To clear up any confusion, USB Type-C only refers to the USB-C connector, and that's it. USB 3.0, 3.1, 3.2 Gen 2, as well as 3.2 Gen 1x2, 2x1, and 2x2 (yes, sadly, those are all real designations ...

That's why we have protocols like USB Gen 2 2x2, which used to be simply called USB 3.2 but was renamed to confuse the ...

USB Gen 1, Gen 2, and Gen 2x2 are generations of USB 3.x that have speeds of 5 Gbps, 10 Gbps, and 20 Gbps, respectively (regardless of the version number). USB 3.2 generations have regularly been ...