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

 

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)