ASUS ThunderboltEX 3-TR vs ASUS ThunderboltEX 4

Comparison of ThunderboltEX 3-TR, ThunderboltEX 4

23 specifications	A ASUS ThunderboltEX 3-TRView product	B ASUS ThunderboltEX 4View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interface	PCIe	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	Mini DisplayPort, PCIe, Thunderbolt, Thunderbolt 3, USB 2.0	Mini DisplayPort, PCIe, Thunderbolt, USB 2.0, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
Expansion card standard	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Purpose	PC	PC
Features1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	Intel Thunderbolt 3 JHL7540	Intel Thunderbolt 4 JHL8540
Data transfer rate (max)	40 Gbit/s	40 Gbit/s
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10 x64	Windows 10 x64
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	117.7 mm	117.7 mm
Depth	180.5 mm	180.5 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity	1	1
Cables included	Mini DisplayPort, Thunderbolt, USB	Mini DisplayPort, Thunderbolt, USB
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Manual	Yes	Yes
Package type	Box	Box
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code	84733020	84733020
Other features1 differ
Maximum resolution	7680 x 4320 pixels	7680 x 4320 pixels
CompatibilityDiffers	ASUS Intel 400 series, ASUS AMD B550	ASUS Intel 500

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