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What is a good ping?

A good ping is under 50 ms for gaming and under 100 ms for calls and everyday use. Lower is better, but steadiness matters as much as the number itself.

Published by Wells Software Consulting LLC.

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Ping ranges at a glance

What different ping values mean
PingRatingWhat it feels like
Under 20 msExcellentIdeal for competitive gaming. No perceptible delay anywhere.
20–50 msGoodSmooth for all games, calls and remote desktop.
50–100 msFairFine for browsing, streaming and calls. Noticeable in fast shooters and fighting games.
100–150 msPoor for gamesCalls still work; competitive games feel delayed.
Over 150 msHighLaggy games, people talking over each other on calls. Typical of satellite or very distant servers.

Good ping by activity

Competitive gaming

Shooters, fighting games and rhythm games reward every millisecond. Under 30 ms is ideal and under 50 ms is good. Above about 80 ms you will notice shots that should have landed and opponents who seem to react first.

Casual and strategy games

Turn-based games, MMOs and most mobile games are comfortable up to about 100 ms. Consistency matters more than the number: spikes cause the rubber-banding people complain about.

Video calls and voice

The ITU-T G.114 recommendation keeps one-way delay under 150 ms, roughly a 300 ms round trip, before conversation starts to feel unnatural. In practice calls are best under 100 ms with jitter below 30 ms and no packet loss.

Streaming and browsing

Video streaming buffers ahead, so ping barely matters once playback starts. For browsing, lower ping makes pages start loading sooner, but anything under about 100 ms feels quick.

Why your ping changes

  • Distance: light in fiber adds about 1 ms of round trip per 100 km, so a server on another continent can never be fast.
  • Wi-Fi: adds a few milliseconds and, more importantly, variation. Walls, distance and busy channels make it worse.
  • A busy line: downloads and uploads fill your router's buffer and can add hundreds of milliseconds. This is bufferbloat.
  • Peak hours: congestion at your provider in the evening raises ping for everyone on the same network.
  • Connection type: fiber is usually lowest, then cable, DSL and mobile. Geostationary satellite adds 500 ms or more.

How to get a better ping

  1. Plug in an Ethernet cable, or use 5 GHz Wi-Fi close to the router.
  2. Pick the nearest server region in your game or app.
  3. Pause downloads, updates and cloud backups while you play or call.
  4. Run a bufferbloat test; if the grade is C or worse, enable SQM or Smart Queue on your router.
  5. Check jitter and packet loss too: a low ping with spikes or loss still feels bad.

Questions

Is a ping of 7 good?

Yes. 7 ms is excellent and usually means you are on a wired fiber or cable connection close to the server.

Is a 12 ping good?

Yes. 12 ms is excellent for every use, including competitive gaming.

Is 70 a high ping?

Not for everyday use. 70 ms is fine for browsing, streaming and calls, but competitive players usually want under 50 ms.

Is 1 ping good?

A 1 ms ping is only possible to a server on your local network or in the same building. Over the internet, single-digit pings are already exceptional.

What is a good ping for working from home?

Under 100 ms is comfortable for video calls and remote desktops. Steadiness matters as much as the number: keep jitter under about 30 ms and packet loss at 0%.

What is a good ping for Fortnite or Roblox?

Under 50 ms plays smoothly; under 30 ms is ideal. Your ping depends mostly on the distance to the game’s server region, so choose the nearest region in the game settings.