This post was published 4 years 11 months 28 days ago. Therefore, it may well be out of date. Do not reply on the contents of this post being accurate. And what a difference!
I haven’t done any really accurate benchmarking but I estimate that throughput is approximately 4 times faster than it was (previously using 10/100).
I’ve achieved this by adding a Netgear GS105 switch connected to my existing router. Then, any machines with gigabit network cards connect to this new switch rather than to the router.
It’s a nice switch; it’s very small, it has a metal case and, it can be wall mounted.