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Why does 100Mbps NIC have worse performance than a 10Mbps?

April 26, 2017NIC PERFORMANCE worse

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Why does 100Mbps NIC have worse performance than a 10Mbps?

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If the NIC is not defective and can be installed correctly on the operating system, it could be a wiring problem. 10Mbps NICs have more tolerance to signal noise than 100Mbps. 10Mbps can use CAT3 or CAT5 wire to connect, but 100Mbps requires a higher quality CAT5 wire.