Hi,
i'm evaluating the i.MX 8M processor to be used in a new project. Therefore i'm using the i.MX 8M Quad Evaluation Kit with the most recent prebuild embedded linux image 4.14.78.
A key feature for me is the TCP network performance throughput and response time.
My setup is a point to point connection between the eval board and a Win 7 PC with dedicated network interface Intel PRO/1000 PT.
Out of the box i've hard trouble to reach the expected gigabit performance or echo response times.
For measurement i've been using the iperf3 (v3.1.3) and also a simple python stupid script wich uses sockets.
The maximum of transfer speed i can achieve is about:
PC --> i.MX 8M = 360 MBit/s
i.MX 8M --> PC = 570 MBit/s
Echo Response = 1.2 ms
The Echo Response is measured with the python script sending 64 Byte and receives this again. Also the quiet common ping command show this slow response for > 1ms in comparison to others with < 1ms.
For comparison i've used a Avnet UltraZ SOM evaluation board with equal setup and can achieve the expected performance:
PC --> UltraZ = 800 MBit/s
UltraZ --> PC = 900 MBit/s
Echo Response = 75 us
Can anyone confirm this performance issues and possibly explain that?
Is there any hardware bottleneck or is it more driver/software issue?
Thank you for your support
Best regards
Vinzennz
