Is 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet better than WiFi 6E?

Scottie! you’re awesome!

my internet and router support 5G 1Gigabit but my computer motherboard only has a 2.5GbE port but supports wifi 6e so i’m unsure what to do here and if i use the 2.5 ethernet will i still be obtaining my internets full effect?

Your audio and video are out of synch.

Still waiting for inexpensive 2.5 Gb switches.

How do i force windows 11 to use the port instead of wifi on a z690 aorus pro? If i disconnect from wifi it just denys me access to the internet.

I`m getting 2 gb internet speed through my isp any 2.5 ethernet card you recommend?

How would I hook up a 2.5 switch off my 2gbit speed fiber modem? My eero 6 pro only has gagabit port that can go out. Would I need a different wifi?

What about 10GbE

Great content and info. Just subscribed. I'll be here often for your knowledge. Thank you 👍

you are quite negative about wifi in general, in terms of speed... Sure there are a lot of variables, that influence speed. But if you have a good connection to your wifi point, and your router uplink is 1Gbps, you will easily have 700Mbit or higher on good wifi units in your mobile devices (e.g. dedicated wifi cards or high quality dongles that have wifi6(e)), to state you will get 100Mbit at max, is for sure untrue

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i honestly don't have issue with 5ghz interferance anwyays. but also the short range of higher frequency bands means there's less interference by nature.
but the wifi 6e router tests I've seen so far only have a 10% improvement in speed over wifi 6 but yet a much shorter range.
also I get 800mbps on wifi 6

these are only exciting for stuff like the quest 2 wireless VR. we could have higher bitrates and lower latency.
sadly the internet is not even 100mbps in a lot of places yet :( specially in canada it's a joke sometimes

GReat video, Scottie. Thank you! I have looked carefully for the Ethernet interface on my iPad and smartphone but can't seem to fgind them. Please help me out, Scottie

Staying wired it is thank you for this video it helped a lot !!!!

How much radiation does wifi6 and and 6e is affecting our body?

All moot if your ISP can't provide 2.5 Gbps coming in

I subscribed because of this video 👍🏼

Both have there place WIFI 6E is great if WIFI is all you have to use, Wired is better if you have the choice of using it. Each has it own strong points and weak points everyone has to make their minds up which way they are going to network their devices.

Great video, a lot to unpack. What's the end result for those of us that didn't do the best job paying attention to everything.

Hang on a minute I have a new X570 Aorus Master with 2.5 GbE on board. also have a dual port 10GBe PCIe card going into an Asus DSL AC3100 modem/router and Asus 10Gbe Switch and a new QNAP 2.5 Gbe switch all connected with the newest CAT8 cabling. Are you suggesting my modem/router is the bottleneck and needs to be upgraded? What do I need to upgrade to?

If you live in the UK, OFCOM (the regulator) has: "The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today made it possible for future home WiFi networks to harness 500MHz of radio spectrum frequency in the new 6GHz band, which will significantly boost the speed of licence-exempt indoor home wireless networks (i.e. via the Wi-Fi 6/6E – 802.11ax standard)." - sweet for me :)

On the 2.5Gbs question, I have just wired Cat 6, however as I know my next phone will be Wifi6e (as the S21 from Samsung, and thus all next gen phones from almost everyone inc Apple, and prob most tablets) having an upgrade to Wifi 6/6e with a new router will also give me an upgrade to Gigabit on my LAN cables. I also get 1 2.5Gbs port so when my network provider gives me a faster than 1Gb connection I can take advantage of it. (I have no NAS's). Sadly I am hoping the Archer (AX6000) with 8 ports gets an update to wifi 6e in the next few months, as that will allow me to only use a Modem and the Router with no need for extra switches and no need to upgrade the Router if my modem gets updated to 2.5Gbs. Sure some of my computers will get an upgrade to Wifi6e but this will occur naturally, I already have WiFi6 enabled devices. I am not so sure about the upgrade of my computers to 6e as I suspect the antennas need an update to support the higher frequency.

Thanks for the Video, very nice.

Question:
- on my WiFi router, if i connect the Asus Rapture GT-AXE11000, does the speed affected if i only use Cat5 or Cat6 Cable (rj45)?
Does cable matters?

Blabla ... We want results of testing ...

Not entirely correct.
5e and 6 is up to 1 gigabit (5e and 6 differs in frequency / latency)
6a is up to 10 gigabits.

