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Anger756
Aspirant
Jul 24, 2022

Xbox Series X connection Slow

I have a Nighthawk R8000 router. My Xbox Series X speeds are slow compared to my other devices (phone, computer, etc.). I have my Xbox wired with a Cat6 Ethernet cable. My internet when connected to my Xbox tests at 250 mbps. When I take the ethernet cable out of my Xbox and connect it to my computer I get 550 mbps. Why would my Xbox not be getting the same speed? Dynamic QoS is not enabled.

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  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jul 25, 2022

    Its usually because the xbox is testing off a different server and that server isn't saturating it. Games don't take that much bandwidth so even getting 250mbps is way more than will be needed for gaming. The only benefit for faster speeds with that system is the games download quicker. 

    • Anger756's avatar
      Anger756
      Aspirant
      Jul 25, 2022
      plemans that makes sense. What doesn't make sense is when I tried a different router I was consistently getting 400 mbps instead of 250 mbps. When I switched back to my Nighthawk router it tested at 250 mbps again. Could a setting on the router or Xbox be slowing it down?
      • plemans's avatar
        plemans
        Guru - Experienced User
        Jul 25, 2022

        What modem/gateway is the router connected to? 

        Make sure access control, traffic monitoring, and parental controls are disabled. 

        Are you using IPv6?