CAT 8 vs CAT 5E - Ethernet Speed Test

This video is comparing speeds of CAT 5E and CAT 8 ethernet cables. Ethernet cables are a great way to speed up your network! If you want to know which cable is the fastest or has the best value, you're in the right place! Summary at the end shows which cable to use in which scenario.
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Timeline
0:00 Introduction
1:03 Testing Setup
1:22 LAN Speed Test
2:10 Internet Speed Test
2:57 Summary results
3:14 Pricing Comparision
3:29 Conclusion

[@TheTechNie]

This video is comparing speeds of CAT 5E and CAT 8 ethernet cables. Ethernet cables are a great way to speed up your network! If you want to know which cable is the fastest or has the best value, you're in the right place! Summary at the end shows which cable to use in which scenario. Testing was done using the Iperf tool for a Lan and SpeedTest for Internet. Watch till the end and find out which Ethernet cable is the best value for your money and which one to use for Gaming. Previous video comparing speeds of CAT 5E, CAT 6 and CAT 7 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHqsoIKif5lsitk Network Card - amzn.to/3vVgJun 2.5 GB router - amzn.to/3BBEc7u USB network adapter - amzn.to/3bnohPf Buy CAT 5e - amzn.to/3yBWnrH Buy CAT 6 - amzn.to/3OGAhK5 Buy CAT 7 - amzn.to/3P1sJBB Buy CAT 8 - amzn.to/3R5MauB

[@realMorf]

nice test ! tnx

[@Just_Another_IT_Guy]

Thanks for this. I noticed it took about 5 seconds to hit 930 mbps on the speed test with Cat5e. On the Cat8 test, it took 3 seconds. While a minor increase, overall on an total network at home it can speed things up.

[@nomecognome5050]

surely not because of the cable

[@user-vh8gs1sw1j]

That's not how anything works.

[@nipunaashwini1626]

Great test !

[@TheTechNie]

Thank you!

[@Majima487]

we bought a router because our factory sky modem struggled anything over 4 wireless connections, i had a cat5e hanging about and didnt think much as i didnt know much about ethernet speeds buti soon found out if i wanted to download through the new wireless router the speed and connection was awful, i bought a cat8 and its as if im using the factory modems wifi, i know multiple wires and general radio interference would of been somthing but since going cat8 even if it is over kill it definately has made a differnce in my downloads and PING, both cables are 5m long so lenght wasnt the bad factor in that respect

[@TheTechNie]

Any ethernet will be better than wifi.

[@mattpioletti6450]

wired our entire business with a mixture of cat 8 and cats 7A and customers can I be happier

[@rat-a-tatranch579]

How about an iperf test of 5gbps AND 10Gbps one Cat5e, 40' and 100' run w/dropped packets/retrans packet tests of these, and REAL max speed of 10Gbps over Cat5e at these lengths?

[@ElMalito187]

Cat7 and Cat7a RULES!

[@St3althytoast3rTV]

8 for life

[@Drippkun]

Cat 8 better

[@stitchyrichie]

@@Drippkunany reliable cat 8 Ethernet cables On Amazon

[@user-vh8gs1sw1j]

But not necessary or useful for anything.

[@barygol]

All copper cables are shit compared to fiber optics.

[@conquistador0075]

Good comparison, didn't know that CAT5E could go up to 2.5 GBps.

[@TheTechNie]

It does, and our tests upto 100 feet of cable shows that.

[@nid274]

@@TheTechNiebut the difference become evident mostly in electrically noisy environment like data-center or large office.

[@thorstenjaspert9394]

To the patch panel in a company a bunch of cables come together. Perhaps in this bunch cable can influence each other. Using Cat6 or 7 can avoid interferences.

