Question Gigabit internet stuck at 110 MB?

[jactomful]

Could anyone explain to me why a gigabit connection only yields a real-world download speed of ~110 megabytes? I confirmed via wired connection at the modem that I'm on a 1 gigabit connection, but using online speed testers at the same setup shows my download speed maxes out at 111 MB or so. Am I mistaken in thinking that one gigabit is equivalent to 125 megabytes? I want to make sure I'm not missing out on those few potential megabytes, even if it's a small difference. :3 Thanks!

 

[SkyNetRising]

1 gigabit = 1000/8 = 125 megabytes

When you account for transport overhead, you'll get transfer rates closer to 105 - 115 megabytes/s.
If storage device imposes additional transfer speed limitations, then you'll get even less transfer speed.

What is the actual maximum throughput on Gigabit Ethernet? - CableFree

On a Gigabit Ethernet Network, the raw line rate is 1.25Gbps., with an uncoded payload of exactly 1.0Gbps. We examine Interframe gaps, MTU, IP headers, Jumbo Frames and other overhead factors to determine actual Net Data throughput for GBE

www.cablefree.net

 

[jactomful]

Thanks for the quick reply and useful info!