Cat 8 Ethernet: Is It Really Faster Than Cat 6?

CAT 8 also known as category 8 ethernet is the fastest ethernet cable standard today because there is no cat 9 yet although Google tried to make fiber optics the standard for home internet connections ethernet has maintained a serious presence in every few years new iterations are released to offer better performance which means faster speeds higher bandwidth and yes lower latency and cad8 speeds can reach up to 40 gbits per second over 30 m or 98 ft and that's pretty impressive and CAD 8 also has an astounding 2,000 MHz of bandwidth which means more traffic can flow on the cable without causing Network congestion it's like a super highway with 30 Lanes instead of five more Lanes is more better but the question that we need answer today in this video is do most homes even need this much ethernet power well let's dig deep into this cad8 cable and find out and we're going to perform a real world test to see if cad8 makes a difference and guys make sure to hit subscribe like like share and comment it really helps the algorithm thanks so in order to answer this important question we first need to talk about cad8 specifications first cad8 uses RJ45 connectors which means it works on consumer grade routers switches and network interface cards so it's compatible with all your networking equipment and that's great news like I said before CAD 8 provides 40 gbits per second at 98 ft and 2,000 MHz of bandwith while providing lower latency now cad8 shielding is shielded foil twisted pair which means each pair of wires is wrapped in foil which reduces cross talk from adjacent Pairs and other cables this allows for the highest level of security against interference and lastly cadate is 22 to 24 AWG AWG stands for American wire gauge which is a North American Standard and the larger the number the smaller the wire diameter that makes sense so let's get brutally honest the truth is most homes don't even have one gig internet speeds or even 500 megabits per second internet speeds according to speed test.net the average ameran American download speed in 2022 was a little over 256 megabits per second and the global average internet speeds were even slower at a measly 30 megabits per second and that's pretty slow so you can see where this is going you see cad8 speeds are theoretical at best and yes guys before you get triggered I know I know in labs and servers and massive data centers C8 does provide the 40 gbits per second and the 2,000 MHz of bandwidth but in residential homes and most business environments 40 gbits per second is a pipe dream that's because the equipment that's necessary to achieve those speeds is very very expensive and most it budgets just won't allow for it so installing cat 8 or cat 7 will be a waste of money because you're only going to get 1 gig speeds with 1 gig compatible networking equipment in the best case scenario you might get 2.5 gig or 10 Gig if you have upgraded routers switches and network interface cards but once again you're spending more money and that could blow your it budget out of the water so to prove my point let's Let's test our PS5 with a 1 gig cat 6 Riser cable versus a 40 gig cat 8 and we'll see if cat 8 makes a difference we're going to do three tests per cable and then take the average of each cable and we'll see who the winner is all right our first speed test result is in and Cat a performed at 436.30 megabits per second all right our second speed test result CAD 8 performed at 444.hu second and the C 6 Riser cable performed at 410.50 megabits per second okay our third and last speed test CAD 8 performed at 410.50 megabits per second and the cat 6 Riser cable performed at 386.3 6.1 megabits per second and the cat 6 Riser cable came in at an average of 410.50 megabits per second however this is very minimal which does prove that C 6 Riser cable is plenty for your PS5 but the cat 8 cable did perform better so cat 8 does win cat 5e cat 6 cat 6A and Cat 7 cannot compete with cat 8 in terms of frequency and speed but they are much better suited for Home applications so the simple answer is you don't need cat 8 for your home network and that means cat 6 or cat 6A would be the optimal choice because cat 6 a can run 10 gig speeds however installing cad8 into your home network will give you bragging rights with all your nerdy friends so do as you will my nerdy friend and make sure to like share subscribe comment and for God's sakes hit the Bell icon and I'll see you in the next video real soon high five peace