In reply to a post by jchamier:

When I can find my USB-C adaptor ....

So I found my two USB-C ethernet adaptors, both claim to be Realtek chips. Same desktop PC as the iPerf server, using the laptop as the client with either USB-C to Ethernet adaptor, both PCs connected directly to the ASUS router with its internal Gigabit switch, iPerf reports 940 Mbit/sec download and upload. As expected, and showed the laptop and desktop have no problems keeping up with 1Gig ethernet as you'd expect for machines with 12th Gen intel CPUs.

The laptop is capable of WiFi 6E (ax) with 160 MHz channels, and the router is WiFi 6 with 160 MHz support, so after a couple of reboots I was able to get the laptop to connect at 160 MHz on 5 GHz. iPerf managed a throughput over the 160 MHz channel of between 820 to 700 Mbits/sec.

Note the claimed throughput of 160 MHz WiFi 6 is 2400 Mbit, but even this couldn't reach the limit of the server's 1 Gig connection (940 Mbit/sec).

I then attached the USB adaptors to the iPad Pro and disabled its built in WiFi, and the iPad was able to achieve 940 Mbits/sec.

Edited by jchamier (Sun 13-Aug-23 13:25:44)

In reply to a post by Pheasant:

For all intents they are now museum pieces

People don't realise how bad their legacy kit is until they upgrade, I've just gone from an Intel G2030 processor to an Intel 13 Gen i7 processor and I can't believe the difference.

In reply to a post by jchamier:

The laptop is capable of WiFi 6E (ax) with 160 MHz channels, and the router is WiFi 6 with 160 MHz support, so after a couple of reboots I was able to get the laptop to connect at 160 MHz on 5 GHz. iPerf managed a throughput over the 160 MHz channel of between 820 to 700 Mbits/sec.

Note the claimed throughput of 160 MHz WiFi 6 is 2400 Mbit, but even this couldn't reach the limit of the server's 1 Gig connection (940 Mbit/sec).

I then attached the USB adaptors to the iPad Pro and disabled its built in WiFi, and the iPad was able to achieve 940 Mbits/sec.

The best I’ve seen on an Ookla-based test on my phone running 2x2 mimo on an AX-based access point using 80 MHz channels is about 780 Mbps down and a smidge over 800 Mbps up. That’s all in the same room about 5 metres from the AP with a bit of 18mm thick timber between the AP and phone / that is the cupboard door! Near enough line of site 😅

On AC-based access points that throughout drops to around 480-500 Mbps both ways with no obstructions.

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In reply to a post by Pheasant:

For all intents they are now museum pieces

People don't realise how bad their legacy kit is until they upgrade, I've just gone from an Intel G2030 processor to an Intel 13 Gen i7 processor and I can't believe the difference.

Indeed. The “bang per watt” astounds me most these days. Either battery-supping Apple Silicon or all out AMD sheer power is pretty phenomenal step change from only a few years ago.

In reply to a post by dect:

People don't realise how bad their legacy kit is until they upgrade, I've just gone from an Intel G2030 processor to an Intel 13 Gen i7 processor and I can't believe the difference.

That's around a 10 year technology jump, I'd hope you would see a difference. My corporate tries to upgrade every 4 to 5 years, and on laptops that is usually very noticable. On desktops it depends if you've gone over one of those performance cliffs

In reply to a post by Pheasant:

The best I’ve seen on an Ookla-based test on my phone running 2x2 mimo on an AX-based access point using 80 MHz channels is about 780 Mbps down and a smidge over 800 Mbps up. That’s all in the same room about 5 metres from the AP with a bit of 18mm thick timber between the AP and phone / that is the cupboard door! Near enough line of site 😅 On AC-based access points that throughout drops to around 480-500 Mbps both ways with no obstructions.

2x2 AX 80 MHz achiving 800 is pretty impressive anyway, I guess any nearby networks are nicely far away, and to get 480-500 on AC is great!

Interesting: thanks.

I'm upgrading from 40/10 FTTP to 80/20 FTTP Tues, so ...

Nice!

I'm waiting for Linux on the iPad.

Just installed Debian 12 on one of the iMacs and I can now view the Flickr website and actually see what is going on. The only device working up to now is an iPhone.

In reply to a post by jchamier:

My corporate tries to upgrade every 4 to 5 years, and on laptops that is usually very noticeable

I did use to get a new laptop every year or so before I retired. The last one was in 2016 I think it was a Lenovo, but once the company image has been PXE'ed on and all the build layers have been added and security applied they never seem as fast