WiFi vs Ethernet Gaming - THE REAL TRUTH

Wi-Fi vs ethernet gaming. Does it really make any difference? What you need to know if using Wi-Fi for online gaming. The real reason that you may want to use ethernet on PS5, Xbox Series X, or PC for gaming. How fast is fast enough and should I even care about download speed for gaming?
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[@v1kt0u5]

Dude, between my Xenia 15 laptop and an old 5Ghz módem, both my Ethernet and WiFi show the same 1ms ping/latency. Thanks for teaching me how to test it, though ;D

[@Hemestal]

My GF stared at me in disbelief when I bought a bunch of ethernet cable and an additional router to split the connection. I literally drilled my way from my office from where the modem was installed to our gaming room. She thought I was tripping because we could play "just fine" but she quickly realized that some of her sporadic DCs were due to dropped packets. Some games are very forgiving with this, especially if they have good netcode, but some games are notorious for being very sensitive to packet loss and will make your gameplay a jankfest or will flat out DC you. If your modem is far from your gaming devices it might seem like a hassle to pass wire through walls as this is more laborious than expensive, but it will depend on how much you game if the increased quality of life is worth the extra work for you. For me, it totally was.

[@grantedmunds9534]

You don't need to do that, you just have to buy ethernet cord adapters that plug into the wall and 2 different ethernet cords it's easy

[@maalikserebryakov]

Bs Gamers dont have GFs

[@gobbledeegouup6578]

​@@maalikserebryakovawe bless you virgin you will need to also go out as Wlel as game. To get a girl I'm afraid.

[@PoxyBear]

ALWAYS Ethernet.

[@Natic24x]

mine is slower than my wifi dawg

[@gersongaete1574]

​@@Natic24xthere's different levels of Ethernet cables. There's cat7 now that support up to 10gigabits, some are old af and can go only up to 100mbit. Yours is definitely an old one, find one that's at least 1gigabit.

[@viveksahu_me]

​@@Natic24xthere might be a problem with your network hardware check you NIC, switch and port you using to connect and also check whether you have done any configuration

[@I_am_FRANCO]

@@viveksahu_mewow I didn’t know changing the cable might affect the speed

[@Crushboi_22]

I’m learning that the hard way rn I have Ethernet of course but when I’m looking for a match online i can’t get one because they can see I’m on WiFi 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@yummy90the2nd]

Latencies hits the roof on my computer wifi, but it's less obvious on my phones

[@joemartin9169]

Thank you for making this video, it was exactly what I was looking for. I have Wi-Fi ax in my house but notice that SteamLink was kind of sucky. I'm hoping that using ethernet at both my computer and on the TV will increase the performance.

[@mazenhassan2011]

I have just tried out my extender tp link wifi as an AP system and I was blown away by how faster and reliable not only to my laptop but all other devices and the extender is right next to my laptop so I tested the ping and it was constant 1ms no problem 🔥🔥

[@Physics072]

Keep dreaming, wifi never as good as wired.

[@jamesmck896]

Why is it not as good?

[@phebi325]

@@jamesmck896because signals gotta travel through the air and are sensitive to obstruction

[@Kenjamin]

Thank you for this! This was very insightful!

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

Glad you found this helpful!

[@KaranBhawnaniSini]

I don’t believe in wireless gaming when it comes to choosing wifi or lan. My system is 2 rooms apart. Its slightly inconvenient but i bought a 20 mtr long ethernet cable and got across the two rooms into my room via the window and I dont really pay attention to that cable anymore. The 20mtr cable is very cheap. Hardly 15-20 $

[@AlexGtheOG90]

Been using wifi on my pc since I built it. Finally ram ethernet cable from 2 floors above my router . Just waiting on more cable to be able to reach my pc. I hope it’s worth the switch.

[@chupol5659]

I recommended Ethernet than Wifi

[@dimitriblaiddyd1845]

Very good information to know I am rather curious though is it the same outcome if you’re streaming on twitch or KZbin and doing other content creation stuff like that

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

Yes it is. Anything that needs a stable connection benefits from a wired connection.

