Is there a performance difference between Cat5 and Cat6 keystone blocks

cablinggigabit-ethernet

I'm going to be wiring my home for ethernet soon, and I've already decided that I want to use Cat6 cable to do it (faster speeds, better performance, etc). During the installation, I'd like to add wall-plates to certain rooms in my house, and the keystone blocks look like the best option for me.

My question is: I've seen different keystone blocks on many cabling websites, some say Cat5e and some say Cat6. The Cat6 ones are slightly more expensive. Is there any noticeable performance gain from using a Cat6 keystone? To me, it just seems like the keystone really wouldn't matter, since it's basically like putting an RJ-45 end on a cable. Can I buy the cheaper Cat5e keystone blocks and still have the performance that Cat6 cable will give me?

Thanks!

Best Answer

Cat3  = 10MbE (Telephone wire is Cat3)
Cat5  = 100MbE
Cat5e = 1GbE
Cat6a = 10GbE
CatFa = 40GbE (100GbE up to 15m)
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