linux - Why is my connection via ssh tunneling much slower than other connections to a remote machine?

I rented a small Linux box with an intention to use it as a proxy for netflix etc.

When I ssh and run wget my speeds are like 20Mb/s but when I connect with putty and go to speedtest I only get like 1Mbit down and 300kbit up.

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