[@kingsleyigbinosa3330]

since ping is latency low is better I chose Ethernet

[@davide4607]

Awesome video. Right to the point with exactly the info I was looking for. Thanks for creating it!

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

Glad you found the video helpful.

[@ferbarret]

Great explanation, thanks you Sir!

[@mikemoggerson6651]

I used to be wired and connection was perfect, but I had to move my stuff to a different area of the house and it’s impossible for me to use Ethernet now. The connection is notably worse..and in particular unstable. I tried using our mesh wifi nodes, with one next to my pc. I tried both plugging lan in to it and connecting to it via wifi, and the instability was still there (obviously the node itself is still connecting to the other node wirelessly, explaining why it’s no better). I still have the base ISP router…would getting a better one make the experience significantly better?

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

A better router could potentially be helpful.

[@Physics072]

Get a ethernet through wires adapter. TP-Link AV2000 Powerline Adapter - 2 Gigabit Ports. It uses the power lines of your home there is also one that uses coax lines in your home. Lets say you get 1,000Mb fiber using one of these you will get around 350Mb but it will be rock solid like wired not the up/down up down pings you get with wifi. For gaming its better to have a stable ping not one that jumps around. It depends on the wiring of your house on the actual speed you get but its usually better than wifi.

[@mikemoggerson6651]

@@Physics072 I tried that. Was getting 10% of my regular speed where I need it to be. It’s ok though, I found a solution already

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

@@Physics072 Yes, Powerline and MoCA networking adaptors often work better than WiFi.

[@belimvasim143]

Thnk u soooooo much for this video you just mad the fog in my head clear now defi going to buy a ethe for gaming

[@landon_rady]

what song did you use in this pls? Thank you

[@notsnho]

Does it really matter what type you have? I just ordered a “RJ45 Cat-6” for Xbox one is that any good?

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

No it doesn't. As long as you use a Cat 5e or higher cable and the cable is not damaged you will get full performance.

[@trendkill3333]

The wifi signal deteriorates so badly depending on how many walls it has to go through. I have 950mbps download speed on a wired connection next to the router and on wifi it’s about 500-700 next to the router. When I go to my Xbox in my room which is only about 10 metres in total distance through the walls from the router the download speed is only about 50-100 on my phone and Xbox on wifi because it has to go through multiple layers of walls to get here. Definitely looking at running a cable to my room from the box

[@Storm.999]

Same

[@KaranBhawnaniSini]

Exactly. I did the same for my gaming computer as well.

[@terryrocksx_]

unless it comes to Ubisoft servers when your internet connection doesn't matter at all the worst internet u have the more advantage u get

[@maestroLYT]

Thanks for information, I had ethernet on and without it, I got like 500-1000 ms in Minecraft PvP legacy server and with ethernet on, ping is stable and I got 289-305 ms only .

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

That is a lot better. Still 300 ms is a lot. The server you are connecting to must be on the other side of the world practically. Or you are using satellite internet service such as HughesNet or Viasat.

[@Physics072]

@@TurboSpeedWiFi I agree he fixed 1/2 the issue but the other could be just as you described.

[@IDLP805]

They sell 100ft Cat 6 Ethernet Cables at Walmart , I just bought a Cat 6 Ethernet 75FT cable today around 19$ good deal and my speed improved and no lag since I'm directly connected to the router and my router is placed high up in a good position so it gets over 1367 MBPS on the GateWay not bad -Ethernet Over WiFi any Day for Gaming Streaming Etc!!!!

[@fernandogranados9580]

i used the command to see my ping and it shows 1ms then 1m without the s, what does that mean?

[@skinscalp222]

I'm using an USB wifi adapter andI tried pinging to a game server (apex legends) near me and the time consistency isn't as bad as yours like maybe 1 ms higher every 10 pings. Guess an ethernet cable wouldn't be a a huge upgrade in my case.

