Speed not matching what's advertised Performance remains below expected levels Connectivity issues affecting results
Speed not matching what's advertised Performance remains below expected levels Connectivity issues affecting results
I subscribe to the quickest internet in my region, but it comes from Spectrum. Their speedtest.net results show a stable connection, yet my real downloads lag far below expectations. On Steam I sit between 50 and 90 Mbps, while PS5 and Xbox with a wired link average 30 to 50 Mbps. After using Spectrum for years, I've never reached advertised rates. This has become increasingly annoying, so I'm looking to improve it.
Speedtest.net displays measurements in Mb, meaning Megabit. Steam and likely PS5/Xbox show speeds in MB, with a capital B indicating Megabyte. Since 1 byte equals 8 bits, 1MB equals 8Mb, or approximately 50-90MB, which is 400-730Mb. Speedtest.net represents the ideal situation, making the reported speeds quite plausible (though actual performance depends on your connection).
Almost 1gbit of data means not all providers or services will completely fill your connection.
You're seeing around 75 MB/s, which is a reasonable rate for your advertised speed. IMG_7951.MOV
There's a point of diminishing returns. You have all that bandwidth available to *you*, but that doesn't mean the servers of sites online are going to send it that fast. Steam has millions of users, any number of which might be downloading games at the same time. There's no means of transmission that could remotely deliver 1Gbps to all of them simultaneously. Getting around 75-90MB/s is honestly pretty darn good. The only time you're ever going to really use 1Gbps or more is when you're downloading multiple things from multiple places, so your downstream from each stacks. Torrenting benefits, as well, as it scales to as many peers as are available.