I recently switched routers to Apple Airport Time Capsule (AC version) and I wanted to do a couple speed tests with my previous Netgear R7000 Nighthawk running DDWRT. I tested 2 versions of DDWRT and the most uptodate firmware of Time Capsule. I only tested 5.0GHz network so when I get time I will go back and test the 2.4GHz as well. I would also like to run stock firmware on the Netgear and test that as well.
1st test was Upload/Download speeds to see if there was a difference which depends on what internet speed you have with ISP (I have TWC and 100Mbps/5Mbps in NYC.
2nd test was wireless thoroughput vs gigabit landline
Equipment
- Routers
- Time Warner Cable
- 100Mbps Download - 5Mbps Upload
- Devices Tested
- Software
- Speedtest.net
- Totusoft Lan Speed Test
This is the chart I made in excel with all the numbers. I then made graphs, shown below, out of the data
1st Test
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| For some reason my iphone much preferred AC with time capsule |
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| Can be misleading the changes as they are actually minimal. I have 5Mbps upload so they are all above what I should be getting |
2nd Test
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| Not sure why such a big discrepancy using gigabit ethernet, but obviously Im getting much faster read speeds with time capsule |
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| Again, not sure why speeds differe with gigabit ethernet, but time capsule write speeds doubled the Netgears |
I posted below my previous speed tests of Netgear Nighthawk stock vs Nighthawk DDWRT vs Asus RT-N66U
Decided to upgrade router to Netgear R7000 AC1900 router due to good newegg deal and I tested the speeds on iPhone 5S, 13" Macbook Pro and Hackintosh Desktop. I used speedtest.net for all measurements. Tests were done in Phoenix, AZ with Cox Internet in apartment complex (lots of interference). I tested 2.4 and 5.0 GHZ for all + Powerline on Hackintosh
Some errors to point out - for some reason forgot to test 2.4GHz on Asus N66U DDWRT
First going to start with Netgear R7000 - DDWRT 23550M-R01
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| Hackintosh 2.4GHz |
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| Hackintosh 5.0GHz |
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| Hackintosh Powerline |
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| iPhone 5S 2.4GHz |
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| iPhone 5S 5.0GHz |
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| Macbook Pro 2.4GHz |
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| Macbook Pro 5.0GHz |
Next Netgear R7000 Stock - V1.0.3.24_1.1.20 (Latest firmware)
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| Hackintosh 2.4GHz |
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| Hackintosh 5.0GHz |
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| Hackintosh Powerline |
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| iPhone 5S 2.4GHz |
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| iPhone 5S 5.0GHz |
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| Macbook Pro 2.4GHz |
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| Macbook Pro 5.0GHz |
Lastly, Asus N66U with DDWRT installed
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| Hackintosh 5.0GHz |
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| Hackintosh Powerline |
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| HTPC LAN |
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| iPhone 5S 2.4GHz |
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| iPhone 5S 5.0GHz |
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| Macbook Pro 2.4GHz |
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| Macbook Pro 5.0GHz |
I then put all the data into Graph. For some reason stock R7000 2.4GHz were much faster than others. I rarely use 2.4GHz and the options of DDWRT are necessary for my setup so I will stick with DDWRT on R7000. I don't have any AC devices to test that function yet.