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

It would be less of an upgrade. However, the ping may vary with WiFi depending on environmental factors such as interference. Ethernet is nice because it is virtually 100% predictably stable.

[@ngtungint]

Will better router improve my ethernet connection? I thinking about switching to new ISP that provides Wifi 6 but I'm mainly using Ethernet

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

It may help. Honestly, switching ISPs makes more difference than the router you are using.

[@aaronraufman8092]

Nice technique for gauging network performance! I would suggest that, before making a blanket statement, maybe see if your own Wi-Fi is optimal? I used your technique for testing my Wi-Fi connection and capped out at a maximum latency of 4ms, with the vast majority at 1ms. When considering a conservative 50ms as tolerable latency, this is an extremely moderate 2% threshold for which I would be hard pressed to find an observable difference between hardwired or not. Taking it further, console gaming raises the threshold to 100ms or more... Just sayin, maybe it's worth more than a 3 min video on KZbin to come to any conclusions.

[@JCourts2k23]

I tried a new PS5 Slim, and returned it, i only have wifi, house i moved to doesnt have any eithernet ports, and i ahve wifi speeds all day of 374 mbps, when i do speed test on phone, Apple Tv 4k, etc. but the PS5 only got 171 at the hights, 21 one time when i checked. I returned the ps5 beacuse it constantly either wouldnt load the store, or said “cant find what your looking for”, or wouldnt load images, just showed a square with crack through the middle.i recently got a 65’ tv in the living room, and the router and modem are right next to it, im thinking about ordering another one soon, and trying it in tere connected to ethernet, i really liked the PS5, and the controller felt awesome, just hope that will make all the difference.

[@boom-wj1gt]

I want a ethernet coz my usb wifi adaptor is inconsistent on internet like i can still browse yt no problem i my phone but my pc cant even download 6 mb image

[@WellingtonSantos-px1vy]

Would a high end wifi 6 make the connection better? I never did those tests, but using wifi as a standard now at home for everything, I don't feel games to be sluggish.

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

Honestly speed doesn't really matter much for gaming. If you are happy with your performance there is no need to upgrade.

[@WellingtonSantos-px1vy]

@@TurboSpeedWiFi yeah, I understand. What was a good surprise for me is that after switching to a wifi 6 a couple of months ago, my devices which has wifi 6 works incredibly well. I literally never again used a cable connection at home. I was curious to see some deep comparisons between a good wifi 6 router and cabled connection to see if there is anything I'm not seeing, or if wifi really replaced cable for good.

[@willy7968]

@@WellingtonSantos-px1vy I hope this is not too late, ethernet is always better than wifi for gaming, the latency of wired connection is lower than wifi6

[@qazwsxzwharp]

​@@WellingtonSantos-px1vy Wi-Fi 6 in real world conditions only offers slight improvements over Wi-Fi 5. No comparison between Wi-Fi 6 and ethernet. Ethernet is king.

[@qazwsxzwharp]

​@@willy7968 100% agree.

[@super_dude00]

Hey I’ve got a question, my mind is made up and I’m gonna get an Ethernet cable since my PC is too far away from my router and I (unsurprisingly) experience terrible latency, but I’m unsure of what cable I should get Money isn’t a problem, I just need something that is strong & would provide a stable connection in games, and for the record I’ve got a fantastic ISP, so that shouldn’t cause any issues, also I live in Saudi Arabia, in case that has any significance

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

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[@IDLP805]

They sell 100ft Cat 6 Ethernet Cables at Walmart , I just bought a Cat 6 Ethernet 75FT cable today around 19$ good deal and my speed improved and no lag since I'm directly connected to the router and my router is placed high up in a good position so it gets over 1367 MBPS on the GateWay not bad -Ethernet Over WiFi any Day for Gaming Streaming Etc!!!!

[@BlazeNarutoShippuden]

can i use that same command to test my router ping? I getting a powerline adapter tomorrow

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

Absolutely. Just make sure you are pinging the IP address of your router. It may or may not be the same as the IP shown in the video.

