I recently had Ethernet installed in my room from the router downstairs, and I tested it with my laptop using a USB-C Ethernet adapter. I was able to get the full speed of 1.1 Gbps without issues. However, when I ran the same test on my PC, I could only reach speeds of about 800 Mbps, which fluctuated and eventually settled around 500-600 Mbps. I used the onboard Ethernet port on my motherboard for this test. Interestingly, when I plugged in the USB-C Ethernet adapter to my PC, I could get speeds closer to 1 Gbps, but it still dropped down significantly, sometimes even hitting 0. While my internet speed tests show I'm getting 1 Gbps, the real-world download speeds on Steam are much lower. Any ideas on what could be causing this?
4 Answers
Have you checked your motherboard's website? It might be worth downloading the latest LAN drivers for your PC. That could help improve your speeds a lot.
What are the specifications for both your PC and laptop? Sometimes hardware differences can really affect performance, especially with network interfaces.
In addition to what the others mentioned, make sure to adjust your power settings to 'performance' mode if they're on 'balanced' or 'power saver.' Windows can sometimes throttle performance to save power, especially on desktops where there's no battery.
Keep in mind that if Steam is downloading and installing stuff at the same time, it might not be using your full bandwidth. The kind of download might affect how much speed you see.
Sure! My PC uses the MSI PRO B650-P WIFI motherboard, and my laptop is the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14. You can find the detailed specs on their websites.