Thunderbolt™ 3 Features on Intel® NUC Kit - NUC6i7KYK
Thunderbolt™ 3 Features
- External device power — up to 15W (hubs, hard drives, audio interfaces, etc.)
- Daisy-chain up to six devices (not including displays)
- External Graphics Card (eGPU) plug-and-play support (ex: Razer Core*, PowerColor Devil Box*)
- Up to 40 Gbps data transfer speeds
- Thunderbolt™ networking
- Cable is symmetric/reversible - there's no wrong way to plug it in
- Supports DisplayPort Alternate Mode (DP Alt Mode)
The following table shows which Intel® NUCs have Thunderbolt™ 3 and how many displays each device supports with a single to dual display adapter.
| Intel NUC model | Number of displays supported with a single to dual display adapter+ |
| NUC6i7KYK | 1 |
Example of a single to dual display adapter:
Not all Thunderbolt cables are alike. A cable with a 3 on it runs up to 40 Gbps. A cable without a 3 runs up to 20 Gbps. See below:
| Note | Only Windows® 10 supports external graphics GPUs. The Thunderbolt™ 3 connection is single-link. |
| Related topics |
| Find a list of continually updated Thunderbolt™ 3 devices |
| Difference Between USB-C and Thunderbolt™ 3 |
| Thunderbolt™ 3 FAQ |
| How to Update Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller Firmware |