"Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs to Revolutionize Gaming with Thunderbolt 5 and PCIe 5.0 Support"
Intel's new Thunderbolt 5 controller, codenamed Barlow Bridge, will bring significant updates to the connectivity standard, including support for PCIe Gen4 x4 interface, enabling 64 Gbps bandwidth, and DisplayPort 2.1 support. Expected to be integrated into high-end gaming laptops and next-generation desktops under the Arrow Lake CPU series, Thunderbolt 5 will enable higher resolutions and modern graphics attached through PCIe Gen5x16 interface. However, Thunderbolt 5-enabled devices may not emerge until 2025 or 2026, despite the infrastructure being in place.