How the scoring system works
The overall score mixes three ingredients: download capacity (up to about 42 points), upload headroom (up to about 28 points), and ping friendliness (up to about 30 points). Lower ping unlocks more of that last slice; very high latency drags the total even if Mbps look fine on paper. Gaming score leans harder on ping and download stability proxies; streaming score weights sustained download and a touch of upload for interactive platforms. Thresholds map to labels: Poor under 40, Average under 60, Good under 80, and Excellent at 80 or above.
Use the dial to motivate upgrades and router fixes, not to shame a rural DSL line that is doing its honest best. If your score jumps after switching from Wi-Fi to Ethernet, you just learned something valuable for free. Share the page with roommates so everyone understands why leaving a cloud backup running during Valorant is a bad compromise.