Ethernet Speeds

Ethernet cable speeds are determined as per the below tables for information only.

In most cases Cat 6 is popular and is used widely in Small Businesses and Educational Institutes because surprisingly it is cheap and is available in the market all the time.

Cat 5e mostly used in parallel dual Ethernet support to provide maximum uptime for storage’s. like NAS (Network Attached Storage) for data security & sharing.

Cat 6a, Cat 7, Cat 8 are still unreachable for consumer applications as of 2022 in INDIA or will be available in one or two years.

CATEGORYSHIELDINGMAX TRANSMISSION SPEED (AT 100 METERS)MAX BANDWIDTH
Cat 3Unshielded10 Mbps16 MHz
Cat 5Unshielded10/100 Mbps100 MHz
Cat 5eUnshielded1000 Mbps / 1 Gbps100 MHz
Cat 6Shielded or Unshielded1000 Mbps / 1 Gbps>250 MHz
Cat 6aShielded10000 Mbps / 10 Gbps500 MHz
Cat 7Shielded10000 Mbps / 10 Gbps600 MHz
Cat 8Shielded25 Gbps or 40Gbps *2000 MHz
ETHERNET CABLE PERFORMANCE SUMMARY