USB 3 TRANSFER RATE VS 1 GB ETHERNET FULL
Using 2 different PCs to copy the files to My Cloud, using Windows 8.1: the file transfer operations presented strange ripple effects, with the speed ranging from about 11 Mb/s to 0 Mb/s in a “teeth” waveform, resulting in a general average of 11 MB/s.ī: Copy of files - Windows to NAS (avg 11 MB/s)Ĭ: Copy of files - Windows to NAS (avg 11 MB/s with ripple effects)ĭ: Copy of files - Windows to NAS (non-zero ripple effects, avg 5 MB/s)Į: Copy of files - Windows to NAS (avg 10 MB/s full with ripple effects, with peaks at 20 MB/s).Using the Windows app ‘LAN Speed Test’ I transferred 2 chunks of about 200 MB to the NAS avg transfer rate (writing): 11.5 MB/s.The network LED behind My Cloud is blinking GREEN, indication a successful Gigabit Ethernet connection to the router.īelow I put the links for some snapshots I’ve made of the tests setup: Since it has the ability to connect to the router via a Gigabit port (i.e., up to 125 MB/s of file transfer rate) I expected REALLY much more than just 5 or 11 MB/s when transferring my files, which makes me much worried. So I was wondering if this is normal or my My Cloud is having some major issues. Even whenever I use the My Cloud web interface to start a backup from WD My Passport 2 TB to My Cloud EX2 (via its USB 3.0 port), the backup operation takes 72 HOURS to complete! (considering the files are being transferred directly via USB to the NAS!)
The maximum transfer rate I get is about 11 MB/s, most of the times averaging 5 MB/s. In various setups I perceive extremely low file transfer rates between my PCs (all wired to the router, Gigabit ports) and the My Cloud NAS. Laptop running Windows 8.1, Gigabit Ethernet network adapter, connected to the router via CAT 5e cable (actually, the tests are performed using two different laptops, both from Asus).