USB-C adapter to USB

[Marceppy]

I have a windows 11 desktop that has 2 USB-C ports. I am trying to find adapters to connect USB connectors to them (thumb drives, external hard drives). I ordered a couple from Amazon that have 5gbs transfer speeds but are there any that will provide 10gbs data transfer speeds?

 

[PMB]

I have a windows 11 desktop that has 2 USB-C ports. I am trying to find adapters to connect USB connectors to them (thumb drives, external hard drives). I ordered a couple from Amazon that have 5gbs transfer speeds but are there any that will provide 10gbs data transfer speeds?

Have you looked at StarTech?

StarTech USA

 

[Billiam29]

I took a look and also could not locate anything that was USB-C male to USB-A female that was rated for 10 gbps.

If you value the 10 gbps connection speed above all else, then you may very well be better off shifting your focus and parting with some additional money. Replace the thumb drives with native USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 10 gbps drives, and look for replacement cables specifically between the connectors on your external hard drives and the USB-C on your computer.

One thing to keep in mind is that if the external drives are indeed hard drives and not SSDs, then the SATA bus on the drive itself is going to be limited to 6 gbps. A 10 gbps USB connection to the drive may not buy you much, if any, real world improvement.

 

[BobKnDP]

I searched for USB A to C adapters that support USB 3.2 Gen2. That's an alternative to searching directly for 10Gbps.

Amazon lists some.

But, as far as I know, there would be no different pinouts. You may get the same data rate with the "5Gbps" adapters.

 

[Carey Brown]

I took a look and also could not locate anything that was USB-C male to USB-A female that was rated for 10 gbps.

If you value the 10 gbps connection speed above all else, then you may very well be better off shifting your focus and parting with some additional money. Replace the thumb drives with native USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 10 gbps drives, and look for replacement cables specifically between the connectors on your external hard drives and the USB-C on your computer.

One thing to keep in mind is that if the external drives are indeed hard drives and not SSDs, then the SATA bus on the drive itself is going to be limited to 6 gbps. A 10 gbps USB connection to the drive may not buy you much, if any, real world improvement.

Samsung offers the T7 and T9 drives which come in 1, 2, and 4TB capacities. They are solid state drives (SSDs) not spinning disks, so are much faster. The difference between the T7 and T9 is their read/write speeds with the T9 being faster. The cable they come with is USB-C. If you want something faster than a thumb drive I suggest this is the way to go.

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[BobKnDP]

I took a look and also could not locate anything that was USB-C male to USB-A female that was rated for 10 gbps.

If you value the 10 gbps connection speed above all else, then you may very well be better off shifting your focus and parting with some additional money. Replace the thumb drives with native USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 10 gbps drives, and look for replacement cables specifically between the connectors on your external hard drives and the USB-C on your computer.

One thing to keep in mind is that if the external drives are indeed hard drives and not SSDs, then the SATA bus on the drive itself is going to be limited to 6 gbps. A 10 gbps USB connection to the drive may not buy you much, if any, real world improvement.

USB 3.2 Gen2X2 (20Gbps).

You might have to mount an NVME SSD in an external enclosure to get those speeds, though. (Newegg lists some enclosures that claim USB 3.2 Gen2X2.)

And the USB-C ports on the PC would have to support that.

My apologies for a mostly ridiculous post.

 

[Marceppy]

Thanks everyone for the input. Its been educational. I probably stick with 5gbs for now but the responses have helped.

Thanks,

Marc

 

[Carey Brown]

I took a look and also could not locate anything that was USB-C male to USB-A female that was rated for 10 gbps.

If you value the 10 gbps connection speed above all else, then you may very well be better off shifting your focus and parting with some additional money. Replace the thumb drives with native USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 10 gbps drives, and look for replacement cables specifically between the connectors on your external hard drives and the USB-C on your computer.

One thing to keep in mind is that if the external drives are indeed hard drives and not SSDs, then the SATA bus on the drive itself is going to be limited to 6 gbps. A 10 gbps USB connection to the drive may not buy you much, if any, real world improvement.

Samsung offers the T7 and T9 drives which come in 1, 2, and 4TB capacities. They are solid state drives (SSDs) not spinning disks, so are much faster. The difference between the T7 and T9 is their read/write speeds with the T9 being faster. The cable they come with is USB-C. If you want something faster than a thumb drive I suggest this is the way to go.

--
Photos at http://inasphere.com

 

[kelpdiver]

it's comical how not universal the U in USB has become. Even USB-C, which was supposed to consolidate the madness, has a wide range of cable speeds, charging, and data xfer capability, and I'm still buying too many of them to meet all those needs.