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Originally Posted by MUD_Wizard
Looks normal for that flash test.
Like I said, bear in mind that the network card is receiving spikes of data from the hub. i.e. It arrives in clumps and surges. With multiple threads you get more spikes but they're closer together and can flatten out the graph a bit.
Some tests also flatten out that effect, but the effect is still there somewhere in any test.
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I agree. These tests don't really mean anything except maybe for braggin' rights. The primary question is whether your network performance is good enough.
Do you get the speed you're paying for? Does it let you do anything you want, anytime you want? Does gaming work great (no lag) and do your voice calls sound OK? Is that true even when someone else is up/downloading files? If so, then you're golden. Your network is doing fine.
But... If high traffic (streaming/torrenting) screws up your connection - you get lagged out, browsing feels sticky, voip is terrible - then you need to find out why.
Most speed tests only tell about... speed. They give a quick ping time measurement, but only when the line's idle. They don't measure latency *during* the download and upload. That's why the Bufferbloat test at
www.dslreports.com/speedtest is so cool. It can put numbers to the lag: if it's OK, then you can look elsewhere.
I know how to fix it - my net at home works great. It's simple, but needs a little attention.