[reassembled]

Is there a reason why a few AMD motherboards have Thunderbolt 4 on them but most do not? I believe I’ve only seen it on the workstation class boards, I could be wrong though. Is there a reason why it’s not more broadly available on AMD mobos?

[inhumantsar]

Thunderbolt isn't an open standard and Intel holds the rights to it.

[kcb]

The next generation of motherboards is supposed to make USB 4 standard. Those are coming some time after the CPU release though.

[geor9e]

Just wondering - What would thunderbolt be used for on a desktop? External SSD transfers? I am shopping for a new gaming PC build and didn't think to consider it. I have it on my laptop for one-cable docking.

[prettyStandard]

Ive used it to swap my GPU between my desktop and laptop. My desktop is more of a server, and my laptop is more of a workstation. Having the option is nice.