[@dbs567]

To put things in perspective though.. most people don't realise 1ms is a 1000th of a second. Even high end gaming displays typically aren't any more than 165hz (approx. 6ms.) I know peoples reactions are pretty sharp when it comes to online gaming but...

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

True, but most people can tell the difference between 1 ms and 100 ms, and a poor WiFi connection can easily cause spikes of 100 ms or more.

[@th0ut]

wifi is bad for gaming coz its never full duplex. ever wifi7 no full duplex, meaning you cant send and revise data at the same time, and that is very important in online games

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

Exactly right. Wi-Fi is half duplex, this is one of several reasons that Wi-Fi latency is always higher than wired.

[@syarifairlangga4608]

@@TurboSpeedWiFi is OFDMA in Wifi 6 also half duplex ??

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

@@syarifairlangga4608 Yes, it is still half duplex. However, it is a more efficient connection that performs much better in crowded RF environments.

[@xd_jeffy_boi5361]

guys i have a tp link will that work as well?

[@laahah1]

glad i looked at yo video saved me some money lmaoooo was straight gone buy a cat8 ethernet cord for my ps4 but if it max out a 1why would you go any higher thank you!

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

Exactly!

[@EvilEye911]

Is buying it for the ps5 useless?

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

@@EvilEye911 A quality ethernet cable is far from useless. Get a name brand Cat 6 cable and call it a day. Monoprice, Tripp Lite, Star Tech, and Cable Matters, are excellent choices.

[@miami3328]

What cord yall recommend for my PS5?

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

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[@dannyphantom3632]

In my case wifi speed is faster than my ethernet, I get 1100mbps down and 40 up on my gaming pc and my latency is lower than ethernet, due to me having a wifi 6e router and network adapter. So I think it really depends on how good your router is and what your clients support.

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

True, having a WiFi 6e router will help and can offer a theoretically faster speed than gigabit ethernet. Based on my 10 years as a network admin, what ethernet gets you is stability and reliability. WiFi can be good for one minute, unstable for the next, and good for the next due to the nature of using unlicensed wireless spectrum for communication. I guess I could care less if I get more than 950 Mbps for a home network, and if I needed more, 2.5 Gbps and 10 Gbps ethernet are also available and would obliterate the speeds of WiFi 6e.

[@rhys6685]

I imagine wifi vs ethernet experience may differ depending on setup & context. A cheap drill and cable will solve all your problems. Took me 15 minutes & now I have fast interference-free internet :)

[@slayer9679]

Hello sir greetings....i would like to ask you is there a way to check that which company's internet would be best in my area? i m looking to install wifi..I have 2 friends, both are using different company wifi and have same net plan but they are getting different pings...can u help me to decide which company wifi to install?

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

Hi, thanks for your question. The first thing would be to find out what technology each provider uses. 99 times out of 100, the following is true: Fiber internet is best, Cable internet is next best, 5G Internet is higher latency but faster than DSL, and DSL is lower latency but offers slower speeds. Assuming both providers are using the same type of technology, the next best thing to do is to ask around, ask on local forums, etc. It really does vary from region to region. Who are the service providers? There are several I would almost immediately rule out.

[@slayer9679]

@@TurboSpeedWiFi There are basically two company available in my area i.e Reliance Jio fiber and Airtel XStream Fiber, both provide good download speed but i am skeptical on which one would provide better latency.

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

@@slayer9679 Unfortunately, I am not from India and do not have any experience with these service providers. Based on my limited research, it sounds like Airtel is probably the better service.

[@slayer9679]

@@TurboSpeedWiFi Okay...thank you very much sir for your time.

[@larsmitchell8994]

I actually got high ping everytime i play online, and i am using through Wi-fi, well let me test my Ethernet now if there will be a progress to reduce pings.

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

It may help some. However it sounds like your problem is probably on your ISP side and not your network side. Just a gut instinct here.

