Got the Intel AC-7260 wireless card from GentechPC 2 days ago.
My Setup:
MSI GT780DX notebook.
240GB Sandisk Extreme SSD
16GB DDR3-1333
Windows 8 Pro x64 w/all updates
Avast Free Edition AV
Intel AC-7260
2 x Tyco Antennas
Netgear R6300 802.11ac Router
All testing was done from a position approx 5 meters from the router and in line of sight with no walls or floors between the notebook and router.
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WhatsThePoint Notebook Virtuoso
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cool, do you have any jperf tests ?
i use multiple threads (5-10) to get the max out of the wifi tests.
https://code.google.com/p/xjperf/
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Download speed seems not that great 80~90Mbps
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Bust out the stopwatch and do some local file transfers (upload and download) of a single large file (~2GB) and a folder with 1000s of small files (~500MB total).
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i'd really like actual LAN throughput numbers if someone can provide some. it would help to make a decision, i'd like to ditch the network cable for high speed lan transfers once and for all.
One would need a computer with a gigabit nic & 802.11ac router, to overload the ac-7260 right now @ 867mbps
Can someone do tests with jperf on their laptop+802.11ac and another wired computer ?
https://code.google.com/p/xjperf/
install java and jperf on both computers, 1 wired 1 wifi, then set up one as server and one as client and click the run button, see what happens. add a couple parallel stream or connections for overloading the bandwidth and wamo, max speeds baby ! -
Everyone in seoul have gigabit internet?
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I agree with smitty123- LAN is where it matters. You can achieve 90-100mbps on 802.11n. Hell I get 10-12MB/s (80-100mbps) on a 300mbps Wi-fi card when uploading to NAS.
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Pardon my jumping in here. Does anybody use LAN Speed Test?
LAN Speed Test
I've only used the free "lite" version, but it comes in handy when I want to check out my internal network. -
i like it, but the only thing i can see is there could be some bottlenecking from the HDD or another subsystem/antivirus with the lite version since it uses a folder/share on the other computer, you might be able to alleviate part of that with an SSD on a SATA2 or 3 setup.
Or a ramdisk http://memory.dataram.com/products-and-services/software/ramdisk
As far as ease of use goes, Lan Speed Test is hard to beat and at only 11$ for both client and server components, if its reliable, is not a bad deal.
JPERF has more options to tweak tho, can render graphs, and is pure network testing no other subsystems involved. And is free.
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https://code.google.com/p/iperf3-cygwin-gui/
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Seriously though- it's supposed to be a practical test so let's not get into a debate of which tool is better.
As far as I'm concerned copying files to and from the NAS using TeraCopy is a perfectly valid test. Millage will vary anyway but it would be nice to know what sort of speed can be expected. -
it depends what cpu you have in your nas. but if you have an ARM cpu like mine, forget about speed. mine has a dual core ARM 1.2ghz can barely do 40MB/s. i'd be better off copying ramdisk to ramdisk on both computers via the router.
i tried Iperf3-Cygwin-GUI v3.0b4-03, good find. it's in beta and has some options disabled, but it uses iperf3. -
We're talking about Wi-Fi transfers here. If you get 40MB/s of actual data transfer it's gonna be awesome. Looking at smallnetbuilder it looks like 250mbps is an actual throughput of the fastest 802.11ac 1750mbps device they tested- that is around 30MB/s.
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Anandtech did a test using the macbook air, I think they got pretty good lan result but Mac os is messing up the file transfer test.
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I don't wanna sound like a naysayer but after the ridiculously unprofessional review of the Killer card they made I don't even wanna know.
Unless some reputable (networking-wise) source like smallnetbuilder provides some test results I would actually take tests made by our members over whatever Anandtech wrote.
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From the arstechnica comparison of the MBA 2012 and 2013:
Source: Same wrapper, all-new candy center: The 2013 MacBook Air reviewed | Ars Technica.
