Thunderbolt 4
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Thunderbolt 4 is a high-speed hardware interface standard that combines data, video, and power delivery over USB-C with strict performance and capability requirements, including support for PCIe, dual 4K displays, and up to 40 Gbps bandwidth.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thunderbolt 4 canonical | 8 |
| Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4 | 1 |
| Thunderbolt 4 connector | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7279496 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thunderbolt 4 Context triple: [Tiger Lake, supports, Thunderbolt 4]
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A.
Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C)
Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) is a high-speed hardware interface that uses the USB‑C connector to deliver fast data transfer, video output, and power over a single cable.
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B.
USB4
USB4 is a high-speed, next-generation USB standard that unifies data, video, and power delivery over a single USB-C connector, based on Thunderbolt 3 technology.
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C.
Thunderbolt displays
Thunderbolt displays are high-resolution computer monitors developed by Apple that connect via the Thunderbolt interface to provide video, audio, and data through a single cable.
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D.
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt is a classic wooden roller coaster at Kennywood amusement park near Pittsburgh, renowned for its intense drops and historic design.
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E.
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt is the famed epithet of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I, highlighting his exceptional speed and decisiveness in military campaigns.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thunderbolt 4 Target entity description: Thunderbolt 4 is a high-speed hardware interface standard that combines data, video, and power delivery over USB-C with strict performance and capability requirements, including support for PCIe, dual 4K displays, and up to 40 Gbps bandwidth.
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A.
Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C)
Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) is a high-speed hardware interface that uses the USB‑C connector to deliver fast data transfer, video output, and power over a single cable.
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B.
USB4
USB4 is a high-speed, next-generation USB standard that unifies data, video, and power delivery over a single USB-C connector, based on Thunderbolt 3 technology.
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C.
Thunderbolt displays
Thunderbolt displays are high-resolution computer monitors developed by Apple that connect via the Thunderbolt interface to provide video, audio, and data through a single cable.
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D.
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt is a classic wooden roller coaster at Kennywood amusement park near Pittsburgh, renowned for its intense drops and historic design.
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E.
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt is the famed epithet of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I, highlighting his exceptional speed and decisiveness in military campaigns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
I/O interface
ⓘ
hardware interface standard ⓘ |
| announcedBy |
Intel
ⓘ
linked to:
Intel Corporation
|
| announcedInYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| backwardCompatibleWith |
Thunderbolt 3
ⓘ
linked to:
Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C)
USB 2.0 ⓘ USB 3.x ⓘ USB4 ⓘ |
| connectorShape | reversible ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Intel
ⓘ
linked to:
Intel Corporation
|
| hasLogo | Thunderbolt lightning bolt logo with number 4 ⓘ |
| marketedAs | universal cable connectivity standard ⓘ |
| maximumBandwidth | 40 Gbit/s ⓘ |
| partOf |
Thunderbolt family
ⓘ
linked to:
Thunderbolt connector
|
| requiresMinimumDataThroughputPerPort | 32 Gbit/s ⓘ |
| requiresMinimumPCIeBandwidth | 32 Gbit/s PCIe (PCIe 3.0 x4) ⓘ |
| requiresSupportFor |
DMA protection
ⓘ
Intel VT-d–based DMA protection ⓘ charging on at least one computer port ⓘ daisy-chaining up to 4 Thunderbolt devices ⓘ waking from sleep via peripherals ⓘ |
| standardizedAs | part of USB4 specification level 2 (via Thunderbolt protocol contribution) ⓘ |
| successorOf |
Thunderbolt 3
ⓘ
linked to:
Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C)
|
| supportsAlternativeMode | DisplayPort Alt Mode ⓘ |
| supportsCableLength | up to 2 m at 40 Gbit/s with passive cables ⓘ |
| supportsDaisyChaining | yes ⓘ |
| supportsDataTransferRate | 40 Gbit/s ⓘ |
| supportsDockingStations | yes ⓘ |
| supportsExternalGPUs | yes ⓘ |
| supportsExternalStorage | yes ⓘ |
| supportsHotPlug | yes ⓘ |
| supportsMinimumVideoConfiguration | two 4K displays at 60 Hz ⓘ |
| supportsNetworking | peer-to-peer networking ⓘ |
| supportsPowerDelivery |
USB Power Delivery
ⓘ
up to 100 W power delivery ⓘ |
| supportsProtocol |
DisplayPort
ⓘ
PCI Express ⓘ USB 3.2 ⓘ USB4 ⓘ |
| supportsVideoOutput |
dual 4K displays
ⓘ
single 8K display ⓘ |
| targetUseCase |
docking stations for laptops
ⓘ
high-performance external storage ⓘ high-resolution external displays ⓘ high-speed external peripherals ⓘ |
| usesConnectorType | USB-C ⓘ |
| usesPhysicalLayer | USB-C physical layer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Thunderbolt 4 Description of subject: Thunderbolt 4 is a high-speed hardware interface standard that combines data, video, and power delivery over USB-C with strict performance and capability requirements, including support for PCIe, dual 4K displays, and up to 40 Gbps bandwidth.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Tiger Lake microarchitecture
linked to: Thunderbolt 4
linked to: Thunderbolt 4
subject linked to:
Apple connectors