[@danielwalker13]

Good video! 👍🏾

[@TheTechNie]

Thank you! 😃

[@angrycupra8636]

I have an on going problem.. I don't know if other people have this problem with BT.. I paid for 300mb download speeds.. I was only getting 70-100mb.. so I upgraded to 900mb speeds now i'm only getting 300-500mb... been on the phone to them multiple times.. had engineers out to visit.. still they tell me there isn't a problem with my line... wondering if i need to upgrade my cables?

[@TheTechNie]

Might be the Internet modem, test it by plugging the ethernet that comes out of the BT modem into a laptop and run speedtest.

[@wandameadows5736]

@Angry Cupra Those speeds are for wired connections & TechNia is right, what modem you use will have a huge effect. It sounds like you have an older version of modem. I had a similar issue cause ive been with Comcast for a long time & the modem I had was an older version. When I found out I just went5 and purchased an newer modem & decided to no longer rent one from them. You can get a new modem for cheaper than what it cost to rent there's for a year. The set up has become a lot easier as well as far as getting them to recognize your personal modem.

[@thorstenjaspert9394]

how long were the cables? To measure differences the cable should be over 50 m. Cat is certified for 100 m cable. Bur at home you never have cable length over 30 m. Cat 6 or seven makes no difference at home. CAT8 is total overkill, and to expensive. With Cat7 you are future proof at home. If you have Cat5 or 6 installed recabling makes no sense.

[@Dejan_23Unlimited]

Cool, Exactly what I was looking for. So you are saying my Cat5E will support 2.5GB Internet ? I was planning upgrade to Cat 6 or 7 because even with 3 GB my highest speed is 1gb ! Strange, but will try to figure out where is the problem, any solutions ?

[@TheTechNie]

There is minimal price difference between CAT5E and CAT6, I would recommend CAT6.

[@Dejan_23Unlimited]

@@TheTechNie Thx, I did figure out where is the problem. Keeping 5e for now and Internet is at around 3gb now, thx again... next is 8 gb

[@8Peot]

@@Dejan_23Unlimited what was the problem? how did you solve it

[@Dejan_23Unlimited]

@@8Peot Cat 5E good for mine 2.5GB, that's it.

[@ncsouthernguy]

I did a cat 5e test on a 5 ft cable and got 31 mbps. Then I switched it out for a 3ft cat 8 cable from Monoprice. I got 34mbps off of their equipment. I will switch to my router/modem combo and see if it rates any higher.

[@barygol]

With you shitty internet connection any cable is going to be enough

[@LazyFrog789]

@@barygolwild, hopefully you pay for the WiFi you use

[@rosellaqueener4664]

amazing video

[@TheTechNie]

Thanks.

[@Ryan-jx4vh]

Cat 6a does that mean it is shielded? Does that matter? Thx

[@TheTechNie]

CAT 6A does come in shielded and un-shielded. Benefits of Shielded would be to reduces EMI/RFI .

[@AzraelIgnis]

My home is setup for 10gb speeds. Asus GT-11000 pro > TP-LINK TL-SX1008 ( 8 port 10g/5g/2.5g/1g) > D-LInk DMS-106xt (10g uplink, 5-port 2.5gb lan > GT6 Mesh wifi (2.5gb uplink). I have Cat 8 on the important runs to my 10gb switch and everything else is either 2.5gb or 1gb using cat 6a. I have about 15 devices total and then a 10g uplink NAS. My mobo only supports 2.5gb and no room to install a 10g nic. I was saturating my previous network that's why I upgraded to the Asus pro router which has a 2ghz processor and 256MB NAND flash and 1GB DDR4 RAM. Going 10g gives me a lot more head room to grow and this router handles traffic much better than before.

[@TheTechNie]

That's a cool setup, Lots of speed and the routers is one of the best ones out there! What is your Internet (ISP) speeds ?

[@AzraelIgnis]

@@TheTechNie att fiber 5gig

[@TheTechNie]

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[@Tyfromc]

Which one is the best ?

[@TheTechNie]

In terms of price performance, CAT 6 is the best option.

