Thunderbolt 4 guarantees 40Gbps, dual 4K display minimum, PCIe x4 for storage, and daisy-chaining up to 6 devices with s
USB-C DP Alt Mode repurposes SuperSpeed lanes to carry DisplayPort 1.4 or 2.0 signals, connecting monitors without an ac
USB-C HDMI Alt Mode carries HDMI 2.0/2.1 signals over USB-C using an active adapter chip to convert lane signals to HDMI
SCSI-1 uses a 50-pin IDC connector for parallel storage at 5 MB/s, supporting up to 7 devices. Legacy interface found on
Wide SCSI uses a 68-pin HD connector for 16-bit data at up to 40 MB/s supporting up to 15 devices per bus.
Fibre Channel uses LC duplex fiber optic connectors for SAN storage networking from 1 GFC up to 128 GFC for enterprise s
SFF-8087 is the internal Mini-SAS connector carrying four SAS or SATA lanes at up to 12 Gbps each for server HBAs and RA
SFF-8088 is the shielded external Mini-SAS connector for JBODs and tape libraries, carrying four SAS lanes at up to 12 G
U.2 (SFF-8639) is a 68-pin connector for 2.5-inch enterprise NVMe SSDs providing PCIe x4 bandwidth with hot-swap support
CFexpress Type B uses PCIe 3.0 x2 NVMe for read speeds up to 1.7 GB/s, used in professional cameras for 8K video and hig
CFast 2.0 uses SATA III in a CompactFlash-sized card at up to 600 MB/s for cinema cameras like ARRI Amira and Blackmagic
CompactFlash is a 50-pin parallel ATA memory card still popular in professional DSLRs, supporting UDMA 7 at up to 167 MB
XQD uses PCIe Gen 2 x1 for up to 440 MB/s in Nikon D5 and D500 cameras. Largely replaced by CFexpress Type B which is ph
SD Express adds PCIe and NVMe to the SD card form factor achieving up to 985 MB/s while remaining backward compatible wi
GPIB (IEEE-488) is the 24-pin parallel bus for connecting lab instruments to computers for automated test and measuremen
FireWire 800 doubles FW400 bandwidth to 800 Mbps using a 9-pin Beta connector. Common on Mac computers 2003-2012 for cam
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 achieves 20Gbps by bonding two 10Gbps SuperSpeed lanes over USB-C. Used for high-speed external NVMe SSD
USB4 Gen 3x2 achieves 40Gbps using two Gen 3 lanes over USB-C, supporting Thunderbolt 3, DisplayPort 2.0, and up to 240W
eSATA is the external SATA interface for connecting external drives at full SATA III 6Gbps speeds using a shielded conne
eSATAp combines eSATA data and USB 2.0 with 5V and 12V power on one connector, powering external drives without a separa