Synthetic testing is useful to ascertain potential benefits between hardware configurations, however real world testing is an important aspect, highlighting gains and performance increases in specific situations.
We copy a 4GB file across the network, using software to record the transfer times. We copy a file between both wireless adapters to a ‘listen' PC, which is wired to the network via a gigabit switch.
When copying our 4GB file, the Bigfoot Wireless N 1102 completes the task in 202 seconds. The onboard Intel wireless adapter takes 335 seconds to finish the same task.