Emsa Bandwidth Monitor

Emsa Bandwidth Monitor has been designed to keep an eye on the current network speed and provide statistics about the upload and download speeds.
The application does not require to be installed. After downloading the archive and extracting its contents all there is left to do is hit the executable file and the program launches.

Concise interface

The main screen is simple and straightforward showing the values in plain sight. However, before checking the numbers you have to select the network interface. There are several possibilities available but a quick look should give you the correct answer.
As far as the information displayed is concerned, the product shows the top speeds for both download and upload as well as the average values. Furthermore, it informs of the total amount of data received and sent.

Traffic statistics and information

Keep in mind that it does not measure the total bandwidth capabilities and that the details presented are not provided with 100% accuracy but approximations of the real traffic values.
Emsa Bandwidth Monitor also makes available information about the network interface, which includes the top speed of the device, MAC address, amount of data transferred (sent and received) as well as the unknown protocol packets exchanged.
The application window is available at all times on the screen and, for a less intrusive experience, you can enable transparency.

Conclusion

Although it sits constantly on the desktop Emsa Bandwidth Monitor is not as intrusive as one may think and it brings to the table details about traffic exchange that could hint at bandwidth problems. It is not highly accurate, though.