What is the Importance of Total Simultaneous Throughput?

[milkmandan]

I realize this is probably a pretty noobish question and it may not even be the right area, so I am apologizing ahead of time.

This is in regards to routing performance for many of the tested wireless routers on SNB.
As the title says:
- What is the Importance of Total Simultaneous Throughput for routers?
- How does having very high Simultaneous Throughput help in daily use?
- How does having low Simultaneous Throughput hurt daily use?

As an active user that has consistent downloads and uploads running constantly on the network through a Fiber connection (not 1Gbps yet), would I be affected greatly if I went with a router with lower simultaneous throughput (<700Mbps)?

*I see on many of the product reviews from SNB that Simultaneous Throughput may sometimes be even lower than individual downlink/uplink measurements. Why is that?

 

[thiggins]

A router with significantly higher throughput (either simultaneous or unidirectional) does not provide a benefit.

If your connection is 100/100, all you need is that plus, say 5-10% for margin from a router.