Intel thunderbolt 3 certified motherboard powered by intels own thunderbolt controller the new thunderbolt 3 protocol which is available over a usb type c connector on the back io of the gigabyte z170x ultra gaming brings an unprecedented single wire bandwidth of up to 40 gbs twice more than the previous generation of thunderbolt this incredible increase in bandwidth is also accompanied with support for different protocols such as mini displayport 12 and usb 31 which is back