Ping vs. Jitter
A low Ping (Latency) is good, but Jitter is often more important for gamers. Jitter is the variance in your ping. If your ping jumps between 20ms and 100ms, you will experience stutters and "rubber-banding" even if your average is low.
What This Measures
This tool uses "HTTP Probing" to measure the time it takes for a request to reach our server and back. Note that in-game ping (ICMP) is often slightly lower as it works at a deeper network layer.
- < 30ms: Excellent for competitive play.
- 30-60ms: Very good, standard for broadband.
- > 100ms: Significant disadvantage in fast-paced games.