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kalyper
Oct 22, 2020Aspirant
RAX120 slow wifi on giga speed internet?
Hiya, I upgraded my internet to gigabit speed. I get that going through the ethernet cable but when i switch to wifi, I seem to be capping around 320 mbps even though I'm 20 feet away from the router...
kalyper
Oct 22, 2020Aspirant
I ahd to look up how to check my adapter speeds and I'm directed to look at the wifi status. It says the speed is 866.7 mbps. I'm using the wifi that came built in with the motherboard, Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HS4PQWK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
plemans
Oct 22, 2020Guru - Experienced User
The 866mbps is link speed, not throughput speed.
Usually throughput is around 55-65% of what the link speed under optimal conditions. This can be less if there's interference, obstructions, etc.
- kalyperOct 22, 2020Aspirant
Ok I'm not sure how to check the throughput speed but it sounds like this one cannot handle more than what it's getting and I should look into an AX adapter. Thanks for the help.