Question about Delock Thunderbolt 3 cable

Hello, I know the question is older, but I'll write what I know anyway.

As far as I know, with standard Thunderbolt 3 cables the full data rate (40 Gbit/s) can only be transmitted over very short distances (about 0.5 to 0.7 m). If longer cables are produced with this standard technology (e.g. 1 or 2 metres), the data rate drops. Some of these are also called passive cables.

In the meantime, there is also the possibility of producing Thunderbolt 3 cables with 40 Gbit/s, which are e.g. 1 or 2 metres long. However, these cables contain active additional technologies, which makes them more expensive than the standard cables. These cables are sometimes called active cables. An example of such a cable is this one: StarTech 1M THUNDERBOLT 3 40GBPS CABLE

Before buying a cable, it is probably worth taking a quick look at the specifications from the manufacturer (for the Startech cable, see here: https://www.startech.com/ch...), as the two cable types differ in features.

The (passive) Delock cable can only transmit Thunderbolt 3 at 20 Gbit/s, but it can also transmit USB 3.1 at 10 Gbit/s. The (active) Startech cable can transmit USB 3.1 at 10 Gbit/s. The (active) Startech cable can transmit Thunderbolt 3 at 40 Gbit/s over a length of 1 m, but only USB 2.0 at 480 Mbps.

This means that depending on the application, it is better to use one or the other cable.

I found a good summary here: http://egpu-vergleich.com/thunderbol...

The manufacturer also states the following information on their website "Thunderbolt™ 3 up to 20 Gb/s."
https://www.delock.de/produkte...