USB 3.0 vs. 3.1 - What's the Difference?

https://www.cablematters.com/Blog/USB-C/usb-3-0-vs-3-1

"The core difference between USB 3.0 and 3.1 is the transfer speed. When it was introduced in 2008, USB 3.0 revolutionized USB bandwidth. USB 3.0 increased the maximum transfer speed to 5Gbps – working out to around 500MB/s in the real world – using its new SuperSpeed transfer mode, a nearly 10-fold increase over its predecessor, USB 2.0.

To differentiate this higher-speed connector from older USB ports and devices, cables were equipped with a specific SuperSpeed logo, and the ports themselves were often colored blue.

USB 3.1 arrived five years later and upped the ante again, raising the maximum transfer speed to 10Gbps using the SuperSpeed+ transfer mode."

"That goes for USB-C connectors too, although you'll typically find USB-C devices support the faster USB 3.1, or even 3.2 standards- not always though. Many USB-C cables marketed as charging cables only support USB 3.0 or even 2.0 speeds."

" ...  these technologies might have been superseded by younger, more capable solutions, but there's still plenty of space for USB 3.0 and 3.1 to remain relevant. Many legacy devices that use USB-A 3.1 and 3.0 connectors for power and data transfer are still out in the wild, and most PC peripherals like mice, keyboards, and webcams, still use USB-A as their primary connector type. Considering desktop PCs continue to offer many USB-A ports to provide legacy support for these devices, too, it's likely that we'll see USB 3.0 and 3.1 around for many years to come."