Cat5e is still fine for most home networks — here's why the labels are misleading

No matter how fast modern Wi-Fi routers have become, they still can't compete with a good wired connection. Offering a combination of performance and reliability that even the fanciest Wi-Fi 7 routers can't match, you can't beat a good Ethernet cable. But one Ethernet cable isn't necessarily the same as another, and the labels like Cat5 and Cat5e aren't always as informative as they could be.