For Netflix, is ethernet cable best?

my new apple tv sits right next to my modem/AES base station. right now i have it wired in via a cat6 cable, thinking that this would be faster than wifi for netflix streaming. is this the case, or does it not matter?

For ATV streaming in general I say if one can use ethernet then do it.

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