[@F0RLORN]

Thank you! Im going for ethernet

[@Vennux]

i have the exact same speeds and with ethernet cat 6 and with wifi ,9 ms 50 mbps download and 5,5 mbps upload and still lags with the wifi and with the ethernet not

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

That is not unusual at all. 50 / 5 is probably what your internet service providers limits your connection speed to.

[@Mr.Texzotics]

What internet do you use man that you have 9 ms I always have 40 and above it's so ass

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

@@Mr.Texzotics Local cable provider in my area. (Breezeline Communications). Very happy with my internet service. 945 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload, ping

[@zokuva]

500 packets sent, 0% packet loss, approximate times: Minimum 1ms, Maximum 4 ms, Average 2ms My PC is right next to the router but there's a single wall in between. Good enough for me to not bother drilling a hole or running a cable through my apartment.

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

That is not bad at all.

[@abdullahal-shimri3091]

I’m not a gamer but a trader and I always feel more comfortable taking trades over Ethernet cable than Wifi

[@dariusy6215]

whats better a gaming router or ethernet ??????

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

Ethernet and gaming routers are not mutually exclusive. You can plug ethernet into a gaming router. If by gaming router you meant via WIFI than definitely ethernet is better.

[@octanewhale7542]

What a save!

[@dark_souls27olivo89]

I have a problem with my ethernet when im using youtube and watching a short video like 3 - 4 minutes it stops every second and i found thats weird bc is ethernet not wifi someone has the same problem ?

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

It is most likely 1 of 3 possible issues. A bad cable, bad ethernet port on your device, or bad ethernet port on your router / switch. The nature of how you are describing the issue leads me to believe it is either the ethernet port on your computer or the ethernet port on your router / switch that is not working properly.

[@dark_souls27olivo89]

@@TurboSpeedWiFi can u change my ethernet port on my pc how can i do that ?

[@dark_souls27olivo89]

I mean how can i change it ? I already tried 2 differents cables but sill the same

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

@@dark_souls27olivo89 Easiest thing to try would be a USB to ethernet adapter. However, my guess is that the problem is with your router / switch and not your computer.

[@EvilEye911]

What is Ping and how does it relate to gaming?

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

Ping is your latency in milliseconds to the server you are connecting to. For gaming it is generally the most important internet connection metric. Far more important that download or upload speed.

[@Flyerbeklol]

Am I the only one hearing League Of Legends in-game music

[@dipson3386]

Dude Iam using both wifi and ethernet at same time is it better or only using ethernet is good

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

You are not really using both. Your device is not able to route data from both at the same time without special software. Personally I would just let your device do what it wants. It will pick the ethernet as the primary and then if the cable comes loose or anything happens to it, the Wi-Fi will take over almost seamlessly.

[@cash9140]

If I’m using Ethernet on my ps4, can other people in house use the internet wireless?

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

@@cash9140 Absolutely. In fact by using ethernet you will get the best connection possible and will also keep the wireless RF spectrum free for other people to get the best connection possible.

[@CagedPhoenixThe1st]

Would you choose low isp wired speed (less than a hundred) or high isp wifi speed ( over one thousand.).

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

It depends on what I was doing. For gaming wired 100% of the time. For downloading large files, whatever is fastest.

[@CagedPhoenixThe1st]

@@TurboSpeedWiFi for gaming. Recently switched to att from Comcast and even wired, the difference is noticeable between the two. Definitely going back to Comcast.

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

@@CagedPhoenixThe1st As much as everyone loves to hate on Comcast, honestly Comcast works pretty decently overall.

[@CagedPhoenixThe1st]

@@TurboSpeedWiFi personally. My only issue is that their lines aren't dedicated. Speeds be all over the place. Att has steady speeds but unfortunately it's a low speed. If we had fiber in my area, it'd be no competition.

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

@@CagedPhoenixThe1st What kind of Att service is it if it is not fiber? Is it DSL? In my experience with Comcast, speeds have been pretty stable overall.

