Interface Speeds
| Interface | Year | Speed | Gigabit/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| USB 1.0 | 1996 | 1.5Mbit/s | 0.0015 |
| USB 1.1 | 1998 | 12Mbit/s | 0.012 |
| ISA | 1981 | 16MB/s | 0.128 |
| FireWire 400 | 1995 | 393.216Mbit/s | 0.392216 |
| USB 2.0 | 2001 | 480Mbit/s | 0.48 |
| FireWire 800 | 2002 | 786.432Mbit/s | 0.786432 |
| 1 GbE | 1999 | 1Gbps | 1 |
| PCI33 | 1992 | 133MBps | 1.064 |
| SATA 1.0 | 2003 | 1.5Gbit/s | 1.5 |
| PCI66 | 1995 | 266MBps | 2.128 |
| 2.5 GbE | 2.5Gbps | 2.5 | |
| SAS-1 | 2004 | 3Gbit/s | 3 |
| SATA 2.0 | 2004 | 3Gbit/s | 3 |
| 5 GbE | 2016 | 5Gbps | 5 |
| USB 3.0 | 2008 | 5Gbit/s | 5 |
| SAS-2 | 2009 | 6Gbit/s | 6 |
| SATA 3.0 | 2008 | 6Gbit/s | 6 |
| 10 GbE | 10Gbps | 10 | |
| USB 3.1 | 2013 | 10Gbit/s | 10 |
| SAS-3 | 2013 | 12Gbit/s | 12 |
| AGP | 1997 | 2133MBps | 17.064 |
| Thunderbolt 1 | 2011 | 20Gbit/s | 20 |
| Thunderbolt 2 | 2013 | 20Gbit/s | 20 |
| USB 3.2 | 2017 | 20Gbit/s | 20 |
| SAS-4 | 2017 | 22.5Gbit/s | 22.5 |
| PCIe 1.x | 2003 | 4GB/s | 32 |
| Thunderbolt 3 | 2015 | 40Gbit/s | 40 |
| Thunderbolt 4 | 2020 | 40Gbit/s | 40 |
| USB 4 | 2019 | 40Gbit/s | 40 |
| SAS-5 | 2018 | 45Gbit/s | 45 |
| PCIe 2.x | 2007 | 8GB/s | 64 |
| Thunderbolt 5 | 2023 | 80Gbit/s | 80 |
| USB 4 v2.0 | 2022 | 80Gbit/s | 80 |
| PCIe 3.x | 2010 | 15.75GB/s | 126 |
| PCIe 4.x | 2017 | 31.5GB/s | 252 |
| PCIe 5.x | 2019 | 63GB/s | 504 |
| PCIe 6.x | 2022 | 121GB/s | 968 |
| PCIe 7.x | 2025 | 242GB/s | 1936 |