Benchmark Speed Test
Sterling Communications is able to provide Internet connections ranging in speed from 56K dialup to T1 (1.544Mpbs) If you would like to speed up your connection, write to the sales department at sales@sterling.net and let them help you figure out what kind of Internet connection makes the most sense for you.
- Curious as to how fast your Internet connection should be running? Check out the Speed Table below.
- Curious as to how fast your Internet connection is running? Exercise some of the tests below.
Download Tests
| The following tests calculate the rate at which information passes FROM the Internet TO your local computer. This is also known as your "Downstream" speed. |
| Run 50,000 Byte Test - (safe at any speed) |
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| Run 100,000 Byte Test - (caution: 30 secs at 28.8K) |
Go! |
| Run 1 Megabyte Test - (caution: over 40 secs at 256K DSL) |
Go! |
| Connection Type |
Max. Bits Per Second |
Practical Performance |
Bytes Per Second |
Seconds to transfer 50K |
Seconds to transfer 100K |
Seconds to transfer 1Mb |
Seconds to transfer 10Mb |
| 28.8K Modem |
28,800 |
26,400 |
3,300 |
15.52 |
31.03 |
317.75 |
3177.50 |
| 33.6K Modem |
33,300 |
31,000 |
3,875 |
12.90 |
25.81 |
270.60 |
2706.00 |
| 56K Modem (with a 42000 bps connect) |
42,000 |
42,000 |
5,250 |
9.52 |
19.05 |
199.73 |
1997.29 |
| 56K Modem (with a 52000 bps connect) |
52,000 |
52,000 |
6,500 |
7.69 |
15.38 |
161.32 |
1613.19 |
| ISDN (one channel) |
64,000 |
57,000 |
7.125 |
7.02 |
14.04 |
147.17 |
1471.69 |
| ISDN (two channels) |
128,000 |
114,000 |
14,250 |
3.51 |
7.02 |
73.58 |
735.84 |
| DSL or FrameRelay - 256Kbps |
256,000 |
204,800 |
25,600 |
1.95 |
3.91 |
40.96 |
709.60 |
| DSL or FrameRelay - 384Kbps |
384,000 |
307,200 |
38,400 |
1.30 |
2.60 |
27.31 |
273.07 |
| DSL or FrameRelay - 512Kbps |
512,000 |
409,600 |
51,200 |
0.98 |
1.95 |
20.48 |
204.80 |
| DSL or FrameRelay - 768Kbps |
768,000 |
614,400 |
76,800 |
0.65 |
1.30 |
13.65 |
136.53 |
| DSL or FrameRelay - 1.0Mbps |
1,000,000 |
800,000 |
100,000 |
0.50 |
1.00 |
10.49 |
104.86 |
| DSL or FrameRelay - T1, 1.544Mbps |
1,544,000 |
1,235,200 |
154,400 |
0.32 |
0.65 |
6.79 |
67.91 |
| Ethernet - 10baseT - 10Mbps |
10,000,000 |
6,500,000 |
812,500 |
0.06 |
0.12 |
1.29 |
12.91 |
| Ethernet - 100bastT - 100Mbps |
100,000,000 |
65,000,000 |
8,125,000 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.13 |
1.29 |
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