Why is my download speed so slow on speedtest.net but so fast on Steam and other gaming services?

Vicvance777

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I have Virgin Media Fiber Optic broadband with speeds up to 100mbs
Router: Virgin Media Super Hub 2

I use Ethernet to connect to my computer.

In steam I get download speeds of up to 12.5MB/S that a bit higher than 100mb/s however on speedtest.net in any browser I get an average speed of 7mb/s. I don't understand why. I have tried to clear cache, cookies and temp files.

I'm running a Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Gaming desktop PC Built by myself.
 

Vicvance777

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No that's not it. Thanks for trying, though. I get fast downloads from torrents and origin games as well.