[@ih8momjokes1]

And when you need to download, put that 5ghz to work

[@louis-sb4zg]

Does it work with wifi extender

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

WiFi extenders generally do more harm than good for performance.

[@cuteandfluffypikachu3405]

It took me a day to download a game on Xbox without a Ethernet cable and just using Wi-Fi so I’m hoping this will help 😆😆😆

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

It's worth a try, but based on what you are describing, it sounds like an ISP issue to me.

[@Marc_Davila]

A lot of people don’t know how important PING really be 😂

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

I know. For gaming anything 5 Mbps or faster will perform well. It is ping that matters most for gaming. You can feel a change of even a few MS in ping in most games.

[@JustSujC]

Ping matters. Noobs will never understand this.

[@lamp6909]

@@JustSujC as somebody who plays with 200ms and 3-10pl daily, I can safely say I understand what hell feels like

[@Keepskatin]

@@lamp6909 200 Ms is unplayable mate. Basically 5 frames per second.

[@lamp6909]

@@Keepskatin no, that’s 400ms, and I’ve experienced that too

[@mustaphaben2921]

Which WIFI version?

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

WiFi 6

[@YOGA47]

You tested on wifi 5 with how many device connect

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

About 8 - 10 devices. This is a real world test. Sure in lab conditions Wi-Fi will perform better than in did in this video. The point was to show the differences in a real world scenario.

[@YOGA47]

@@TurboSpeedWiFi i have only 1 devices connected to wifi 5 (very close range )so it won't matter right ???

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

@@YOGA47 It should matter less. However, it is impossible to say for sure. If you have lots of neighbors with WiFi networks and they are crowding up the air you could experience issues. However, the shorter range minimizes the impacts.

[@Hal5336]

probably shouldnt use the game intro if the flashing lights

[@TheIceTrey]

Jesus Christ that’s some insane internet.

[@GbxNubC]

i moved to a new home an play with wifi and i play like shit everything feels off but my suspicions have been confirmed thx for the video and all the best in life cya

[@ocoro174]

but why is that? what about wireless makes the ping so horrible?

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

Wireless was never designed for ping sensitive applications. The way that WiFi works is half-duplex. Your device cannot send and receive data at the same time but rather switches back and forth. WiFi also can only have one device transmitting at a time per channel. If you have multiple devices connected they all have to wait their turn. Granted, modern WiFi does a reasonably good job of minimizing these issues with technologies including OFDMA and Mu-MIMO, but WiFi was never intended for ultra low ping applications and it still holds true today.

[@ocoro174]

@@TurboSpeedWiFi well maybe instead of increasing the speed to 100gbps they could work on full duplex next time? 🤔

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

@@ocoro174 The technology is actually in the works.

[@v1kt0u5]

Dude, between my Xenia 15 laptop and an old 5Ghz módem, both my Ethernet and WiFi show the same 1ms ping/latency. Thanks for teaching me how to test it, though ;D

[@issaelynuma9001]

Los dos son lo mismo si estan en 4 barras en adelante, particularmente tengo wi-fi con 5 barras y he jugado con conexiones lan de 3 barras y el lag vien por parte de ellos.

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

Ese no es realmente el caso. Trabajo para una empresa Fortune 500 como administrador de red y puedo decirles que WiFi, incluso en condiciones perfectas, agregará de 3 a 4 milisegundos de latencia. En la mayoría de los casos es más que eso.

[@issaelynuma9001]

@@TurboSpeedWiFi si es as[i confio en tu palabra, pero el asunto que al menos en ps4 es la misma vaina siempre y cuando tengas mas de 4 barras. Juego de manera online con gente con conexion lan, yo soy el unico wi-fi. Y nunca he tenido problemas de lag.

