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pip08456

03-06-2010, 13:47

The question is this.

Does this sites 50M speed test return true results?

I've used it a couple of times and only get returns of 20-25Mb even though I know my connection is running at 45-50Mb.

Is the test flawed in some way?

I'd like other 50Mb users to test it themselves just to see if anyone actually gets a true report of their speed.

Here's 4 test results (I had just done the manual download check and got a 6MB average)

Test started, please wait .......

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:39:32 GMT

Test 1: 2048K took 779 ms = 2629 KB/sec, approx 21032 Kbps, 20.54 Mbps
Test 2: 2048K took 546 ms = 3750.9 KB/sec, approx 30007 Kbps, 29.3 Mbps
Test 3: 2048K took 546 ms = 3750.9 KB/sec, approx 30007 Kbps, 29.3 Mbps
Test 4: 4096K took 1884 ms = 2174.1 KB/sec, approx 17393 Kbps, 16.99 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 24610 Kbps, 24.03 Mbps

Test started, please wait .......

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:40:07 GMT

Test 1: 2048K took 651 ms = 3145.9 KB/sec, approx 25167 Kbps, 24.58 Mbps
Test 2: 2048K took 555 ms = 3690.1 KB/sec, approx 29521 Kbps, 28.83 Mbps
Test 3: 2048K took 683 ms = 2998.5 KB/sec, approx 23988 Kbps, 23.43 Mbps
Test 4: 4096K took 1828 ms = 2240.7 KB/sec, approx 17926 Kbps, 17.51 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 24151 Kbps, 23.59 Mbps

Test started, please wait .......

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:40:27 GMT

Test 1: 2048K took 720 ms = 2844.4 KB/sec, approx 22755 Kbps, 22.22 Mbps
Test 2: 2048K took 495 ms = 4137.4 KB/sec, approx 33099 Kbps, 32.32 Mbps
Test 3: 2048K took 556 ms = 3683.5 KB/sec, approx 29468 Kbps, 28.78 Mbps
Test 4: 4096K took 1606 ms = 2550.4 KB/sec, approx 20403 Kbps, 19.92 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 26431 Kbps, 25.81 Mbps

Test started, please wait .......

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:40:44 GMT

Test 1: 2048K took 772 ms = 2652.8 KB/sec, approx 21222 Kbps, 20.72 Mbps
Test 2: 2048K took 508 ms = 4031.5 KB/sec, approx 32252 Kbps, 31.5 Mbps
Test 3: 2048K took 486 ms = 4214 KB/sec, approx 33712 Kbps, 32.92 Mbps
Test 4: 4096K took 1623 ms = 2523.7 KB/sec, approx 20190 Kbps, 19.72 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 26844 Kbps, 26.22 Mbps

Bman

03-06-2010, 14:53

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:45:53 GMT

Test 1: 2048K took 494 ms = 4145.7 KB/sec, approx 33166 Kbps, 32.39 Mbps
Test 2: 2048K took 328 ms = 6243.9 KB/sec, approx 49951 Kbps, 48.78 Mbps
Test 3: 2048K took 343 ms = 5970.8 KB/sec, approx 47766 Kbps, 46.65 Mbps
Test 4: 4096K took 792 ms = 5171.7 KB/sec, approx 41374 Kbps, 40.4 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 43064 Kbps, 42.06 Mbps

There aren't many speedtests i found that can hit 50mb, most of the speedtest.net ones report 20-30mb, i think the london one is the one that always reports 50mb for me.

But when i download stuff from known high bandwidth sources like Apple, games from steam or game patches from gamershell.com, i quite often get 5-6MB/s.

Try downloading this call of duty demo from http://www.gamershell.com/download_21400.shtml The first UK server on that list is only 7% load and i'm getting 5.9MB/s right now.