[@bobulatorul]

What you need to do is a proper test of CAT6 vs CAT6A. CAT6 is rated for 1GBps and CAT6A is rated for 10GBps both at 100m length. However CAT6 apparently can do 10GBps up to 30 to 50 meters. The real question (and test to do) is whether CAT 6 does indeed offer 10 Gbps up to 30/50m!!!! ….and how does the speed of CAT 6 degrade every 10 meters to 100m (I.e. can you get higher than 1GBps at 100m?). Now That is a proper test to run!!!

[@TheTechNie]

This does sound like a complicated test and maybe will test it in some other video.

[@goldman7267]

What test have you run?

[@henley_parker]

I test cable often. CAT6 gets about 5 Gbps at 50-75 meters. Haven't tested to 100 meters before.

[@Marcelis]

Damn, didn’t know we were up to CAT8. I’m still on 7

[@TheTechNie]

That should be good enough for several more years.

[@Marcelis]

@@TheTechNie I figured as much

[@user-vh8gs1sw1j]

@@TheTechNie It doesn't serve any purpose as it is.

[@JayzBeerz]

Most people only have a 1Gb port so a Cat 5e will be perfect.

[@wandameadows5736]

You need to understand the ratings system & what the differences are in each rating. Ethernet Category (referred to as Cat) is the specific standard used by manufacturers when constructing Ethernet cable. It defines how a category of cable should perform over a defined maximum distance. 100 feet is nothing & that's why most homes will have 5 or 6 installed but in large buildings you have thousands of feet of cable being ran. The ratings aren't about getting higher speeds over short distances, they are designed to maintain signal strength over longer distances. For me its about cable strength & longevity which is what you get with higher rated cable.

[@TheTechNie]

That's right but for most users 100 feet is a good enough length and the speeds tested were in excess of 1 Gbps which is also higher than what most households would have.

[@Joshtherealdeal]

I use cat 8 on Amazon and it cut my 900 to 300 I recommend stay with cat 5e

[@wandameadows5736]

Has to be bad cable, Ethernet Category (referred to as Cat) is the specific standard used by manufacturers when constructing Ethernet cable. It defines how a category of cable should perform over a defined maximum distance.

[@jamess1787]

GBps != GBps. 2.5GBps is 20Gbps. You aren't getting 20Gbps over Cat5e nor Cat6.

[@jamess1787]

Interchanging case is misleading, don't do this

[@TheTechNie]

Fixed it, Title and Image.

[@Joe-lc3sv]

Are you still active? I have some questions

[@TheTechNie]

Sure, go ahead.

[@Joe-lc3sv]

@@TheTechNie so if my router is pushing out speeds between 500mps and 700mbps but my plan is 8Gig. Would replacing my cat 6a cable that connects my modem to my router, with a cat 8 cable, would that make my router push out faster speeds?

[@TheTechNie]

@Joe-lc3sv No it won't. You need a faster router, not a better cable. The cable from the router to the modem is probably not that long so in terms of cost maybe a couple of bucks to upgrade the cable, but you will still be limited by the router's speed. Here is a fast router - amzn.to/4dSgGDV This has 4 1-Gbps ports so you can use wired connection or 5.4 Gbps wifi.

[@Joe-lc3sv]

@@TheTechNie how much faster do you think the speeds would get with that router?

[@Countxr]

Can i use cat 8 on vodafone

[@TheTechNie]

Ethernet can be used on any wired internet.

[@Joshtherealdeal]

For me cat 5e is better.. the material in the 8 blocks a lot of my bandwidth

[@TheTechNie]

Yep, CAT 5E is good upto 2 Gbps.

[@dh9030]

The only way Cat5e is better than Cat8 is price wise. Nothing about Cat8 would make it perform worse than Cat5e, you may have had a faulty Cat8 patch cable.

[@user-bt5zh3be4y]

cat 5e 5 ms cst 8 3 ms