<Tr> <Th> Data signal </Th> <Td_colspan="3"> Yes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Bitrate </Th> <Td_colspan="3"> 5 Gbit / s (625 MB / s) 10 Gbit / s (1250 MB / s) 20 Gbit / s (2500 MB / s) </Td> </Tr> <P> USB 3.0 is the third major version of the Universal Serial Bus (USB) standard for interfacing computers and electronic devices . Among other improvements, USB 3.0 adds the new transfer rate referred to as SuperSpeed USB (SS) that can transfer data at up to 5 Gbit / s (625 MB / s), which is about 10 times as fast as the USB 2.0 standard . Manufacturers are recommended to distinguish USB 3.0 connectors from their USB 2.0 counterparts by blue color - coding of the Standard - A receptacles and plugs, and by the initials SS . </P> <P> USB 3.1, released in July 2013, is the successor standard that replaces the USB 3.0 standard . USB 3.1 preserves the existing SuperSpeed transfer rate, giving it the new label USB 3.1 Gen 1, while defining a new SuperSpeed+ transfer mode, called USB 3.1 Gen 2 which can transfer data at up to 10 Gbit / s over the existing USB - type - A and USB - C connectors (1250 MB / s, twice the rate of USB 3.0). </P>

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