On June 10th, Xiaomi's second-generation router with hard disk was released. It was divided into 1TB and 6TB, which was well received by the public. Xiaomi's routers and millet TV were the perfect combination. So, what exactly is the Xiaomi router? And look at the following millet router evaluation.
Product in kind shooting:
Outer packaging, consistent green carton packaging, simple and plain, this aspect is commendable.
Power adapter specifications
Dimensions:
Pure white thick brick, shape is not evaluated, vegetables and radishes have their own love.
First of all, in order to see if a new generation of millet routing can change the hard disk, we put a WD 2TB red disk when the router is installed.
The router is powered on, the computer is connected to the router, and the initialization interface is automatically displayed. Follow the wizard step by step to set up the SSID, WIFI password, and administrator password. The initialization is completed.
Router settings contain only the most basic setup items
The part of the router may be the sole purpose of the USB 2.0 interface of Xiaomi routing. Wireless printing is not supported anyway.
Health mode, you can set the wireless signal to turn on and off automatically
Time switch router
Restart the router periodically to release system resources
Thunder members must open the Thunder cloud acceleration, download speed leverage.
The shopping party can display the history of the price of the commodity in the browser, the favorite of the handicraftsman.
The signal test performance is the reciprocal of the routers we tested.
2) Thunder downloads CPU usage
Shanghai Unicom 50M fiber, the first generation of millet routers download at full speed in the case of Thunder, CPU occupancy rate as high as 75%, if you download the process and then open a large web page, read and write the router disk files and play the video files in the router will obviously feel To Caton, so this time we specifically look at the CPU usage when Thunder downloads at full speed.
It is measured that the new generation of millet routing 50M broadband full-speed download CPU utilization rate of less than 40%, therefore, to deal with 50M even 100M broadband download tasks without pressure.
3) The read and write speed of the internal hard disk
The new generation of millet routing uses the most powerful 1.4G Broadcom dual-core processor, we naturally look forward to his internal hard disk read and write speed
In the Gigabit wired environment, reading near 100MB/S, CPU usage 65%, writing close to 70MB/S, CPU occupancy rate 95%, writing speed and CPU usage we are still a little disappointed, this CPU is obviously not optimized yet To the best state.
Using Broadcom BCM94352 wireless network card, wireless connection speed 866Mbps, read 40M/S, CPU occupancy rate of 53%, write 30M/S, CPU occupancy rate of 62%, is also a disappointing result, I hope that millet can do subsequent optimization work .
Single-threaded 530M, 10-threaded 740M, all improvements over previous generation products.
However, to make a top-level CPU only to perform such performance, but also than entry-level Gigabit routing, millet engineers need to work hard.
5) Wireless Throughput Test
Here, a piece of the same scheme as Xiaomi's route was used. The BCM94352HMB wireless network card of the same specifications participated in this test.
Test Results:
5G single thread:
5G10 thread:
2.4G single thread:
The level of 5G throughput is quite satisfactory, and there is still a small gap between the 22mimo and the other. (This test network card has run out of 590M results)
2.4G will not give up, there is no problem with this speed on the web. If you want to download please use 5G
Here is to explain:
In the 2.4G throughput test process, the entire study, including the living room and bedroom next door, all 2.4g equipment failure (including wifi can not connect the route, Bluetooth headset and mobile phone can not connect), it can be seen, Xiaomi routing radiation over the standard how Powerful. (ps. If you don't want your neighbors to get online, download it with Xiaomi's 2.4g full speed, and make sure the neighbor's cordless phone is paralyzed)
6) Temperature test
The test selected the router's hottest right vent and the bottom of the router to measure the temperature. When the ambient temperature is 29 degrees, the right vent is 36.9 degrees and the bottom is 35.3 degrees. The heat dissipation is very good. In addition to the sound of disk reads and writes that can be heard at night, the sound of the fan is basically inaudible.
