Any Difference Between 250Mhz and 550Mhz Cat6 Cable?

Hi guys.. I need to buy a 100 ft cat6 ethernet cable. They sell in either 250mhz or 550mhz. Is there any difference between the two?

Cat6 – Has a speed up to 1,000 Mbit/s, 250MHz.
Cat6a – Has a speed up to 10,000 Mbit/s, 500MHz.

MaloK said:

Cat6 – Has a speed up to 1,000 Mbit/s, 250MHz.
Cat6a – Has a speed up to 10,000 Mbit/s, 500MHz.

So what speed do I get from a cat6 with 550Mhz?

On GBE 1,000 Mbit/s, on 10GBE 10,000 Mbit/s, Compliant hardware required both ends.

MaloK said:

On GBE 1,000 Mbit/s, on 10GBE 10,000 Mbit/s, Compliant hardware required both ends.

I'm confused by your answer.

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Compumind said:

If the price is very close go for the wider bandwidth.

So since cat6A has wider bandwidth at 550Mhz, you suggest I get it instead of Cat6?

Compumind said:

What is the price difference? Usually Cat6A is more expensive due to tolerances.
P.S. Now matter what Cat you buy, always clean the litter box.

Hi Compumined,

So I have 3 links to 3 cables I'm interested in from newegg. Let me know which you think serves best for me:

CableMAX 100ft White Cat6 Snagless RJ45 Ethernet Patch Cable 24AWG 550MHZ Stranded UTP - Newegg.com

axGear Cat6 Network Cable Ethernet Lan Wire RJ45 UTP Patch Cable 100Ft 30M - Newegg.com

https://www.newegg.com/p/1YU-000G-00...8086-_-Product

yahanna said:

I'm confused by your answer.

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So since cat6A has wider bandwidth at 550Mhz, you suggest I get it instead of Cat6?

You need Ethernet adapters in consequences GBE or XGBE: Gigabyte will run at 1,000 Mbit/s and 10Gigabyte will run at 10,000 Mbit/s...

So if you expect buying "10 Gigabytes Ethernet" gear one day... Get the cat6a as a minimum... I would also prefer Cat6a because it is "Shielded Twisted Pair"... and is less prone to EMI injection and cross talk.