What Is The Difference Between Cat5 and Cat6?

As you may have wondered, is there a difference between cat6 and cat5 ? Aren't they both network cables? Next, I will answer the question of what is the difference between them.

1. Different bandwidths

cat5: bandwidth 100M, for networks below 100 megabytes.

cat6: bandwidth 250M, for setting up gigabit networks.

2. Different internal structure

The internal structure of cat5 has increased the cross skeleton, the four pairs of twisted pair cables are placed in the four grooves of the cross skeleton, the central cross skeleton of the cable rotates at an angle with the change in length.

3. Different copper core size

Cat5 copper core of 0.45mm, 0.45mm-0.51mm for super Cat5 network cable

Cat6 standard for 0.56mm-0.58mm.

4.Different transmission performance

Cat6 than cat5 and super cat5 with a long transmission distance, transmission loss is small, wear-resistant, strong resistance to pressure and other characteristics.

5.Different application

Cat6 can transmit gigabit data, generally used for equipment and equipment between the connection.

Cat5 is an ordinary network cable, generally used for equipment connected to the PC above, the transmission is a hundred megabytes of data.

6.Different Materials and workmanship

Cat5: Unshielded twisted pair cable is made up of multiple pairs of twisted pairs and a plastic sheath.

Cat6: unshielded twisted pair cable has significantly improved all parameters and the bandwidth has been extended to 250MHz or higher.

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