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

@@issaelynuma9001 Me alegro que te funcione con WiFi. El hecho de que no notes una diferencia no significa que no la haya. Además, el WiFi tiende a funcionar bien hasta que deja de funcionar. Como ocurre con todas las comunicaciones inalámbricas, está sujeta a interferencias. Generalmente Ethernet es estable y confiable el 100% del tiempo.

[@issaelynuma9001]

@@TurboSpeedWiFi entonces el problema no es tanto la señal , si no las interferencias. Si es así, en mi caso no presento interferencias.

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

@@issaelynuma9001 El rendimiento de WiFi se ve afectado por muchos factores, incluida la intensidad de la señal y la interferencia. Si no hay problemas con ninguno de los factores, generalmente funciona de manera similar, pero no igual, que Ethernet. La diferencia es que Ethernet dará buenos resultados el 99,9% de las veces, pase lo que pase.

[@christhechilled]

Ethernet cables for the win!

[@theboy2777]

Ethernet always the way to go. I have super fast internet with comcast but the connection is garbage , if I step outside my door the connection immediately drops . Ethernet wired in the always the best option. Stable connection is better than fluctuating ping as shown in this video

[@Miso558]

for me wifi was just as consistent as ethernet so idc wich to actually choose

[@WhoPutMax]

The funny thing is at home I have 650mbps internet over Ethernet and over wifi I have 500-630 mbps

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

Ethernet is more important for stability than for raw speed.

[@iguanagoat799]

You really should caveat this entire test with the fact you're using an 11 year old wifi SOC with a Wifi 5 standard. So - a pretty 'worst case' scenario really. Assuming your PC and router are Wifi 6 or later - you won't have any of the latency issues you're talking about.

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

At the time this video was made WiFi 5 was still pretty common. Hell even the "Flagship" Xbox Series X lacks support for WiFI 6.

[@botowner8623]

Ethernet is alwsys preferrable!

[@phader2]

Thanks partner 🤠 keep telling these bots that bullshit … 5mbps recommend equals “Great me keeping DSL from my ISP is good enough then.” when I’m blowing their back out in COD with 1/1gbps Fiber.

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

5 Mbps works fine as long as your ping is stable and your upload speed is also at least 5 Mbps. Gaming simply doesn't take a lot of bandwidth.

[@phader2]

@@TurboSpeedWiFi Thanks 🤠

[@mattpioletti6450]

It's like night and day difference hardwire ethernet will always be king

[@pedroivo8050]

it is wifi 6?

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

No WiFi 5.

[@lofifranky]

finally a good answer

[@teh_hunterer]

Can you not keep playing rapidly flashing video? Really uncomfortable to look at.

[@chupol5659]

its legit ethernet cable is more faster than wifi

[@6266king]

funny how he doesnt censor the ip adress

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

The only IP addresses I show in the video are private IP addresses. IP addresses in the 192.168.X.X, 172.16.X.X - 172 31.X.X, and 10.X.X.X ranges are not publicly routable. Check the IP address of any device connected to your router and you will almost certainly have an IP address in one of these ranges. These IP addresses are used over and over again by billions of people across the world. Your public IP address that your ISP assigns you is globally unique. Your private IP address is not. I would be willing to be that 50% of the people reading this comment have a router using 192.168.1.1. Anyone who feels the need to blur out a private IP address clearly doesn't understand how IP addresses work.

[@dukerex1285]

i use wifi from across my house and I get 900Mb/s

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

Yes, but how consistent is it.

[@dukerex1285]

pretty constent goes never really goes down 700mb@@TurboSpeedWiFi

[@dukerex1285]

@@TurboSpeedWiFipretty consistent it never gets lower than 700mb

[@Tailsthef0x]

Gaming on wifi = 💩 However, gaming on ethernet = 😎

[@Sick-Of-It-All]

WTF? ANYTHING more than 1ms (MAYBE a sporadic 2ms here or there) to/from a client/router on the same network and your either in the back yard, your router and/or adapter suck or you have network issues? Period. While inconsistency still allows a LAN connection a slight advantage, the average gamer couldn't tell the difference. I get 228 Mbps/Down & 11.4 Mbps/ Up from a 200/10 Broadband Connection via Wi-Fi w/ a solid 1ms ping to/from PC/Router! And that's using a 7 year old Linksys 6350 router!!! FYI: unless your using a Multi-Gig input or port aggregation Wi-Fi surpassed your Gigabit LAN connection a long time ago. Get with the times or pretty soon your going to find you and your Gigabit LAN got left behind.

