Difference Between Cat5 Cat6 And Cat7 Ethernet Cables

After upgrading all Ethernet connections in home with multiple CAT7 cables from Monoprice, noticed an average increase download streaming speed of 10-15 Mbps on previously slower devices rubbing on home network, including Firestick with VPN active.

This is very good CAT7 Ethernet cable at a very good price. Does what it's supposed to do.

Upgraded all of my network wiring from Cat6 to these Cat7 wires. Very happy with the build quality, and the gold plating on the RJ-45 connecter. The shielding is so think that the wire feels more like a cable line! Love the 3 ft length, wish they made a 1ft option for really short connections from a switch, but happy with them especially at the price point. Great way to future proof your wired network.

Ethernet cables are ethernet cables, but these are fine!

Plug and play home network expansion device - simply run a Cat5 or Cat6 cable from the home router to the switch and plug in up to seven more devices to the home computer network. Much faster and more reliable than Wi Fi - set up is a complete no-brainer.

The cable arrived promptly, thanks B&H Photo Video, unlike the standard yellow cat5, this Cat6 unlocks the newer faster connection from modern Xfinity routers; I was especially impressed with the fact that the cable is looser and less kinked than those cheap yellow cat5 cables. Great cable, no problems, worked straight out of the bag perfectly.

Quality CAT6 cables and best snagless design!

I really didn't think going from cat 5 to cat7 there any increase in speed. I was wrong, change your cables !

This is the cheapest SFP+ switch (but reliable) I could find for my homelab. Many others are more expensive. After reading reviews on the Mikrotik SFP+ options I decided to stay with Unifi since I already had many Ubiquiti Ethernet switches and a controller in place. I am also connecting this to a Unifi 24-port via 1-Gb SFP as a link and connecting to my core switch via 10GbE over CAT6. Core switch is an FS.COM unit with a 10GbE Ethernet transceiver. No issues negotiating to 10GbE. The CAT6 cable run is probably under 50 feet. I am also using old Finisar transceivers without issue, but have not tried DAC cables yet. However, if you do not have a Unifi Controller in place perhaps wait for the new QNAP managed combo switches coming out. It will be a lot simpler. Or you can get the more expensive EdgeSwitch ES-16-XG.

These are very high-quality Cat7 cables that I use in my network closet. I would recommend MonoPrice!