There are more benefits of using Wired Ethernet cables.
Wake On Lan for example works perfectly on a wired connection.
the ping speed on a wired LAN is also incredible.
You can also use an ethernet cable for different purposes.
Such as an extender for USB or HDMI cables.

i got some feelings to hear your voice.......it's like so hard to extract information from you tongue....

WRONG: 802.11ac can´t use 2.4 GHz

2.5 is more stable

would help if you run a test

Even if Wifi6 is theoretically faster, having the reliability and stability of ethernet is always better for gaming, especially competitive gaming.

You can do 5Gbit over Cat5e. I would also choose Cat6A over Cat7. If I were to even consider Cat7 I would just go straight to Cat8. Cat7 is a piece of shit cable that has no place anywhere.

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There's never just one Tribble... They're hiding somewhere... 👍😎

"It's a no brainer, go wired" - absolutely. I always say to people Wi-Fi is a complimentary technology to wired Ethernet, not a replacement despite what the computer manufactures try to tell you with their Wi-Fi only laptops. If you've got a wired LAN option available you should always use that first, especially when sitting at your desk in a office environment, Wi-Fi for when your portable or it's not a option. Real world Wi-Fi you rarely, if ever, hit the advertised speeds.

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very good video, Thank You.

2.4 Ghz wifi band width is only 70Mhz and that frequency transmits farther. That is why there is interference.
The new 6Ghz band is 1200Mhz and the signal doesn't travel as far. So there will be less apparent interference.

Amazing video thank you very much 👍🏻👍🏻

Is a 2.4 ghz wired Ethernet desktop faster than the same desktop with 5 ghz wifi. I need to buy cellular modem and wonder if I should buy the MOFI4500 which is 2.4GHz and wire my devices or try the new Netgear LBR20 which is dual and go wireless to my 5 ghz devices.

eh skip 2.5Gb/s Ethernet and go straight for 10Gb/s it'l be more expensive but it will be up to snuff for a LONG Time forward for domestic applications

I'm a certified amateur radio operator, I wouldn't wanna have any unnecessary microwave transceiver anywhere nearby, it's against health safety, which gadged users usually don't realize. Ethernet is very low maintenance (install and forget), no hustle (it just works, surprises are extremely rare), and power efficient (no radio transceivers, just switch or router), so Ethernet FTW. Also, imagine this: WiFi antennas aren't directional, they emit in a sami-spherical (kinda circular) pattern. It's a lot of energy wasted. In Ethernet, the electrical energy goes straight through the cable and theres not much needed of it - Ethernet works just by changes in voltage, it almost doesn't draw any current. WiFi is like a plane dropping flyers over the city to reach one person. Ethernet is like talking in person.

Ethernet will always be faster. If the WAN is not 2.5gig, the wifi 6e will not go any faster because the modem can only bring in 1 gig traffic. Now, if the WAN is 2.5gig, then yeah, so will the ethernet ports...which makes wired still faster (unless you stuck on old wiring category).

why not 10? why 2.5?

Oh my gosh, the tribble sitting by you - I started laughing uncontrollably when an idea came to mind - of course me telling you is going to spoil it from happening but since I don't know your family members I guess I couldn't suggest it to them anyway! I imagined someone putting a remote controlled thingie under your tribble and making it move slightly every now and then, and perhaps even making a little noise once in a while to get your attention, and when you finally looked over and realized it moved, you screamed and jumped up almost falling out of your chair! Or better yet, once you see it and say what the heck?! it JUMPS up in the air towards you, and THEN you fall out of your chair. That would be really funny! But now you know, so it's too late for wifie or whoever you have over there to play that trick on you, but the thought gave me a laugh!

Dont forget that cat 7 is not a standard. Cat 6a can do 10gb, so can cat6 over shorter distances... 2.5gb is really for cat5e..... also no such thing as cat6e too... wiring is always better. Alot of factual mistakes

Good video Scott - what about IEEE 802.11ad ? 60GhZ - is this being abandoned?

They deploy 5G in full the way they did in Wuhan China, people will start dropping dead in the streets just like they did... Wuhan was a test City for the world's governments... 5G when deployed deployed will block lookout covid-19 second-wave...6G the iodine molecules...

Wi-Fi 6 will block your thyroids ability to absorb iodine...

I'm still just happy that I don't have to go to the Library for everything I want to research. Thanks Scottie and Cletus. Have a great day!