Cable Matters [Intel Certified] 20Gbps Thunderbolt 3 Cable - 6.6ft, USB-C Thunderbolt Cable, Supports 100W Charging, 8K Video, and Data Transfer, Black

I bought this cable to use for Oculus Link, and it works perfectly.While this cable is more expensive than the 10 foot USB A to USB C Anker cable that Oculus links to from their website, I wanted a higher-quality C to C cable that would be somewhat future-proof. This cable is TECHNICALLY capable of 20 Gbps as stated, but more than likely you will be getting 5 Gbps if you're just using this from a standard USB-C port on a PC into a device (in my case, an Oculus Quest). In order to get the full 20 Gbps, you will need a USB-C port that is specifically Thunderbolt 3 capable. I suspect that you will already know if your computer is Thunderbolt 3 if you're looking at this cable, but the Cable Matters website lists the full set of compatible computers if you want to check.With all that in mind, this is a very beefy USB 3.1 Gen 2 cable. It's THICK, which gives me confidence that it can handle the stress of being attach to a device that will be moving around a lot. I got the 6.6 foot (2 meter) version of the cable - which is the longest they (currently) offer for this cable - and I should specifically note that Oculus recommends a 10 foot cable to make sure that you can do standing/roomscale VR experiences comfortably. However, I got this cable for testing during development in Unreal - which I will be doing seated in front of my PC - so the length of this cable is perfectly fine for my purpose.This cable is solid and looks like it will last a long time. I'm happy with it.

This was the first TB3 cable that I bought back in 2016, and have traveled with it pretty-regularly since. I bought a second one in 2021 now that they're a little cheaper as well. Pretty much any part of the Thunderbolt 3 protocol works just fine on these, so it's always been my "it just works" cable for anything involving USB-C.After 5 years:- The sheath on a new cable is very stiff to start, but it does loosen up over time.- I'm very gentle with my cables, I never have issues with things like Apple cable fraying that seems so common. After 5 years, I'm _just_ starting to notice the beginnings of some fraying at the cable ends, but part of my reason for buying another one is to just stop needing to continuously-move the 5yr old one. I don't consider this a problem for the amount of use I've put this one under.

I recently got a new monitor and looked up a cable to get and heard a lot of good things about cable matters. I just cared about whether it could run 4k at 60hz or not. With my Macbook Pro 2021, it actually runs at 4k 150hz which I'm surprised about since in this description it said 4k 60hz. So far so good, I've had no problems!

Although one can get cheaper cables, Cable Matters is the Rolls-Royce of them all.This cable is down-level compatible with devices and ports built to run at USB 3.1 Gen 2 speeds of 10Gbps. I bought these to future-proof my arsenal, as I don't have anything running at 20Gbps yet.These cables are built out of TPE, a blend of rubber and plastic --probably the best material to use and a contributor to the high price.If you want a cable with no ifs nor buts, get this cable.

This cable was a good purchase

I purchased this cable in the 6.6 ft length. I used my cables solely for charging devices. When my Thunderbolt cable quit working today, I looked in my order history to see when I purchased these cables because I knew I purchased several of these from this particular brand. The first cable was purchased in September 2019. It says I got another cable in December 2019 and two more cables in January. I purchased the cables only when my prior cables stopped functioning. I did not even realize that I have been through that many cables, but now that I'm aware, I will definitely be looking for another brand because these don't last.edit 7/11/2020 - the seller sent me a couple more cables after my review. I have been using them for about 2 weeks now. so far, everything is OK with them as of now. I will update if anything else happens

Same problem that a number of other buyers have reported, after a couple of months use it starts disconnecting and reconnecting, and it's getting worse as time goes on. I've actually made a small bracket to lock it into place on the laptop tray I use but even then it's constantly disconnecting due to minor things like typing or tapping the touchpad. The problem appears to be that it doesn't lock into place very well and/or isn't very durable, so that after a month or two of use the connection gets more and more flaky.Updated June 2020: Within a day of posting this comment I was contacted by Cable Matters who offered to send a replacement, despite my being located outside the US where shipping isn't cheap. The replacement works fine, thanks for the great product support!

I bought this as a last resort looking for a 6-foot USB-C cable capable of supporting both full USB 3.1 and DisplayPort communication to a dock… and it works! In addition to being a Thunderbolt 3 20Gb/s cable, this is also appears to be a fully featured USB 3.1 (presumably Gen 2) cable capable of handling power delivery and alternate mode data, including obviously Thunderbolt but also native DisplayPort. This is contrast to either Thunderbolt 3 cables with active signaling (which as far as I covers every 40 Gb/s, 6-foot cable) which I believe only transmit Thunderbolt-encapsulated data and require a Thunderbolt chipset at the receiving end or cables that claim to be "USB 3.1 Type-C", but don't correctly implement alternate mode (and are likely out of spec in who knows what other ways).All in all, this is a somewhat pricey but well made and highly functional cable.