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Questions tagged [speedtest]

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Can Internet speed decrease the further away a certain (server in a) country is from you?

Is there a general rule of thumb, per how many thousands km your Internet speed can naturally decrease and by how much? Something like "10 Mbit/s per 1000 km". (I've got from this SE answer that this might indeed be the case). However, I'm living…
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Test internet speed over a period of time

I´m having issues with slow internet. I have used speedtest.net at different times of the day and week and the result tells me that I get 10-20% of the bandwidth that I pay for. My ISP tells me that the promised bandwidth is an average, so a single…
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How to determine a network cable's maximum speed?

I have some machines connected in my workplace network using Ethernet cables. I know some types of Ethernet cable can handle speeds up to 5 Gbps but I'm not sure which ones. So I want to determine the max speed of each Ethernet cable run in my…
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Different CPU info on Windows and Linux?

I have a (as in factory specs) 3.6 GHz AMD FM2 A8-Series A8 5600K CPU and There is at lease 0.2 GHz difference between hardware reports in Windows and Linux. I was tested on: Win7 ultimate x64 & x86 ( both tests for 3.4 GHz ) Win8.1 Pro x64 & x86 (…
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speedtest-cli very slow although network speed is fine

I'm encountering a strange problem here. On my local homeserver(Debian 9.9), speedtest-cli and it's python pendant are freaking slow. Since I use it to monitor my ISP connection stability, this is a problem. My first thought was my server or…
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Automatically collect internet (broadband) speed metrics over time

(Before anyone jumps to the conclusion that this is the same question as Quick way to check my broadband speed, please read it through. Also I am looking for more comprehensive and detailed data than the poster in this question.) Many years ago I…
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How can I run a speed test for Netflix and Hulu?

Since the FCC rules were struck down I have noticed that Netflix and Hulu often stall on my Time Warner home connection. I've heard others are experiencing the same delays. I use Speedtest.net regularly from my computer and phone to check my…
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When does it make sense to run Ookla's speedtest with a single connection rather than multi connections?

Ookla's speedtest gives the option of running their speed test using a single-threaded or multi-threaded connection. According to this source: Most large downloads [over the web] and streaming services operate over a single connection to the…
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Linux tmpfs write speed slower than RAM speed

I have a HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen9 server, specs are: CPU: Intel Xeon 2 CPUs E5-2687W v3 @ 3.10GHz, 25MB L3 cache, 10 cores ea RAM: 8x 32GB PC4-17000 DDR4 2133MHz CAS-15 1.2V SDRAM DIMM (256 GB total) (full server specs here) The server is running…
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I can't reach the download speed result of speedtest

I'm from the Philippines. I have a PLDT connection. My download speed at speedtest goes up to 1183kB/s but my download speed only reaches 300kB/s. Is there something wrong with my internet connection? How can I reach my speedtest download speed?
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I need to test USB performance with Ext2 and Ext3 filesystems

Any tool which gives exact speed and cpu usage information? Likely dd and hdparm tools. Ouput is likely to come as below…
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Slow download speed when not using ExpressVPN; especially for overseas, especially for single-connection. Upload not affected

I have a confusing internet speed issue. My setup I have ostensibly a 100 up / 20 down plan (FTTP on Aus NBN). I also sometimes use ExpressVPN I am also testing across my phone and my desktop for extra stats I am in Australia My issue Download…
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Why does it matter whether a connection's speed is unstable when choosing between a single- or multi-threaded connection on Ookla's speedtest?

On Ookla's speedtest--on their website or app--users have the option of picking between a single-threaded or multi-threaded connection when doing a speed test. According to this source: Some connections cannot achieve full speed from a single…
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How does Google WiFi device speed test work?

I was recently using the device speed test functionality on Google Wifi (https://support.google.com/wifi/answer/7578264) and it got me wondering how this works. Ping works to arbitrary devices because they respond to ICMP, but how does a speed test…
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Why is one of my devices getting gigabit internet speed but not the other if they both support it?

Today I got Fios gigabit internet. My desktop PC that has a MSI 970A-G43 Motherboard which I think is supposed to support up to 1000Mbps but I'm only getting around 300-400Mbps download and 600Mbps upload on an Ethernet connecting with a Cat6 cable.…
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