Windows 10: why does download speed on speedtest not match download speed supplied to pc by ethernet cable?

I have 300Mbps download speed being supplied to by Notebook PC via ethernet cable, I personally observed the ethernet cable speedtest done by my provider and it was 301Mbps download and 25Mbps upload which is what I am paying for. I have run multiple speedtest using various providers and only get around 97Mbps download and 25Mbps upload. I have disabled Microsoft's Autotuning level to NO avail. Any assistance would be appreciated. Specs below.Asus Q200E Notebook PCDevice name Bedroom Processor IntelR CoreTM i3-2365M CPU @ 1.40GHz 1.40 GHz Installed RAM 4.00 GB 3.89 GB usable Device ID

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Download speeds are low compared to speedtests

I have a problem with download speeds on my device. downloading updates, games, new drivers etc sees my download at around 10-20mbps with occasional spike up to 30mbps which is strange given that I have simetrical 300mbps fiber conenction.

I know how it works however what I don't know what could limit speeds on my machine, which is connected via ethernet cable to my home router, the same one other PCs are connected to. What makes me believe that there's problem with my machines settings (?) is that on the other PC, that is also connected via cable, I have no issues with getting real download speed of 200mbps+. Connection's speed tested with different speedtest sites shows 270-295 mbps both ways, so I thought that maybe my hdd was the bottleneck since I've been downloading files on it lately but that's not the case, when downloading onto nvme ssd I get simmilar speeds. Can't say exactly what my upload speeds are when actually uploading some files but YT seems to recieve videos from me at around 200mbps.

It's not life or death situation but get's annyoing from time to time.

 

Slow Download Speed

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft forums.

• I would suggest you to test the speed using any of the speed test website or app to confirm the upload and download speed.
• I also suggest you to reset the wireless router to check if that helps.
  
• You may plug in the Ethernet cable if available and check the speed.
  

Hope the information is helpful. Feel free to write to us for any other assistance with Windows, we’ll be glad to assist you

 

Upload speed is greater than Download speed

who's your ISP provider, jk22?

I get almost 90Mbps download speed & 11Mbps upload speed with Spectrum cable internet and using an ethernet/LAN connection on one of my PCs - just recently tested my connection with Speedtest a while ago