Can Mac mini M1 uses the full power of the Wifi speed it shows?

[zhaoxin]

I am using Wifi 6 with Mac mini M1. The wireless speed it shows is in range of 867Mbps to 1080Mbps. I am using a 1000Mbps WAN. However, the download speed and test result over speediest were 40MB/s at most. So I wonder if the Mac mini can use the full speed it shows?

 

[HDFan]

The wireless speed it shows is in range of 867Mbps to 1080Mbps.

"it shows" - where? Sounds like the hardware interface range. That's theoretical, generally not achieved.

Internet speed and WiFi speed are 2 different things. Internet speed is normally the speed of your cable or other modem. WiFi speed is the speed of data transfers between devices in your network, generally depends on the speed of your router. Because of WiFi overhead it would be exceptional to get 900 Mbps. If you are getting 40 MB/s thats 320 Mbps which is actually a rather good WiFi result depending on location, interference, distance, etc.

You can measure your WiFi network speed by running programs such as network speed tester on two devices on your network. One serves as a server, the other as a client.

 

[zhaoxin]

"it shows" - where? Sounds like the hardware interface range. That's theoretical, generally not achieved.

Internet speed and WiFi speed are 2 different things. Internet speed is normally the speed of your cable or other modem. WiFi speed is the speed of data transfers between devices in your network, generally depends on the speed of your router. Because of WiFi overhead it would be exceptional to get 900 Mbps. If you are getting 40 MB/s thats 320 Mbps which is actually a rather good WiFi result depending on location, interference, distance, etc.

You can measure your WiFi network speed by running programs such as network speed tester on two devices on your network. One serves as a server, the other as a client.

Option + Wireless Icon.