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I only have a 1 gigabit connection and my router is 1 gigabit. How does this happen? (alien.top)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

At the end of the day, it's an estimate of throughput using test data which is often not representative of real-world performance because real-world data is much more diverse than speed test data. It's not meant to be a 100% technically perfect bit-by-bit analysis because that level of detail is irrelevant if you're in the ballpark for "good enough for streaming"

If you would like a speed test that hides fewer details and gives you a better idea of what you can expect for different file sizes, etc. try cloud flare's speed test

speed.cloudflare.com