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wildwestman
Guide
Aug 17, 2022

RAXE300 slow ReadySHARE USB SSD speeds

Hello,   just got the RAXE300 and generally i think that it is a great router and i like the WiFi 6E speeds. My PC is connected to the router (Intel AX210) with 2402/1922 (Mbps) speeds which is nic...
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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Aug 17, 2022

what format is it in? 

Have you tried a different usb device? 

I don't have a RAXE300 but my RAXE500 gets around 80-100mbps on my usb based ssd. Its just a generic enclosure with a sata 2 drive from an old computer. 

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wildwestman
Guide
Aug 17, 2022

It is formatted with NTFS. I have tried with two different devices (SSD and HDD), with no change. With both USB devices I get above 60mb/s on the old XR500.

 

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      CallPaul
      Apprentice
      Aug 17, 2022

      I have a RAXE300 also. I just attached a drive configured the same way and mine is pretty much the same speed. Could be a firmware problem I hope.

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        wildwestman
        Guide
        Aug 18, 2022

        I mean could this be an issue with the new USB controller which is obviously used on this router for the USB-C?

         

        Also interestingly when i copy data from the USB drive network share to my PC, then the speeds go up to 90MB/s, which is what i would also expect from the write speeds. So i guess this is only a write issue?

        During the copy process from my PC to the USB drive, i saw that the routers CPU load was just up to 8% so the CPU load should not be the issue here. The RAM usage during the copy on the other hand was 490MB/512MB, so this is quite at the limit.

         

        I also hope that this is a firmware issue, as such speeds are honestly not acceptable nowadays, especially when 5 years older and lower trier hardware was performing better...