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?
Thunderbolt isn't an open standard and Intel holds the rights to it.
The next generation of motherboards is supposed to make USB 4 standard. Those are coming some time after the CPU release though.
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.
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.