-thunderbolt-5-controllers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intel Unveils Barlow Ridge Thunderbolt 5 Controllers &#8211; TB5 Launching In 2024<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The USB-IF and VESA released the specifications of USB4 v2 and DisplayPort 2.1 in Q4 2022. At that time, Intel also announced that their next-gen Thunderbolt specifications would build upon these standards. 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