The intel usb 31 controller utilizes 2 pcie gen3 lanes offering 16 gbs of total bandwidth for uncompromised transfer speeds of up to 10 gbs per usb 31 with twice the bandwidth compared to its previous generation and backwards compatibility with usb 20 and 30 the much improved usb 31 protocol is available over the new reversible usb type c and the traditional usb standard a connector for better compatibility over a wider range of devices the alc1150 is a high performance multi channel high defini