The testing method Andrew Cunningham used is also listed in the article.
Those wired-wireless numbers for OS X on AC are seriously disappointing, no better than a good 450 Mbps N setup under Windows really. The Windows throughput is downright awesome on the other hand. -
While the test methodology gives you the best case results (nothing wrong with that) it's still pretty impressive.
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Give me an AC 7360 and I'm putting it in my M6700 and upgrading my router (again!). -
AnandTech | The 2013 MacBook Air Review (13-inch)
i wonder if windows 7 is also afflicted with that scaling algorithm,i doubt it but if they followed the algorithm like apple did, it might have it. Just speculating. if so, i would hope for an update as well soon.
but in the meantime in JPERF you can set the TCP Window size to 256kb and other various settings.
i tested it myself just now in jperf on my Killer 1103-N
with a tcp window of 64kb = 108mbps (1 stream)
then 256kb = 147mbps
and even 512kb just for fun = 156mbps and up to 184mbps, it had a hard time going over 200mbps in that configuration but it manages a few times to go up to 204 and 207.
take these with a grain of salt, they're just simple tests and observations, and 2 antennas, not 3.
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i would also wait for another ac card on the market and compare them.
its very disappointing that we can connect at these very high speeds (450/867mbps) but can't really transfer at these speeds.
it would take a lot of detective work to figure out all the causes of interferences .
Perso i'm starting to wonder if my antennas might be part of the cause, anyone know if there's a way to test for antennas quality ?
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I miss my internet from Japan. The internet where I am now is a joke by comparison. I would love to live in Korea for two reasons, first reason is amazing internet. second reason, hot girls.
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WhatsThePoint Notebook Virtuoso
My high rise apartment building complex is centrally wired.
My monthly package of Internet,300 channel Internet TV and Internet phone costs about $30 with a 3 year contract.I just switched from LG to SK service and got a $300 instant cash rebate for signing.
As for the hot girls....same percentage rate as anywhere else I imagine.On hot summer days there's some nice scenery to be enjoyed.Most of the women are slim and act feminine
EDIT:the grass always looks greener....
Definitely not all pluses living here
Food prices very high
130% tax on beer
$8 per gallon gas
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I agree. Japan was pretty similar on taxing and gas prices (didn't have a car so didn't bother me much). Another non-plus would be the terribly humid summers.
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Windows 7 drivers anywhere yet? I have the card, but not ready to install Win 8 just to test. Come on INTEL!
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Jarred Walton at Anandtech just did a small 3 page mini review of 802.11ac
it's just to wet your whistle while we wait
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C'mon, we all know the Intel monkeys suck at drivers. They couldn't write a decent one even if their life depended on it.. Should've considered that before buying the cards guys XD
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Sager has released Win 7 drivers for this card. Not sure if it will work with other machines though.
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WhatsThePoint Notebook Virtuoso
There's one listed for Windows 7 and one for Windows 8...enjoy(both are same driver)
I'm going to try them on my MSI.
Software Upgrade
EDIT:Varified that the 16.1.0.14 driver downloaded from Sager is working on Windows 7 in my MSI GT780DX with AC-7260 Intel wireless card.
The driver supports both the 32bit and 64bit versions of Windows XP,Vista,W7,W8.and Windows 8.1 Preview.
There's no included Bluetooth driver.
When I enabled Bluetooth on my MSi by pressing the Bluetooth button on the Touchbar basic drivers were installedAttached Files:
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The sager drivers work on msi, excellent news !
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Got them installed! it's funny but I am getting same Down and Up speeds with lower ping than with "advertised" Killer Wireless cards to the same server.
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lower ping is always good, looks like you've got a + from installing these.
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davidricardo86 Notebook Deity
Wrong thread, whoops.
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Any results with N-routers
Intel AC-7260 Wireless Card 5ghz Test
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by WhatsThePoint, Jun 26, 2013.