Test Your Internet speed performance ping latency download speed upload speed jitter

To get the best possible performance, you want download speeds at least as fast as the following:

2-4 Mbps

  • Email
  • Social Media
  • Audio Streaming

8-15 Mbps

  • Uploading Photos and Videos
  • Video Chat

25+ Mbps

  • Online Gaming
  • SD Video Streaming
  • HD/4k/VR Streaming

What do these terms mean?

Download

How quickly you can pull data from a server on the internet to your device. Most connections are designed to download much faster than they upload, since the majority of online activity, like loading web pages or streaming videos, consists of downloads.

Upload:

How quickly you send data from your device to the internet. A fast upload speed is helpful when sending large files via email, or in using video-chat to talk to someone else online (since you have to send your video feed to them).

Ping:

Also called latency, ping is the reaction time of your connection–how quickly your device gets a response after you’ve sent out a request. A fast ping means a more responsive connection, especially in applications where timing is everything (like video games). Ping is measured in milliseconds (ms).

Packet loss:

Packet loss occurs when a packet of data being sent over the internet is not received or is incomplete. This is described in percentage of packets lost compared to packets sent. Packet loss in most cases is result of poor signal/line quality. Packet loss testing is available with Speedtest desktop apps.