Desktop App speed test vs Android App

seh2000

Hi,
Bit strange behavior.
1) Speed test from Desktop App

2) Speed test from Android App

The speed test done from the Android app is very correct (500Mb DL / 50Mb UL). 

As mentioned previously, we need to know where the servers used for testing against are located and if Desktop App and Android App uses the same location/servers.

Carlo_from_Fing

Server name should be in top-left corner of the screen in Desktop.
Even when servers are the same the difference can be in 2 items:
- Processing power of PC vs Mobile
- Network connection type of PC

seh2000

@Carlo_from_Fing,
You are right in your assumptions, but:
I am running a 1Gb LAN where the devices are connected via Cat6 cabling.
The test PC got an 8 Gen Intel i5 processor, with 16Gb RAM, 240Gb SSD drive and a 1Gb LAN. 
Speedtest (Ookla) and DSLReports Speed Thest show same speed as the Android App.
Android App runs on a Samsung S8 on a 5Gb wireless connection.
I assume the speed test is not run between the device and the server, but from the fingbox to the server, but perhaps I am wrong in this assumption...as in this case the expected result really depends on the device and the type of connection, which in this case should give a more higher and stable results from the fixed devices...   

Carlo_from_Fing

Hey @seh2000 you are right: if you are a fingbox owner from the mobile app you can run both a mobile speed test and also a Fingbox speed test.
From the same test PC, could you please try M-Lab speed test? https://speed.measurementlab.net/#/
If it's same as Fing Desktop, it's because of M-Lab, if it's much above, we definitely need to investigate this.
Thanks in advance!

seh2000

Hi @Carlo_from_Fing,
Result are very fluctuating...as you can see from the screen shots below, what I will do is to take regular speedtest from the PC and include M-Lab.
DSL Reports

1st speedtest from Ookla, 2nd speedtest from Desktop App, 3rd Speedtest from M-Lab


Speedtest from Android app



    

Carlo_from_Fing

Thanks. So it seems to confirm that Fing Desktop speed test is perfectly aligned with M-Lab speed test.
M-Lab is our partner and we rely on them to provide speed test feature in Fing, Finbgox and Fing desktop.

seh2000

Well not all the time...this is the problem...
Below is a typical example, desktop app reports 186 while the Android App reports 480...
Will run additional tests...

Carlo_from_Fing

I meant desktop app with other test run from the desktop.
But I agree with you it's not nice.