Speed when downloading on Steam is about half my internet speed

[MrEWhite]

So, on speedtest.net and fast.com, I get about 450-480 Mbps down. On Steam, though, I only get about half that, getting 25 MB/s on average, and sometimes lower. Is there any reason why this occurs? I get the exact same speed when downloading to my HDD or my SSD, so it isn't an HDD bottleneck.

[Ultra_Instinct_Goku]

its just steam no way to fix it

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Try all download servers until you find one with speeds you are happy with.

There are over 130 to try.

Any server near me was slow as dirt. Nearest does not always equal faster.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=9498-WPDF-3220

Today, Rio was better for me. Yesterday, Sweden was better. Btw... I'm on the East Coast.

Average speed for me...

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1620992612

During high traffic or ISP throttling...

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1661600888

[MrEWhite]

Turns out my router was messed up, replacing it gave me 55 MB/s on average.

[wessen]

Originally posted by MrEWhite:

Turns out my router was messed up, replacing it gave me 55 MB/s on average.

hey, would you mind telling me how exactly was your router messed up and what did you do to fix it?

[Mantis]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Try all download servers until you find one with speeds you are happy with.

There are over 130 to try.

Any server near me was slow as dirt. Nearest does not always equal faster.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=9498-WPDF-3220

Today, Rio was better for me. Yesterday, Sweden was better. Btw... I'm on the East Coast.

Average speed for me...

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1620992612

During high traffic or ISP throttling...

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1661600888

:qr:

700 mbps but has a hard drive

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Mantis Toboggan:

700 mbps but has a hard drive

What are you talking about?