SpeedXG
What Is a Good Ping?
Ping is round-trip time in milliseconds. Good ping is low and stable. Test yours, then read the ranges below.
Good ping ranges
Under 20 ms is excellent. 20–50 ms is great for most games. 50–80 ms is playable. 100 ms+ and you will feel delay in shooters and calls. These ranges are the delay to this test server, not to every game node in the world.
Ping vs Mbps
You can have a good ping on a modest plan and a bad ping on gigabit Wi-Fi. Bufferbloat, VPN, and distant servers raise ping without shrinking the speed-test Mbps much.
FAQ
What is a good ping for gaming?
Aim for under 50 ms to the game server. This ping test is a proxy. In-game network graphs are the final word.
Why is ping high on Wi-Fi?
Retries and interference add delay. A short Ethernet run is the fastest way to see true line ping.