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httpx6 slower than httpx1 in speed test
01-03-2016 9:04 PM
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When I run the TBB speed test, the X1 (single threaded) download speed is about correct at 6 Mbps (give or take).
However, the X6 (multi threaded) download speed is always about 1.7 Mbps (give or take).
Does anyone know why the multi threaded would be slower than the single threaded?
I tried disabling anti-virus and also tried various browsers with the same result. I did actually also connect to the router wirelessly via USB dongle just to rule out the ethernet card in the PC, but same result on wireless.
Any thoughts or suggestions appreciated.
Re: httpx6 slower than httpx1 in speed test
02-03-2016 12:36 AM
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Although I note you tried disabling anti-virus, which product is normally used? With Avast I excluded web shield scanning of TBB speedtester downloads to eliminate low X6 speeds (on a fibre connection in my case).
Re: httpx6 slower than httpx1 in speed test
02-03-2016 12:56 PM
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Quote from: spraxyt How old is the PC? Wondering if its memory or processor speed is insufficient to cope with 6 streams?
I've had exactly this on an old laptop which has a specific fault causing the processor to run very slow - if I use task manager while running this speedtest I can see the processor is maxed-out 100% during the httpx6 test and the result is a slow reported download.
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Re: httpx6 slower than httpx1 in speed test
02-03-2016 1:31 PM
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@spraxyt - yes it is an older computer but not so old that I thought it couldn't handle a multi threaded speed test (but what do I know). I will need to check but I think it as an Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (from memory) and 6GB of RAM.
The antivirus is MSE (Microsoft Security Essentials) and I got the same result with it disabled.
@w23 I will try and check task manager next time I have access to the PC.
Thanks.
Re: httpx6 slower than httpx1 in speed test
02-03-2016 1:39 PM
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Re: httpx6 slower than httpx1 in speed test
02-03-2016 3:33 PM
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That was on a new PC with an i5 processor and 8GB RAM.
Turned out to be a mismatch on the 32/64 versions of Windows/Firefox/Flash Player but I can't remember exactly what I changed to fix it!
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15-03-2016 12:41 AM
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The device in use is a TP-Link Archer D20. I can't find anything relating to slow multi-threaded speed tests.
Would I be correct in thinking that the modem/router is the only thing left that can be causing this?
Thanks in advance.
Re: httpx6 slower than httpx1 in speed test
15-03-2016 8:26 AM
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My speed test above was on a very new PC with an i5-4460 CPU @ 3.20GHz with 8GB RAM which might lead you to think it was a router issue.
Since I sorted out the 32/64 conflict, on the same PC my speed tests are normal with the x1 and x6 giving the same results.
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Re: httpx6 slower than httpx1 in speed test
15-03-2016 3:09 PM
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Only thing that may throw a spanner in the work with that theory is that I have no issues with the httpx6 speeds on my own broadband connection. So if it were the laptop, wouldn't I expect to see the slow result independent of what connection I was using?
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15-03-2016 3:50 PM
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15-03-2016 5:30 PM
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15-03-2016 6:31 PM
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Unfortunately my connection is being fully used by my family for the rest of the evening, otherwise I would have tried measuring my upload speed during a x6 download speedtest, to get you an accurate figure. Perhaps someone else on ADSL2 could try and get a result ?
As an aside, next time you are visiting, it might be worth seeing whether their connection runs faster on ADSL2 rather than ADSL2+.
Re: httpx6 slower than httpx1 in speed test
20-04-2016 4:36 PM
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Just a brief update on this. I tried disconnecting the webcam and the x6 speedtest still runs slower. So the only thing I can think of now is the router itself.
I forgot to try connecting as ADSL2 (as opposed to ADSL2+) but I will also try that next time I am there.
I think there may be quite a lot of errors on the line (based on the modem's rudimentary line stats) and I plan to reroute the phone cable and install a centralised filter at the master socket).
I assume there is no mechanism by which a high number of errors would result in a slow x6 speed test (but a normal x1 speed test)?
Thanks for any replies.
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