What this latency page is actually measuring
Input latency usually means the time from a physical key press to a visible or usable response on screen. True end-to-end keyboard latency is normally measured with high-speed cameras, oscilloscopes, dedicated trigger rigs, or other physical test equipment. This page does not read the raw USB hardware path. Instead, it observes the system-and-browser side of the input chain after the event reaches the web page.
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It measures browser-side system processing latency
The core signal here is the gap between the keyboard event timestamp, browser-side event handling, and the next rendered frame. That makes it useful for checking whether the current system and browser environment is responding smoothly.
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It is not a lab-grade hardware latency benchmark
A normal web page cannot directly inspect switch closure timing, MCU scanning, USB transfer timing, or the monitor’s real physical pixel transition. Because of that, these numbers should not be treated as the absolute hardware latency advertised in device marketing.
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Jitter often matters more than one low reading
A low average can still feel bad if the latency keeps jumping around. For fast games and rhythm-heavy input, steadiness is often more valuable than a single impressive minimum sample.