I don’t have any issues with TB devices, I generally use 3 kinds of peripherals:
- TB Ethernet Bridge, directly connect systems with TB, this way you get a 20 GbE network connection
- TB3 NVMe SSD enclosures
- TB3 External case with a PCIe slot, using it with an HDMI Video Capture card for example.
- The system can go to sleep (S3) and wake again without the connected devices having issues
- I never use Intel’s .exe installer for the Thunderbolt drivers, I always install them manually, Windows 10/11 gets the Thunderbolt management software automatically from the Microsoft Store after you installed the drivers by hand
- To be on the safe side I disconnect Internet access until all drivers have been installed.
- To be fair I also haven’t had issues with the GC-Titan Ridge, using ASRock X570 motherboards that have that 5-pin TB header so I never had to do any “odd” workarounds
I’ve made a general help thread focussing on Thunderbolt use on AM4 systems: