The nPerf speed test

https://www.nperf.com/en/ The nPerf speed test 0 3/5 stars ★★★☆☆ Hans van der Graaf

In general, the nPerf speed test is not a recommended speed test, mainly because this speed test is slow and consumes an exceptional amount of data.

 

With an adverstised speed of 100 Mbps and an average measured internet speed of 102.9 Mbps, we conclude that the nPerf speed test is an accurate speed test (Accuracy score: 92/100).

The nPerf speed test is a mainstream speed test. That is, this speed test measures the advertised speed.

The nPerf speed test is owned by nPerf SAS company. The first occurence of the nPerf speed test in the Wayback Machine is December 2014.

Pros

This nPerf speed test has the following pros:

  1. The nPerf speed test is an original speed test
  2. The speed test is Ad-free
  3. nPerf gives you the option to create a Custom web app (Example)

Cons

This nPerf speed test has the following cons:

  1. The speed test is slow. It takes at least a minute to complete the test
  2. The results are shown below the fold
  3. The speed test consumes a lot of data

Results below the fold

The interface of nPerf requires a high screen to see the results. With a screen of 1080 pixels high, the results are below the fold. To see the results, you have to go to full screen mode or you have to scroll down.

The results aren't visible in a normal browser view. The nPerf speed test as displayed in a normal browser

With the browser in full screen mode the results are visible. The nPerf speed as displayed in a browser in full screen mode

When to use nPerf

If you just want to know what your internet speed is, then use another speed test. Read our advice for a better speed test that suits your needs.

How we tested

We have tested the nPerf speed test in a standardized way. This makes speed tests easy to compare.

The following results form the basis for this speed test review:

  1. Abort/pause possible: no
  2. Ad-free: yes
  3. Average download speed of 3 measurements: 102.9 Mbps
  4. Clear indication of the current focus: no
  5. Correct back button behavior: no
  6. Flesch Reading Ease score of the privacy policy: 30.68
  7. Number of ACheckers known problems: 42
  8. Number of cookies: 7
  9. Number of measured features: 6
  10. Number of Wave errors: 5
  11. Observatory score: 0
  12. Tingtun score: 95.74
  13. Total data use of 3 measurements: 1304 MiBs
  14. Total time to complete 3 tests: 192 seconds