Does my laptop support up to 40 Gb/s data transfer?

[DanielManolov]

Hi! I would like to know whether the 2 ports of my laptop support up to 40 Gb/s.  I have an HP Spectre x360 - 13-aw0007nu. I'm thinking of getting an external SSD with thunderbolt support that will be capable of fast transfer speeds, such as 2800 MB/s. I looked through the official HP product specifications of the laptop and it says:

"2 USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C™ with Thunderbolt™ 3 (40 Gb/s signaling rate, Power Delivery 3.0, DisplayPort™ 1.4, HP Sleep and Charge)"

As far as I know, Thunderbolt™ 3 supports up to 40 Gb/s data transfer, while USB 3.1 gen 2 supports only up to 10Gb/s. But apparently, my ports are somehow a USB 3.1 gen 2 AND Thunderbolt 3, which is baffling to me, since everywhere on the internet those two things are listed as two entirely different technologies, they just share the same Type-C form factor. The 40 gb/s are also listed as signaling rate in the HP specs page, rather than data transfer, so what does that mean? Is my laptop capable of such high transfer speeds?

[banhien]

@DanielManolov 

Its specs

             https://support.hp.com/au-en/document/c06528963

It has 2 USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C™ with Thunderbolt™ 3 (40 Gb/s signaling rate, Power Delivery 3.0, DisplayPort™ 1.4, HP Sleep and Charge) ports which support 40Gb/s data transfer. You can also use Thunderbolt™ 3 ports to connect to monitors and charge your machine using a compatible USB-C charger with wattage rating 65W or above.

Regards.