Speed Test
A full check of your connection — download, upload, latency and jitter — with a plain reading of what each number means if you are running a server.
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This measures your own connection to the nearest Cloudflare edge that fronts our site — not the link between two datacenters. Results vary with Wi-Fi, VPNs and other traffic on your line.
Which number matters for what
Download and upload tell you how quickly bulk data moves: restoring a backup, pulling an image, deploying a build. Latency is how long a single round trip takes, and it is what makes a remote desktop feel immediate or sluggish — no amount of bandwidth compensates for it.
Jitter is the variation between consecutive round trips. A line with low latency but high jitter still stutters in RDP and voice, because packets arrive unevenly. For interactive work it is often the number worth fixing first.
Frequently asked questions
- What latency do I need for RDP to feel smooth?
- Under about 60 ms feels immediate. Between 60 and 150 ms is usable but you will notice the delay when typing. Above 150 ms, remote desktop work becomes tiring — at that point choosing a datacenter closer to you helps far more than a faster plan.
- What counts as bad jitter?
- Under about 10 ms is stable. Above 30 ms you will see stutter in remote desktop sessions and voice calls even if your average latency looks fine. Wi-Fi and congested links are the usual causes.
- Is this measuring the speed to my VPS?
- No. It measures your connection to the nearest edge location that fronts this site. That is the right figure for judging your own line, but the speed between your server and its users is a separate thing that depends on where you place it.