Req: Time Capsule ac 2013 blackmagic speed test?

[willjohansson]

Hello, im kinda stuck!
I need a new router and a new external hdd. thinking about getting a Time capsule.

Im stuck in the decision because i can't find a good answer to how the real world transfer speeds are if i want to use one of the new AC Time capsules as external storage using AC wireless on my 2013 mbp retina.

anyone with the latest firmware+mavericks and a 2013 mac with ac wireless wanna do a couple of blackmagic speed tests for me?

That way at least i can compare to my current old usb 2.0 external drive

//William Johansson, Sweden.

 

[willjohansson]

Or maybe just some timed test for a 4gb file or two?

 

[Brian33]

I'm guessing that it will be the Time Capsule's processor that's the slow point, not the wireless throughput. I'm only guessing, because I have only a 1st-gen Time Capsule (yes, from 2008), but I was curious so I tried the Black Magic speed test on it. The TC is connected via Gigabit Ethernet to my iMac (through a Gigabit switch).

I only get about 15 MB/s write and 10 MB/s read, according to Black Magic. This fits with what I've observed with iStat Menus: that when a Time Machine backup is in steady state, I see a throughput of about 10 or 11 MB/s.

It's fast enough for a lot of things, but not what I'd call fast! I haven't heard of the newer TCs being any faster, but they certainly could be.

 

[analog guy]

Hello, im kinda stuck!
I need a new router and a new external hdd. thinking about getting a Time capsule.

Im stuck in the decision because i can't find a good answer to how the real world transfer speeds are if i want to use one of the new AC Time capsules as external storage using AC wireless on my 2013 mbp retina.

anyone with the latest firmware+mavericks and a 2013 mac with ac wireless wanna do a couple of blackmagic speed tests for me?

That way at least i can compare to my current old usb 2.0 external drive

//William Johansson, Sweden.

5th gen (newest) TC with BlackMagic:

* I get 29MB/s write and 16 read over an 802.11ac (late 2013 iMac 27") connection (with actual transmit rate of 1300).
* I got similar performance with a 2013 MBA (802.11ac) when further from the router, indicating that the bottleneck has more to do with something other than the 802.11ac connection.

On the other hand, I just tested via an MP3,1 on a wired connection and got 45MB/s read & write....so something must be happening with the wireless aspect.

The 2TB HD on the TC is about 1/2 to 2/3 full.

Hope this helps.

 

[willjohansson]

5th gen (newest) TC with BlackMagic:

* I get 29MB/s write and 16 read over an 802.11ac (late 2013 iMac 27") connection (with actual transmit rate of 1300).
* I got similar performance with a 2013 MBA (802.11ac) when further from the router, indicating that the bottleneck has more to do with something other than the 802.11ac connection.

On the other hand, I just tested via an MP3,1 on a wired connection and got 45MB/s read & write....so something must be happening with the wireless aspect.

The 2TB HD on the TC is about 1/2 to 2/3 full.

Hope this helps.

that does help, a bit slower than the usb 2.0 7200rpm drive i have... but I'm guessing it could be about the same peed as using a 5400rpm portable usb 2.0 drive?

any experience with playing 1080p movies from your time capsule on your mac? or maybe streaming with beamer to an apple tv?

 

[analog guy]

that does help, a bit slower than the usb 2.0 7200rpm drive i have... but I'm guessing it could be about the same peed as using a 5400rpm portable usb 2.0 drive?

any experience with playing 1080p movies from your time capsule on your mac? or maybe streaming with beamer to an apple tv?

sorry, i've never streamed content from the time capsule. 25-45MB/s doesn't seem very high.

 

[Altemose]

I just streamed a 1080p project I made in iMovie and saved as a movie file from my AC AirPort Extreme. Attached is a 5400 USB 2 hard drive. No noticeable degrade in quality or performance. So if a USB drive attached is fast enough with writes of 21 MB/S and 12 MB/S of READ, then I am sure the Time Capsule will be more than plenty!

 

[dublove]

4th gen 3tb here. 49mb/s write and 65mb/read (ethernet connections...)

 

[paulrbeers]

that does help, a bit slower than the usb 2.0 7200rpm drive i have... but I'm guessing it could be about the same peed as using a 5400rpm portable usb 2.0 drive?

any experience with playing 1080p movies from your time capsule on your mac? or maybe streaming with beamer to an apple tv?

Even BluRay only requires a few MB/s of bandwidth. 20 MB/s is more than plenty for several streams.