PCI

PCIe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express#History_and_revisions

Per lane:

  • Version 1.0a: 2.5 GT/s is 2.5 Gbps on the encoded serial link. This corresponds to 2.0 Gbps of pre-coded data or 250 MB/s

  • Version 2.x : 5 GT/s = 500 MB/s

  • Version 3.x : 8 GT/s ~= 1 GB/s | upgraded the encoding scheme to 128b/130b from the previous 8b/10b encoding

  • Version 4.0 : 16 GT/s ~= 2 GB/s

split: BIOS - PCIe Bifurcation

Check

  • Powershell: https://superuser.com/questions/1732084/is-there-a-way-to-identify-the-pcie-speed-for-a-device-using-powershell-win10

  • devmgmt.msc : Properties - Details

Thunderbolt

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbolt_(interface)

  • Superseded: IEEE 1394 (FireWire) / ExpressCard

  • Connector: v1/v2 - Mini-DP ; v3/v4 - USB-C

  • v3/v4: 40 Gbit/s (5 GB/s) bidirectional

    • Thunderbolt 3: 4× PCI Express 3.0, DisplayPort 1.2, USB 3.1 Gen 2

    • Thunderbolt 4: 4× PCI Express 3.0, DisplayPort 2.0, USB4

  • USB4 compatible with Thunderbolt 3, and backwards compatible with USB 3.2 and USB 2.0

Chip

  • Intel 6000 Series: https://www.thunderbolttechnology.net/sites/default/files/18-241_ThunderboltController_Brief_HI.pdf

    • JHL6340: 4 lanes

      • Peripherial Confiuration: 1

  • Intel 7000 Series: https://www.thunderbolttechnology.net/sites/default/files/18-241_Thunder7000Controller_Brief_FIN_HI.pdf

    • JHL7440: 2 Ports, Downstream x4 lanes

      • Peripherial Confiuration: 2 Tunneled, 1 dedicated DP output

DisplayPort

  • 4 lanes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayPort#Specifications

    • Thunderbolt 3 interface which implements up to 8 lanes of DisplayPort

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