Chrysalis

03-06-2010, 15:00

yeah I expect the london speedtest server is hosted on gigabit, maidenhead is quite possibly hosted only on 10mbit or 100mbit but a busy server.

even if the server is gigabit its not easy to allow it to give consistent 50mbit results as requires decent uncongested transit/peering links, tbb has issues with VM on speedtests and they use gigabit servers.

I may consider hosting a gigabit hosted speedtest link (I remember the port 81 speedtest I did on here some years back for peolpe to speedtest around the old proxies and remember people reporting faster speeds than from a speedtest hosted on VM itself. :) )

AdamD

03-06-2010, 15:06

I seem to get similiar results each time, even after clearing my cache

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:03:02 GMT

Test 1: 2048K took 193 ms = 10611.4 KB/sec, approx 84891 Kbps, 82.9 Mbps
Test 2: 2048K took 191 ms = 10722.5 KB/sec, approx 85780 Kbps, 83.77 Mbps
Test 3: 2048K took 193 ms = 10611.4 KB/sec, approx 84891 Kbps, 82.9 Mbps
Test 4: 4096K took 700 ms = 5851.4 KB/sec, approx 46811 Kbps, 45.71 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 75593 Kbps, 73.82 Mbps

These results appear to be quite fast - this page could possibly be in your browser cache.

Get even more bizarre ratings from speedtest.net heh

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2010/06/40.png

Greg_1992

03-06-2010, 15:40

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:38:55 GMT

Test 1: 2048K took 456 ms = 4491.2 KB/sec, approx 35930 Kbps, 35.09 Mbps
Test 2: 2048K took 395 ms = 5184.8 KB/sec, approx 41478 Kbps, 40.51 Mbps
Test 3: 2048K took 387 ms = 5292 KB/sec, approx 42336 Kbps, 41.34 Mbps
Test 4: 4096K took 1467 ms = 2792.1 KB/sec, approx 22337 Kbps, 21.81 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 35520 Kbps, 34.69 Mbps

(I'm having an issue which should be fixed on Saturday, this seems pretty accurate right now.)

pip08456

03-06-2010, 16:57

Well so far nothing conclusive Have to wait and see what others post later.

Here's another test result from elsewhere http://ndt.iupui.donar.measurement-lab.org:7123/ folowed by one frrom here again.

** Starting test 1 of 1 **
Connecting to 'ndt.iupui.donar.measurement-lab.org' [ndt.iupui.donar.measurement-lab.org/217.163.1.88] to run test
Connected to: ndt.iupui.donar.measurement-lab.org -- Using IPv4 address
Checking for Middleboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Done
checking for firewalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Done
running 10s outbound test (client-to-server [C2S]) . . . . . 1.62Mb/s
running 10s inbound test (server-to-client [S2C]) . . . . . . 46.54Mb/s
Your PC is connected to a Cable/DSL modem

click START to re-test

** Starting test 1 of 1 **
Connecting to 'ndt.iupui.donar.measurement-lab.org' [ndt.iupui.donar.measurement-lab.org/217.163.1.88] to run test
Connected to: ndt.iupui.donar.measurement-lab.org -- Using IPv4 address
Checking for Middleboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Done
checking for firewalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Done
running 10s outbound test (client-to-server [C2S]) . . . . . 1.62Mb/s
running 10s inbound test (server-to-client [S2C]) . . . . . . 46.53Mb/s
Your PC is connected to a Cable/DSL modem

click START to re-test

** Starting test 1 of 1 **
Connecting to 'ndt.iupui.donar.measurement-lab.org' [ndt.iupui.donar.measurement-lab.org/217.163.1.88] to run test
Connected to: ndt.iupui.donar.measurement-lab.org -- Using IPv4 address
Checking for Middleboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Done
checking for firewalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Done
running 10s outbound test (client-to-server [C2S]) . . . . . 1.62Mb/s
running 10s inbound test (server-to-client [S2C]) . . . . . . 49.98Mb/s
Your PC is connected to a Cable/DSL modem

Test started, please wait .......

