[SOLVED] Will switching to ethernet connection really make a difference?

[barkersofgeraldine]

My current internet plan provides 100mbps DOWNLOAD connection and 20 mbps UPLOAD connection

When I do an internet speed test using the WiFi, I max out exactly on those speeds; I get 100+mbps download connection and 20mbps upload connection

I know that ethernet connection is faster than WiFi, but will it make a difference if I used ethernet over WiFi if my connection already maxes out the indicated speeds for my internet plan when using WiFi?

I do notice "ping spikes" when I play games. What I mean is, sometimes my connection would drop suddenly.... so my question is whether a wired ethernet connection will help provide a better connection, despite already maxing out its speeds?

 

[SkyNetRising]

Wifi is prone to external interference. Somebody turns on microwave oven nearby, this can impact wifi connectivity.
Wired ethernet will not suffer from anything like that.

 

[Third-Eye]

so my question is whether a wired ethernet connection will help provide a better connection, despite already maxing out its speeds?

Just curious, what do you mean by already maxing it's speed?

 

[bill001g]

Games don't care about bandwidth. Most use well under 1mbps up and down. What they do want is extremely consistent latency with little to no data loss. Speedtest is a file download. Some tiny amount of data loss or some change in latency has almost no impact on something as large as a file transfer.
This is one of those fundamental things about how wifi work. Unless you have a perfect wifi signal ethernet will always be better for online games. It is not the speed it is the quality of the data.