How to check your ping and download speed
Run a speed test (for example speedtest.net or fast.com) on the PC you play on. Note the ping in ms and the download in Mbps. Both scan fields are optional.
Fastplay team · Updated
Steps
- Close downloads, streams and game launchers that might be updating.
- Turn off your VPN.
- Open a speed test site in your browser and run it.
- Write down Ping (or Latency, unloaded) in ms and Download in Mbps. Upload is useful too.
- Run it twice. Use the second result if the first looked odd.
Ping from Command Prompt
ping 1.1.1.1 -n 20Read Average at the bottom. That's a fair ping number for the scan.
Region
Pick the region where you usually play, which is normally where you live. If you play on servers on another continent, pick that one.
Common mix-ups
- Mbps vs MB/s. Steam and browsers show MB/s. Multiply by 8 to get Mbps. 40 MB/s is about 320 Mbps.
- In-game ping is different. It measures to the game server, which can be farther than the speed test server.
- Wi-Fi results swing. Test from where you actually play, not next to the router.
Want to go further?
The steps above are the settings Windows and your driver show you, and they are worth doing either way. Underneath them is a deeper layer of Windows scheduling, input, network and storage behavior that the normal menus do not expose. That is what Fastplay builds for, from a team working on gaming regedit optimization since 2015, with modules developed and tested over years. See what each module does.
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Are these fields required?
No. Leave them empty if you don't want to test.
What counts as a good ping?
Depends on distance to the server. Under 30 ms to a nearby test server is typical for cable or fiber.
Why test on the gaming PC?
Your phone on Wi-Fi tells you about your phone, not your PC.