WiFi Speed Test: Compare Speed Room by Room
Name the room you are in, run a speed test, then repeat in the next room. Your rooms appear side by side on one chart, so you can see where the Wi-Fi gets weak and whether the slowdown comes from Wi-Fi or from your internet provider.
Room-by-room Wi-Fi speed test
This test will use up to 217 MB of data.
Standard is recommended for home broadband. Choose Data saver for a shorter test on metered data.
- 01 Ping
- 02 Download
- 03 Upload
- 04 Results
Ready. Press Start test to begin.
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- Stand in a room and type its name below, or pick a suggestion.
- Choose a test size above and press Start test.
- Walk to the next room and test again.
- Compare your rooms in the chart and table.
Up to 40 characters. The name is saved with the result in this browser only.
Type a room name first, or pick one of the suggestions.
You are looking at a shared result
Someone shared this result. It was measured on their connection, not yours.
Press Start test to measure your own connection.
- Download How fast data reaches you from the test server, in megabits per second (Mbps). MB/s is the same speed in megabytes per second: 8 Mbps = 1 MB/s. — Mbps
- Upload How fast you can send data to the test server. It matters for video calls, sending files and cloud backups. — Mbps
- Latency Round-trip time of small HTTPS requests to the test server while your line is quiet: the median of about 20 requests, with the server’s own processing time removed. It is measured over HTTP, not with ICMP ping. — ms idle
- Jitter How much latency changes from one request to the next: the average difference between consecutive samples. Low jitter keeps calls and games smooth. — ms idle
Your line is faster than this test size can measure. A larger test size can measure it, but uses more data.
Speed over time
Download & upload · MbpsYour speed graph will appear here when the test starts.
Connection details & advanced metrics Loaded ping, jitter, server and data use
- Latency, download Latency measured while the download test was running. A large rise over idle latency is called bufferbloat and makes calls and games lag when someone downloads. — ms under load
- Latency, upload Latency measured while the upload test was running. Uploads often raise latency more than downloads on home routers. — ms under load
- Bufferbloat How much latency rises when your line is busy (the larger of the download and upload increase). A: under 30 ms, B: under 60 ms, C: under 150 ms, D: under 400 ms, F: 400 ms or more. –
- Packet loss Share of small UDP messages lost on the way to a relay server and back. It is shown only when a real UDP test can run; otherwise it says Not measured. Failed web requests are never counted as packet loss. — %
Test details
- Your IP address
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- Internet provider
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- Approximate location
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- Test server
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- Distance to server
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- Connection protocol
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- IPv6 available
- Not checked · Run the IPv6 test
- Connection type (browser estimate)
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- Data used
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- Test duration
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- Parallel connections
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- Test mode
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- Date and time
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Location and distance come from your IP address and are approximate. Your IP address is shown only to you and is never put in a share link.
What your connection is good for
These ratings use our own published limits, not any app maker’s. See Help for the numbers behind each one.
Compare your rooms
No rooms saved yet. Test in at least two rooms to compare them. Results stay in this browser.
The chart ranks your rooms by download speed in Mbps, fastest first, using the latest test in each room.
Some rooms were tested with different test sizes, or stopped at the data cap (marked “≥”, a lower limit). Compare rooms tested with the same size. On a fast line, use Standard or Gigabit for every room.
| Room | Download | Upload | Latency | Jitter | Connection | Last tested | Actions |
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How to read your room results
Start with the gap between rooms, not the single biggest number. If one room gets less than half the download speed of your best room, Wi-Fi coverage there is weak. That half-way mark is our own rule of thumb, not a standard.
Then check whether each room is good enough for what you do in it. The table below uses our thresholds, the same ones behind the ratings under your result. The streaming figures follow Netflix’s recommended internet speeds and the call figures follow Zoom’s system requirements.
| Use in that room | Measure | Great | Good | Fair |
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| Streaming on a TV or phone | Download | 25 Mbps or more | 15 Mbps or more | 5 Mbps or more |
| Video calls and online classes | Upload | 5 Mbps or more | 3.8 Mbps or more | 1.2 Mbps or more |
| Online gaming | Latency | under 30 ms | under 60 ms | under 100 ms |
| Online gaming | Jitter | under 5 ms | under 10 ms | under 20 ms |
Speeds are in megabits per second (Mbps). Divide by 8 for megabytes per second: 100 Mbps is about 12.5 MB/s. Compare rooms tested with the same test size. Data saver stops at its data cap on lines faster than about 60 Mbps download, and Standard above about 200 Mbps, so their results are then lower limits marked “≥”. Fibre users with fast plans get a truer picture from Gigabit.
Is it your Wi-Fi or your internet provider?
Three tests answer this. Run them in this order and give each one a clear name.
- Next to the router. Stand within a few steps of it, with nothing in between, and name the test “Near router”.
