Belkin 3-Feet USB 3.0 Cable (F2CU011bt03) Super-Speed data transfer up to 5 Gbit/s (USB 3.0 port required for USB 3.0 transfer speeds and features) Molded strain relief and PVC over molding Backward compatible with USB 2.0 Supplies 50% more power, so you can better power devices such as external hard drives and CD/DVD drives USB 3.0 uses less power for active devices and doesn't drain the battery of an idle device