The test summary, Xiaomi routed to give you the strongest Broadcom CPU, but regardless of the signal strength or the basic NAT forwarding performance and wireless throughput test, there is a gap compared to similar products, the only ones to get a handle, and only his hard drive reads Write speed. Although there is a masterpiece sword in hand, but it can not play its strength, millet also needs to work hard.
to sum up
The new generation of millet routing has made some progress compared to the first generation of products. However, it is far from being as beautiful as its advertising words and slogans, and it has not been able to challenge the high-end products of traditional router manufacturers. Using top-level solutions, it did not show its proper level of performance. We believe that this generation of products has great room for optimization and improvement.
Product in kind shooting:
Outer packaging, consistent green carton packaging, simple and plain, this aspect is commendable.
On the back there are product specifications
Specifications Introduction Enlargement
Out of the box, the router's cover is directly presented, and the transportation protection is slightly inadequate.
The front side of the compartment is the power adapter and a small manual (blue), not presented network cable, buy friends of millet routing, please bring their own seat belts.
All attachments, lineup slightly thin
Power adapter specifications
The interface is a common 12V circle, which is the same as the power adapter interface of most of the mesh routers. It means that if the power adapter is damaged, other alternatives can be used as long as the output power is enough.
Dimensions:
Pure white thick brick, shape is not evaluated, vegetables and radishes have their own love.
The cooling channel of the whole machine is only the left and right vents, one in and one out, to be honest, I am slightly worried about the cooling capacity of this route.
Back, commonly known as chrysanthemum
Single USB2.0 interface, WAN1, LAN3.
Do not know whether it is for a simple appearance or to save the process, chrysanthemum design can not be very simple to distinguish between WAN and LAN, I hope to improve the interface friendly.
Do not know whether it is for a simple appearance or to save the process, chrysanthemum design can not be very simple to distinguish between WAN and LAN, I hope to improve the interface friendly.
Bottom, product label
Enlarged view of the label
Antenna design is non-removable
Dismantling
Unscrew the hidden screws in the bottom four feet, you can easily remove the cover, into the head is an all-metal box, one inside the desktop hard drive.
Unscrew the hidden screws in the bottom four feet, you can easily remove the cover, into the head is an all-metal box, one inside the desktop hard drive.
Hard disk interface cable installed slightly awkward
Built-in 1TB hard drive
The one I got was a hard drive with TOSHIBA, DT01ABA100V, and the retail price of X was 319 yuan.
The partition below the hard disk is designed with cooling vents
Remove the partition to reveal the cooling fan and large heat sink
Cooling fan from AVC
A lot of radiation pads are glued on the heat sink, and the heat sink directly replaces the shield cover.
The IC chip and the heat sink communicate with each other through the heat dissipation glue (pink is a heat sink glue)
The IC chip and the heat sink communicate with each other through the heat dissipation glue (pink is a heat sink glue)
Remove thermal glue
Via a transparent structure, the LED light is transmitted to the front panel
Hard disk connection
Antenna interface
Antenna interface
PCB front
PCB back
Cable mouth, full metal shield
Main SoC, Broadcom High Frequency BCM4709, Dual Core 1.4G
The main SoC edge running memory particles, from Samsung, single particle 256MB
PCB on-board Flash chip, single particle, capacity 512MB
5G chip for BCM4352
2.4G chip for BCM43217
Antenna transceiver chip, 5G is SKY85405, two groups
Antenna transceiver chip, 5G is SKY85405, two groups
2.4G is SKY2605, two groups
Hard disk interface adapter chip, ASM1060
At this point, the dismantling section was introduced.
Firmware resolution
First of all, in order to see if a new generation of millet routing can change the hard disk, we put a WD 2TB red disk when the router is installed.
The router is powered on, the computer is connected to the router, and the initialization interface is automatically displayed. Follow the wizard step by step to set up the SSID, WIFI password, and administrator password. The initialization is completed.
Then the system detects the uninitialized hard disk and follows the wizard to complete the initialization of the hard disk operation.
