Optimise your broadband speed

Try these tips to improve your broadband speed and achieve 10Gbps speeds.

Close any applications that may be using up your bandwidth, such as downloads or streaming services.


For best results:

Disable security software such as anti-virus and firewall that may be interrupting your network traffic.
Limit the number of devices connected at the same time.

To experience 10Gbps wired speeds, your device should meet these minimum specs:

Processor: Apple M1 chip with 8-core CPU, 7-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine or better
System memory: 16GB RAM minimum
Hard disk: 256GB SSD minimum
OS: MacOS 13 minimum
Cable: Cat6/6a minimum
Required connection port: 10 Gigabit Ethernet port (10G Base-T) network card, or Thunderbolt 3 / USB 3.1 Gen2 port with Thunderbolt 3 to 10GbE NBASE-T RJ-45 adapter (Recommended: QNAP QNA-T310G1T)

To experience 10Gbps wired speeds, your device should meet these minimum specs:

Processor: Intel i5-7600 Quad Core 3.5GHz CPU System or better
System memory: 16GB RAM minimum
Hard disk: 256GB SSD minimum
OS: Windows 11 minimum
Cable: Cat6/6a minimum
Required connection port: 10 Gigabit Ethernet port (10G Base-T) PCIe Network Adapter with backward compatibility of 5/2.5/1G and 100Mbps; RJ45 port and built-in QoS (Recommended: ASUS XG-C100C)

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