Can I ask a simple question w/o starting an opinion war?

Finished upgrade of internal LAN wiring to CAT6.
I run a wired GBit over copper LAN.
Do see visual difference. Fine. Internal LAN is complete.
Only took too many years!

Question: I understand that CAT6 has higher frequency margin
than CAT 5E. Correct?

Question: I understand that CAT6 has better internal cable-pair
shielding than CAT5E....which has something to do with less
cross-talk corruption of data, or, 'interference.' Correct?

LAN is working solid ATM. No complaints.

I do so have a grumble with the cheesy "CAT6 In-Line couplers" I
got from MonoPrice!  1 failed solid after 20 minutes. Another is now
strangely intermittent*.  RMA for ~$4 is not likely. Yes, the couplers
were made in China.

*this I can fix with a pair of longer cables, on-order, because I did
not read the tape measure properly and assign the normal fudge
factor! My bad totally.

Thanks,
Duncan

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