Nighthawk R7000P is capping my Steam download speeds and I don't know why

Question

I get about 600Mbps bandwidth from my ISP and when connected directly to my modem, I see speeds up to 74Mbps.
When I'm connected directly to my Nighthawk R7000P, I still see bandwidth speeds around 600Mbps but for some reason Steam downloads will not exceed 20Mbps.
I have searched tirelessly online for a solution but have found none. Can someone please help?
https://www.reddit.com/r/NETGEAR/comments/13bmpff/nighthawk_r7000p_is_capping_my_steam_download

Kitsap · Answer

michaelkenward&nbsp;wrote:&nbsp;&nbsp;Check the original message. It was all mbps. No mention of Mbps.&nbsp;michaelkenward&nbsp;There is a difference between mbps and mb/s.&nbsp; The later is usually indicative of megabyte and the former megabit.&nbsp; See attached.&nbsp;&nbsp;

michaelkenward · Answer

ayush0963&nbsp;wrote:
I get about 600Mbps bandwidth from my ISP and when connected directly to my modem, I see speeds up to 74Mbps.
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That doesn't make sense.
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600 Mpbs in and 74 Mbps out?
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What is this modem?
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Kitsap · Answer

ayush0963&nbsp;wrote:
I get about 600Mbps bandwidth from my ISP and when connected directly to my modem, I see speeds up to 74Mbps.
When I'm connected directly to my Nighthawk R7000P, I still see bandwidth speeds around 600Mbps but for some reason Steam downloads will not exceed 20Mbps.
I have searched tirelessly online for a solution but have found none. Can someone please help?
https://www.reddit.com/r/NETGEAR/comments/13bmpff/nighthawk_r7000p_is_capping_my_steam_download

You are comparing two different units of measure.&nbsp; From your ISP you are indicating 600 Mbps (megabit per second).&nbsp; For your other numbers you are indicating MB/s (megabyte per second).
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There are 8 bits in a byte.&nbsp; So, 600 Mbps compares reasonably well to 74 MB/s or 592 Mbps.
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michaelkenward · Answer

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Check the original message. It was all mbps. No mention of Mbps.
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michaelkenward · Answer

Kitsap&nbsp;wrote:

There is a difference between mbps and mb/s.&nbsp; The later is usually indicative of megabyte and the former megabit.&nbsp; See attached.
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Not really. The image is hopelessly confusing.
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Read it again. It makes no claims about 
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"/" versus "per"
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They are identical. As in miles per hour or miles/hour.
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That choice depends on the "style" of the publication involved. In its documentation,
Netgear usually uses Mbps.
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In the scientific world that I hang around the difference is between:
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Mbps and MBps
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Or
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Mb/s and MB/s
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That is also what your image shows.
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In all cases, mbps is hopelessly wrong in this context. It should be M all round.
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m = micro (ie microwatt)
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M = Mega (ie megawatt)
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The bit that matters is the b versus B.
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ayush0963 used b throughout.
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Don't take my word for it:
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Megabits vs. Megabytes: (Mbps vs. MBps) | HighSpeedInternet.com
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There are many more where that came from.
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