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hotchili
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Jul 28, 2019

Not getting the expected speeds with xbox one - please help

Hi, so I’ve recently purchased a Netgear Nighthawk XR300. I theoretically get 200mb connection from virgin. Testing it this morning on Speedtest with my PC connected wired gets 156mb.

 

I have a long Ethernet cable (6m) connecting my Xbox One to the router and these are the detailed network stats:

— — WIRED— —

Download speed: 56.90 mbps

Upload Speed: 8.44 mbps

Packet Loss: 0%

MTU: 1480

Latency: 150 ms

 

— — WIRELESS — —

Download speed: 61.51 mbps

Upload Speed: 11.35 mbps

Packet Loss: 3%

MTU: 1480

Latency: 34 ms

Wireless strength: 100%

 

I’m a little confused with the wired speed being lower than wireless. I don’t have another long Ethernet cable to try a different lead right now, but what might be the other causes?

 

Apart from the default setup I've given the xbox priority over other devices, and thats about it. What am I missing?

 

Any thoughts or tips?

 

1 Reply

  • Netduma-Fraser's avatar
    Netduma-Fraser
    NetDuma Partner
    Jul 28, 2019
    Console speed tests can be inaccurate so I wouldn't pay too much attention to it, if you're getting your expected speeds via a wired PC then all is good. You do not need a lot of bandwidth for gaming and you have plenty for that. Also what do you mean you've given the Xbox priority, are you talking about Bandwidth Allocation or Traffic Prioritization?