Feature :
- SuperSpeed USB has a 5 Gbps signaling rate offering 10x performance increase over Hi-Speed USB.
- SuperSpeed USB is a Sync-N-Go technology that minimizes user wait-time.
- SuperSpeed USB will provide Optimized Power Efficiency.No device polling and lower active and idle power requirements.
- SuperSpeed USB is backwards compatible with USB 2.0. Devices interoperate with USB 2.0 platforms. Hosts support USB 2.0 legacy devices
Compare with different version USB speed :
version |
Name |
Speed |
Target market |
USB1.0 |
Low Speed |
1.5Mbps |
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USB1.1 |
Full Speed |
12Mbps |
Keyboard / mouse |
USB2.0 |
Hi Speed |
480Mbps |
Video/Audio application, accessories |
USB3.0 |
Super Speed |
5Gbps |
Hi-definition video, Hi-capacity USB drive, HD camcorder, media player |
- USB3.0 is fully compatible with USB2.0 and speed is higher then USB2.0 about 5times for one-way transfer
- USB3.0 will deliver 10times the data transfer rate of USB2.0 for two-way transfer (this is USB3.0 new function for two-way transfer data)
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