wifi 6 or 2.5 gbe?
wifi 6 or 2.5 gbe?
Your motherboard can handle both Wi-Fi 6 and 2.5 GbE, so it should work well for gaming even if high-speed routers are costly.
Are you experiencing internet speeds above 1 Gbit/s? If not, a single Gbit/s should suffice. Actual Wi-Fi performance is significantly slower than what is claimed. Even with faster Ethernet connections, latency and reliability would remain poor.
Unless you have internet with Gigabit speeds or higher, you don't require anything beyond Gigabit Ethernet for LAN gaming unless you're using a NAS to stream 4K content. Speeds like 2.5gbps, 5gbps and 10gbps are mainly for transferring data between devices on the network for storing media. We've used Gigabit Ethernet in home networks for around two decades—remember installing drivers for those NICs in early Windows versions? It's served most gamers well ever since. I also rely on 200/50mbps 4G broadband at home and dual-band wireless with the modem-router; the 1gbps Ethernet is more than sufficient for my setup.
Both solutions are backward compatible. You don’t have to purchase separate 2.5G devices; simply connect them to your current system and everything should function properly. I favor wired connections, though both options work well for streaming, browsing, or gaming.