WNDR3700: Should I care about UDP speed?

[KenOp]

Hi,

I recently got a new WNDR3700 wireless router. While running some speed tests, I've found that the UDP thruput is very low. Using QCHECK on a wired connection on our LAN, UDP thruput averages < 5mbps, which is less than 1/10 the speed of my old 10/100 router.

TCP speed on the same wired LAN connections is fine, in the range of 300-500mbps.

I haven't (yet?) encountered any obvious bottlenecks due to this, so I'm asking simply to find out if it's something I should be concerned about.

Thanks,

Ken

 

[thiggins]

Please clarify the two endpoints that you are running the test between.

 

[KenOp]

Sorry! They are two computers running the released version of Windows 7, 64-bit.

The test was performed without an internet connection, and with Windows Firewall disabled (the only software firewall installed).

 

[thiggins]

So this is a LAN to LAN test? That would have nothing to do with routing firmware, just the switch chip itself.

It's probably more due to the Qcheck program than the router/switch itself.

But you get 10X the UDP speed using the same exact setup if you just move to the old router's 10/100 switch ports?

 

[KenOp]

But you get 10X the UDP speed using the same exact setup if you just move to the old router's 10/100 switch ports?

Yes, exactly so. No change other than switching routers. The BEFSR41 tests at around 65mbps, whereas the WNDR3700 averages around 3-5mbps.

Is there a real-world UDP test I could run to see if it actually matters to me? Or is it meaningless?