CalDigit Element 5 Hub (E5)
This is what matters about CalDigit Element 5 Hub (E5).
About
CalDigit's first Thunderbolt 5 hub — PAM-3 signaling lets the downstream link burst to 120Gbps asymmetrically, with 90W of laptop charging and no video conversion of its own.
- Power Delivery in
- 180W
- PD passthrough to host
- 90W
- Requires DisplayLink driver
- No
Ports: 1× Thunderbolt 5 (host, up to 120Gbps), 3× Thunderbolt 5 (downstream, 80Gbps), 2× USB-C (10Gbps) and 3× USB-A (10Gbps)
Confirmed with
- Notebook (generic)
Hosts on Thunderbolt 3/USB4 or older block the PCIe data path entirely rather than falling back gracefully. macOS on M4 systems does not support native triple-display output over a single Thunderbolt 5 connection the way Windows TB5 hosts do. Video requires a native TB/USB-C monitor or active adapter — no HDMI/DisplayPort jacks on the hub itself.