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Are both USB-C ports on HP OMEN Transcend 14 14-fb0000 40 Gbps?

No. HP documents one Thunderbolt 4 USB-C port with 40 Gbps signaling and a separate USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port with 10 Gbps signaling on the 14-fb0000 series.

Not on this modelVerified 2026-08-11

Why this answer matters

A dock or fast external SSD on the 10 Gbps Type-C port can be limited normally even though the laptop also has a 40 Gbps Thunderbolt port.

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Requirements

What has to be true

  • Use the Thunderbolt 4 port and an appropriate cable for 40 Gbps-class devices.

Verify it yourself

Use this test sequence

Change one variable at a time so you know which requirement made the difference.

  1. 1

    Check the HP port diagram for the exact physical port.

  2. 2

    Retest the peripheral on Thunderbolt 4 directly.

  3. 3

    Confirm the cable and peripheral are not slower than the host port.

Limits

What this answer does not prove

  • USB-C is the connector; the two ports expose different interface capabilities.

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