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

Not true. Gigabit LAN is faster than 99% of real world Wi-Fi 6 deployments. As far as ping goes it is largely dependent on how many competing Wi-Fi networks are in the area. The RF environment where I live is quite noisy.

[@qazwsxzwharp]

Wi-Fi 6 is not faster than gigabit ethernet in anything other than lab conditions.

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

@AdamiXx You are very lucky. That is not typical, even when using commercial grade equipment. 3 ms is about what is typical .

[@mikemoggerson6651]

I disagree. Wifi for me is absolute garbage, while connection is nearly perfect for me on Ethernet. I get lag spikes and terrible hit detection without Ethernet.

[@miguelberetta7887]

Maybe it's cooncidental, but when I put my ps5 in wifi instead of eternity, my aim was wayyyyyyyy better

[@Sick-Of-It-All]

SERVICE = Spectrum: 200/10mbps ROUTER = Netgear XR1000 -LAN = 234mbps Down /13mbps Up; -PING = Avg 18.7ms / JITTER .64ms / PKT LOSS 0; -PING UNDER LOAD (Latency) = 22.73ms Down / 21.61ms Up / Idle 18.86ms; -WLAN (AX/Wifi 6) = 234mbps Down /12mbps Up; -PING = Avg 19ms / JITTER .79ms / PKT LOSS 0; -PING UNDER LOAD (Latency) = 23.21ms Down / 22.09ms Up / Idle 19.01ms; Yes, the results were using a HIGHLY competent router on an uncongested network. Obviously the results with a $50 wifi router on a busy network can very greatly. BUT that's irrelevant here. The point I'm making is you are wrong to make these claims using limited hardware, incomplete testing methods and relying on 3rd party (Lab) opinions! With that said.... These numbers show "THE REAL TRUTH". For anything but the most competitive gaming, WiFi can be a very good alternative (let alone MUCH more convenient) to a LAN connection with little or no noticeable difference using currently available technology and hardware. Period. * These results reflect "Real World Latency" across the internet, NOT from PC to Router) ** Also tested using (packetlosstest.com) @ 2 Minute durations: Avg. LAT = 21.85ms / Avg. JITTER = .66ms / PKT LOSS = ZERO! *** Yes, I have the screen shots to prove it!

[@Sick-Of-It-All]

AMD 5800x (air cooled) ASUS TUF B550M Gaming w/ WiFi RTX 3060Ti 32GB Corsair Vengeance RAM Windows 11 PRO 21H2

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

I was not using low end hardware. In fact I was using a Ubiquiti Unifi Wi-Fi 6 access point for the wireless connection. I was testing PC to router to eliminate the internet as a variable. That part stays the same regardless if your use Wi-Fi or ethernet.

[@ocoro174]

@@TurboSpeedWiFi I also have unifi but AC LR. the jitter is garbage like yours. it's supposed to be a good router but isn't. there are no other wireless networks in the area. impressive how Paul can get those numbers. I wonder how the difference is so large 🤔 packetlosstest gives me a 53ms jitter with only me using the AP at -46dbm 5ghz 😂📦👉🗑

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

@@ocoro174 In general they are actually pretty decent access points. Sure, not on par with a Aruba or Cisco costing 5X as much but still better than 99% of the consumer junk out there. A few ms of latency is normal because WiFi is a half-duplex communication.

[@ocoro174]

@@TurboSpeedWiFi nah it's up to 100ms tbh. wonder if it's the ax210 I got. although I've already tweaked a few things in registry for it to not scan while connected or something