Test Network Jitter __top__ Jun 2026
| Jitter | Quality | |--------|---------| | < 5 ms | Excellent (gaming, VoIP) | | 5–15 ms | Good | | 15–30 ms | Acceptable (web browsing, email) | | > 30 ms | Poor (video calls stutter, lag) | | > 50 ms | Unusable for real-time apps |
The test stops. --- 8.8.8.8 ping statistics --- 10 packets transmitted, 10 received, 0% packet loss rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 14.2/23.1/112.4/28.1 ms
Example: 14→13 (1ms jitter), 13→27 (14ms jitter), 27→12 (15ms jitter) Average jitter = (1+14+15)/3 = 10ms test network jitter
> 1,000 ms (Connection effectively unusable for real-time tasks). How to Test Jitter
ping -c 30 8.8.8.8 | tail -n 1
For a stable connection, jitter should generally be . Great: < 30 ms (Ideal for VoIP and gaming). Acceptable: 30 ms – 100 ms. Bad: > 100 ms (Noticeable lag and distortion).
Run this command 10+ times and note the times: | Jitter | Quality | |--------|---------| | <
time=14ms time=89ms time=15ms