OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock: USB SSD Speed via Dock vs Direct Connect
See also Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C Infographic and OWC Now Has Thunderbolt 3 Cables.
The about $299 OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock has among its other five USB 3.1 gen 1 ports.
USB port performance versus direct connect to the laptop was evaluated using the 1TB OWC Envoy Pro EX USB SSD, which is Lloyd’s favorite travel SSD for photography in the field.
Results and discussion in the MPG review of the OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock.
Tested using the read-files command of diglloydTools DiskTester.