At this point, the replacement of the hard disk was successful, but the cost was to lose the original factory warranty, disassemble will certainly damage the fragile stickers of the warranty.
Let's look at the setting interface
Routing status, connection equipment, external network speed, resource usage at a glance
Storage status can see hard disk usage
WiFi settings, 2.4G support 1-13 for a total of 13 channels, 5G support 36,40,44,48,52,56,60,64,149,153,157,161,165 a total of 13 channels, the signal strength can be set automatically, energy saving and through the wall three mode
Internet settings, MAC address cloning, support for relay mode
Security Center, you can set MAC address filtering
LAN settings
system status
The simplest QOS feature
Static IP address
DDNS, currently supporting peanut shells, 3322, dyndns and no-ip
Port forwarding
VPN client, unfortunately does not support VPN Server
Some other settings
In general, the settings on the web page are beautiful, and the corresponding speed is fast, but some commonly used functions such as VPN Server and some advanced parameter settings such as forced bandwidth are missing. In addition, the external network does not support the router management interface through the browser.
Let's take a look at the situation of the mobile client. Both the internal and external networks of the mobile phone can access the router.
The first screen shows the online device
The first screen shows the online device
File manager, can read downloads and upload files, and specializes in albums and videos
Millet routing built-in Thunder, if it is a Thunder member, the download speed can easily burst bandwidth. Built-in Thunder to see and Thunder Theater services, you can also find more resources through the search, mobile phone remote router download is indeed very convenient, as a full-time Thunder download machine is very competent.
The toolbox part is the "More Fun" plug-in part of the Xiaomi router.
Router settings contain only the most basic setup items
Backup phone album is a more practical function
Smart speed limit, QOS can also be set on the phone
The part of the router may be the sole purpose of the USB 2.0 interface of Xiaomi routing. Wireless printing is not supported anyway.
Health mode, you can set the wireless signal to turn on and off automatically
Time switch router
Restart the router periodically to release system resources
Thunder members must open the Thunder cloud acceleration, download speed leverage.
Users with millet TVs and millet boxes can turn on the TV assistant to easily access multimedia files on the router.
WIFI optimization, the intention is to want to optimize the use of the wireless channel of the millet routing by searching the signal use of the attachment, but unfortunately searching for a period of time APP will be given an error, I hope millet repair this bug as soon as possible
The shopping party can display the history of the price of the commodity in the browser, the favorite of the handicraftsman.
There are also some APPs that are not installed at the factory, and time machines and PT downloads are also supported.
Millet routing mobile phone terminal can access the router inside and outside the network, but also increased the computer does not have the time switch signal, switch machine, binding Thunder account and other functions, but why these features do not enter the web settings interface, it is indeed very puzzling. At the same time, Xiaomi’s “multiple ways of playing†advertised can only be installed through the mobile phone APP, and the splitting of many settings on the web and mobile phones will undoubtedly increase the user’s learning costs.
Performance Testing
1) Signal test
Using a cell phone, use a wifi analyzer to record the signal strength at each point.
The test environment shows that the house is high-rise and has a large area. The red five-pointed star is the location where the wireless router is placed. The blue digital label is the signal test point. The house is for office use. There are numerous screen office furniture, many computers, and a lot of wireless signal sources. (Upstairs and downstairs are basically companies), the environment is very complicated, electronic equipment and office furniture are numerous, and signal interference is serious.
The approximate area of ​​each room explains:
1:5m3.8m
2:2m2.8m
3:3m2.8m
4:4m3.8m
5:4.5m4m
6:8m5m
Performance Testing
1) Signal test
Using a cell phone, use a wifi analyzer to record the signal strength at each point.
The test environment shows that the house is high-rise and has a large area. The red five-pointed star is the location where the wireless router is placed. The blue digital label is the signal test point. The house is for office use. There are numerous screen office furniture, many computers, and a lot of wireless signal sources. (Upstairs and downstairs are basically companies), the environment is very complicated, electronic equipment and office furniture are numerous, and signal interference is serious.