- Where the problem is. Test in the room that feels slow.
- On a LAN cable, if you can. Plug a laptop into the router, pick “LAN cable” above and test again. A cable result is the closest you will get to your plan speed.
| What you see | What it points to |
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| Cable and near-router results are close to your plan; the far room is much slower | Wi-Fi coverage. Move the router or add coverage for that room. |
| Cable is close to your plan; even the near-router Wi-Fi result is low | The Wi-Fi itself: a crowded band, an old device, or the router’s Wi-Fi. Try the 5 GHz network. |
| Cable and every room are well below your plan | The line or your provider. Test at a few times of day and use the broadband plan checker. |
| Speed is fine but calls and games lag when someone downloads | Latency under load. Run the bufferbloat test. |
JioFiber users have a shortcut: the JioHome app can run a speed test on the router itself. If the router result is high and this Wi-Fi test is low, the slowdown is in your Wi-Fi, not Jio’s line (Jio’s guide to the router speed test). If drops come and go over hours, the internet stability test can log them.
2.4, 5 or 6 GHz: which Wi-Fi band to use
Use 5 GHz, or 6 GHz if both your router and device support it, in the rooms where you need speed. Keep 2.4 GHz for far rooms and simple smart-home gadgets. Intel describes the trade-off like this (Intel: 2.4 GHz vs 5 GHz vs 6 GHz):
| Band | Typical top speed | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| 2.4 GHz | up to 100 Mbps | Longer range and walls; smart-home devices. Crowded in flats. |
| 5 GHz | up to 1 Gbps | Streaming, calls and gaming at shorter range |
| 6 GHz | up to 2 Gbps | The same, with less interference; needs Wi-Fi 6E or newer on both ends |
In flats and apartment blocks, many neighbours’ routers share the same few 2.4 GHz channels. If your speed drops in the evening only on Wi-Fi, try the 5 GHz network. A browser cannot tell which band you are on, so check the network name or your phone’s Wi-Fi details, and add the band to the room name, such as “Bedroom 5G”.
What affects Wi-Fi speed in a room
- Distance and walls. Every wall between you and the router costs speed. Jio notes that concrete walls weaken the signal the most.
- Router placement. Jio says its Home Gateway covers around 1,000 sq. ft. on one floor and should sit in a central, open spot, away from metal objects, cabinets and other routers (Jio’s Wi-Fi coverage FAQ). Airtel also advises a central spot and pointing the router’s antennas upright (Airtel’s Wi-Fi range guide).
- Your device. An older phone or laptop may not support 5 GHz or 6 GHz at all, so test the rooms with the same device.
- Other people online. A download or video call on another device shares the same Wi-Fi. Pause them while you test each room.
How this test works
Each run downloads and uploads data to Cloudflare’s nearest server, usually in your city or the nearest big city, using one to four connections. Download and upload are the average after the parallel connections warm up. The test uses up to 37 MB in Data saver, 217 MB in Standard and 876 MB in Gigabit, and shows the real amount after each run.
The result covers the whole path from your device to the internet, not your router alone. A web page cannot reach your router or see your Wi-Fi band and signal strength, so the room names and the connection type are what you tell us. They stay in this browser with your last 50 results; nothing is sent to us. Packet loss shows “Not measured” unless a real UDP test can run. Read the full method.
Questions about Wi-Fi speed
How can I increase my Wi-Fi speed at home?
Wi-Fi speed goes up most when you move the router to a central, open spot and connect to the 5 GHz network in rooms that need speed. Test each room before and after the change, so you can see which change helped. If even the room next to the router is slow, test on a LAN cable to rule out your plan.
How much Wi-Fi speed should I get in each room?
Each room needs enough speed for what people do there, not the full plan speed. A room used for 4K streaming needs about 15 Mbps per stream by Netflix’s figures, while a study used for 1080p video calls needs about 3.8 Mbps upload by Zoom’s figures. The speed calculator adds up the needs of your whole home.
Can this page test my router’s own speed, like a TP-Link router speed test?
No web page can test the router alone, because a secure page cannot connect to devices inside your home network. This test measures your device to a Cloudflare server, which includes the Wi-Fi link and your internet line. Some provider apps can test at the router; compare that number with your rooms here.
Is my Wi-Fi good enough for gaming?
Wi-Fi for gaming depends on steady latency and low jitter more than on download speed. Intel recommends the 5 GHz and 6 GHz bands for gaming, and a LAN cable is steadier still. Test the room where you play, then check your ping to game regions with the gaming ping test.
Do Wi-Fi extenders and boosters help?
An extender can only pass on the signal it receives, so it helps only when you place it where the Wi-Fi is still good. Test the weak room before you add one and again after, and keep both results here to compare. If the room gets no faster, try moving the router or the extender first.