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:56:35 GMT

Test 1: 2048K took 688 ms = 2976.7 KB/sec, approx 23814 Kbps, 23.26 Mbps
Test 2: 2048K took 779 ms = 2629 KB/sec, approx 21032 Kbps, 20.54 Mbps
Test 3: 2048K took 523 ms = 3915.9 KB/sec, approx 31327 Kbps, 30.59 Mbps
Test 4: 4096K took 1716 ms = 2386.9 KB/sec, approx 19095 Kbps, 18.65 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 23817 Kbps, 23.26 Mbps

Version 1.51 : To repeat this test from the source server click here.

speedfreak

03-06-2010, 16:59

mine are the same as yours pip, even when my connection is OK and I hit 50 on other sites, this sites speedtest tends to average around 20Mbps for me. I did question it before but I think the question got lost in my thread :)

Sirius

03-06-2010, 17:01

This site

Test started, please wait .......

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:59:40 GMT

Test 1: 2048K took 721 ms = 2840.5 KB/sec, approx 22724 Kbps, 22.19 Mbps
Test 2: 2048K took 429 ms = 4773.9 KB/sec, approx 38191 Kbps, 37.3 Mbps
Test 3: 2048K took 439 ms = 4665.1 KB/sec, approx 37321 Kbps, 36.45 Mbps
Test 4: 4096K took 1163 ms = 3521.9 KB/sec, approx 28175 Kbps, 27.51 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 31603 Kbps, 30.86 Mbps

Version 1.51 : To repeat this test from the source server click here.

pip08456

03-06-2010, 17:04

Chrysalis

03-06-2010, 17:22

pip08456

03-06-2010, 19:12

Thu, 3 Jun 2010 16:21:44 UTC

Test 1: 1024K took 440 ms = 2327.3 KB/sec, approx 19177 Kbps, 18.73 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 429 ms = 2386.9 KB/sec, approx 19668 Kbps, 19.21 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 438 ms = 2337.9 KB/sec, approx 19264 Kbps, 18.81 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 868 ms = 2359.4 KB/sec, approx 19441 Kbps, 18.99 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 19388 Kbps, 18.93 Mbps

To repeat this test from the source server click here.

20MBIT not 50 :dozey:

Masque has mentioned a good point to me in another post. Besides running a speed test from this site if we all ran another from this site http://www.virginmedia.com/testmyspeed/manual.php that way it would be a common benchmark.

I averaged there (again) 6MB = about 48Mb/s

Ignitionnet

03-06-2010, 19:23

pip08456

03-06-2010, 20:00

This site's speedtest sits on a not particularly maintained free included hosting server on ex-ntl which hosts a ton of free websites with no SLA.

There is no guarantee of performance at all so it may work just fine one day and be poor the next.

If the tester returns a low performance it is definitely extremely wise to re-test elsewhere.

Hoped either youor Seph would drop in.

If you've got it flaunt it! If you haven't don't!

Admittedly I used it a couple of times and could see the results were flawed (the point of this thread).

I have also seen users new to the forum posting the results they've got from it.

Anyone can use it (member, non member, logged in or logged out etc) but as this is a help and support forum should it be giving a false impression to those who know no better?

If it doesn't nor can't support 50Mb then they should change the tab to (20M)- (50M) if you're lucky.

As the thread is about the speed test provided being flawed then I presume you agree.

speedfreak

03-06-2010, 20:30

I agree, good post pip, especially being a speedtest on a dedicated cable forum (no offence to anyone)

pythagoras

03-06-2010, 20:51

hu, 03 Jun 2010 19:48:45 GMT

Test 1: 2048K took 419 ms = 4887.8 KB/sec, approx 39102 Kbps, 38.19 Mbps
Test 2: 2048K took 331 ms = 6187.3 KB/sec, approx 49498 Kbps, 48.34 Mbps
Test 3: 2048K took 335 ms = 6113.4 KB/sec, approx 48907 Kbps, 47.76 Mbps
Test 4: 4096K took 695 ms = 5893.5 KB/sec, approx 47148 Kbps, 46.04 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 46164 Kbps, 45.08 Mbps
Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:53:23 GMT