The approximate area of ​​each room explains:
1:5m3.8m
2:2m2.8m
3:3m2.8m
4:4m3.8m
5:4.5m4m
6:8m5m
Test Results
The signal test performance is the reciprocal of the routers we tested.
2) Thunder downloads CPU usage
Shanghai Unicom 50M fiber, the first generation of millet routers download at full speed in the case of Thunder, CPU occupancy rate as high as 75%, if you download the process and then open a large web page, read and write the router disk files and play the video files in the router will obviously feel To Caton, so this time we specifically look at the CPU usage when Thunder downloads at full speed.
It is measured that the new generation of millet routing 50M broadband full-speed download CPU utilization rate of less than 40%, therefore, to deal with 50M even 100M broadband download tasks without pressure.
3) The read and write speed of the internal hard disk
The new generation of millet routing uses the most powerful 1.4G Broadcom dual-core processor, we naturally look forward to his internal hard disk read and write speed
In the Gigabit wired environment, reading near 100MB/S, CPU usage 65%, writing close to 70MB/S, CPU occupancy rate 95%, writing speed and CPU usage we are still a little disappointed, this CPU is obviously not optimized yet To the best state.
Using Broadcom BCM94352 wireless network card, wireless connection speed 866Mbps, read 40M/S, CPU occupancy rate of 53%, write 30M/S, CPU occupancy rate of 62%, is also a disappointing result, I hope that millet can do subsequent optimization work .
4) Nat performance test
When the millet route was used for 1 generation, the NAT performance was only 300M due to insufficient technology for R&D. This time look at the NAT performance of the next generation of routers.
Single-threaded:
When the millet route was used for 1 generation, the NAT performance was only 300M due to insufficient technology for R&D. This time look at the NAT performance of the next generation of routers.
Single-threaded:
10 threads:
Single-threaded 530M, 10-threaded 740M, all improvements over previous generation products.
However, to make a top-level CPU only to perform such performance, but also than entry-level Gigabit routing, millet engineers need to work hard.
5) Wireless Throughput Test
Here, a piece of the same scheme as Xiaomi's route was used. The BCM94352HMB wireless network card of the same specifications participated in this test.
Test Results:
5G single thread:
5G10 thread:
2.4G single thread:
2.4G10 thread:
The level of 5G throughput is quite satisfactory, and there is still a small gap between the 22mimo and the other. (This test network card has run out of 590M results)
2.4G will not give up, there is no problem with this speed on the web. If you want to download please use 5G
Here is to explain:
In the 2.4G throughput test process, the entire study, including the living room and bedroom next door, all 2.4g equipment failure (including wifi can not connect the route, Bluetooth headset and mobile phone can not connect), it can be seen, Xiaomi routing radiation over the standard how Powerful. (ps. If you don't want your neighbors to get online, download it with Xiaomi's 2.4g full speed, and make sure the neighbor's cordless phone is paralyzed)
6) Temperature test
The test selected the router's hottest right vent and the bottom of the router to measure the temperature. When the ambient temperature is 29 degrees, the right vent is 36.9 degrees and the bottom is 35.3 degrees. The heat dissipation is very good. In addition to the sound of disk reads and writes that can be heard at night, the sound of the fan is basically inaudible.
The test summary, Xiaomi routed to give you the strongest Broadcom CPU, but regardless of the signal strength or the basic NAT forwarding performance and wireless throughput test, there is a gap compared to similar products, the only ones to get a handle, and only his hard drive reads Write speed. Although there is a masterpiece sword in hand, but it can not play its strength, millet also needs to work hard.
to sum up
The new generation of millet routing has made some progress compared to the first generation of products. However, it is far from being as beautiful as its advertising words and slogans, and it has not been able to challenge the high-end products of traditional router manufacturers. Using top-level solutions, it did not show its proper level of performance. We believe that this generation of products has great room for optimization and improvement.
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