hard drive to USB 3.0 or thunderbolt?

Hi all. I been searching but I just cant seem to find it cause GOOGLE aways thinks I am trying to buy these type of hard drive.
I have an INTERNAL HARD DRIVE. What I want to know is…… If I buy a USB 3.0 ENCLOSURE and place my HDD inside it; Will it be USB 3.0 speeds in transfer and read? Same for THUNDERBOLT?
Thanks.
Answer #1
USB 3 Is actually quicker than thunderbolt on test’s plus it’s cheaper. http://nofilmschool.com/2013/05/macworld-benchmark-battle-usb-3-vs-thunderbolt/
Answer #2
I see… Nice. But my question still stands… An ENCLOSURE that is USB 3.0 will make the HDD i put inside, any HDD, use those speeds?
Answer #3
it will only transfer between the enclosure and your pc at usb 3.0 speeds providing it is connected to a usb 3.0 port. it wont affect the speed of the hdd, that will only transfer at its rated speed to the enclosure. a sata 1 hdd will transfer at sata 1 speeds and the usb 3.0 interface will be waiting for data from the hdd.
using a usb 3.0 enclosure is not going to speed up the hdd.
Answer #4
Nobody really uses thunderbolt… The speeds would only be affected assuming that the usb 3.0 is limiting the read/write speed of the HDD.
If your HDD is slow, it wont matter what connection you are using
Answer #5
Yes, use USB3, it should normally give the best speed that your drive is capable of..
However if your drive and your motherboard are both SATA3(6GB), then a slightly better overall performance would be obtained using e-Sata..