Test 1: 2048K took 441 ms = 4644 KB/sec, approx 37152 Kbps, 36.28 Mbps
Test 2: 2048K took 338 ms = 6059.2 KB/sec, approx 48474 Kbps, 47.34 Mbps
Test 3: 2048K took 332 ms = 6168.7 KB/sec, approx 49350 Kbps, 48.19 Mbps
Test 4: 4096K took 689 ms = 5944.8 KB/sec, approx 47558 Kbps, 46.44 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 45634 Kbps, 44.56 Mbps

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:54:29 GMT

Test 1: 2048K took 367 ms = 5580.4 KB/sec, approx 44643 Kbps, 43.6 Mbps
Test 2: 2048K took 330 ms = 6206.1 KB/sec, approx 49649 Kbps, 48.49 Mbps
Test 3: 2048K took 337 ms = 6077.2 KB/sec, approx 48618 Kbps, 47.48 Mbps
Test 4: 4096K took 695 ms = 5893.5 KB/sec, approx 47148 Kbps, 46.04 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 47515 Kbps, 46.4 Mbps

speedfreak

03-06-2010, 20:54

running from a a ps3 I get 130Mbps

pip08456

03-06-2010, 21:30

Test started, please wait .......

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:26:45 GMT

Test 1: 2048K took 1192 ms = 1718.1 KB/sec, approx 13745 Kbps, 13.42 Mbps
Test 2: 2048K took 674 ms = 3038.6 KB/sec, approx 24309 Kbps, 23.74 Mbps
Test 3: 2048K took 683 ms = 2998.5 KB/sec, approx 23988 Kbps, 23.43 Mbps
Test 4: 4096K took 2338 ms = 1751.9 KB/sec, approx 14015 Kbps, 13.69 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 19014 Kbps, 18.57 Mbps

Test started, please wait .......

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:27:01 GMT

Test 1: 2048K took 945 ms = 2167.2 KB/sec, approx 17338 Kbps, 16.93 Mbps
Test 2: 2048K took 671 ms = 3052.2 KB/sec, approx 24418 Kbps, 23.85 Mbps
Test 3: 2048K took 640 ms = 3200 KB/sec, approx 25600 Kbps, 25 Mbps
Test 4: 4096K took 2662 ms = 1538.7 KB/sec, approx 12310 Kbps, 12.02 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 19917 Kbps, 19.45 Mbps

Version 1.51 : To repeat this test from the source server click here.

Test started, please wait .......

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:27:34 GMT

Test 1: 2048K took 912 ms = 2245.6 KB/sec, approx 17965 Kbps, 17.54 Mbps
Test 2: 2048K took 659 ms = 3107.7 KB/sec, approx 24862 Kbps, 24.28 Mbps
Test 3: 2048K took 587 ms = 3488.9 KB/sec, approx 27911 Kbps, 27.26 Mbps
Test 4: 4096K took 2081 ms = 1968.3 KB/sec, approx 15746 Kbps, 15.38 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 21621 Kbps, 21.12 Mbps

Version 1.51 : To repeat this test from the source server click here.

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2010/06/38.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2010/06/39.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

And a quick one after

Test started, please wait .......

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:32:07 GMT

Test 1: 2048K took 766 ms = 2673.6 KB/sec, approx 21389 Kbps, 20.89 Mbps
Test 2: 2048K took 661 ms = 3098.3 KB/sec, approx 24786 Kbps, 24.21 Mbps
Test 3: 2048K took 639 ms = 3205 KB/sec, approx 25640 Kbps, 25.04 Mbps
Test 4: 4096K took 2730 ms = 1500.4 KB/sec, approx 12003 Kbps, 11.72 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 20955 Kbps, 20.47 Mbps

Version 1.51 : To repeat this test from the source server click here.