# Slow performance, Only Bursts of 1Mib/s how to increase

**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/slow-performance-only-bursts-of-1mib-s-how-to-increase/7166
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 15, 2016, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/slow-performance-only-bursts-of-1mib-s-how-to-increase/7166 "2016-04-15T08:07:36Z")
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### Author: ![Success1](https://forum.syncthing.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Success1](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/Success1)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2016, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/slow-performance-only-bursts-of-1mib-s-how-to-increase/7166/1 "2016-04-15T08:07:36Z")

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Hey guys, I was getting 7Mb/s transfer rates with Bitorrent Sync and when I switched to Syncthing, now I’m only getting slow transfers rates. Most of the time both servers sit idle and only from time to time do I small bursts up to 1Mib/s.

Both are dedicated servers with 72Gb of Ram, Xeon X5650 with good internet connections. I have setup both firewalls with TCP open ports so I’m getting a direct connection and not relayed.

How can I speed up Syncthing?

Thanks

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### Author: ![devanubis](https://forum.syncthing.net/user_avatar/forum.syncthing.net/devanubis/32/1879_2.png) [@devanubis](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/devanubis)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2016, 8:41am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/slow-performance-only-bursts-of-1mib-s-how-to-increase/7166/2 "2016-04-15T08:41:25Z")

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Has the folder fully synced between these two servers? If so then I wouldn’t expect to see long fast transfers between them until something changes.

How long do these bursts of 1Mib/s go on for? If it’s only very brief then there probably isn’t much data to transfer.

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### Author: ![calmh](https://forum.syncthing.net/user_avatar/forum.syncthing.net/calmh/32/15311_2.png) [@calmh](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/calmh)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2016, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/slow-performance-only-bursts-of-1mib-s-how-to-increase/7166/3 "2016-04-15T08:47:58Z")

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(Discussion on this ongoing on IRC currently, where more info is available. Possibly the issue is connections via relay when they should be direct.)

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### Author: ![system](https://forum-uploads.syncthingcdn.net/original/2X/0/0b50e0a202b22ae6a67190759e8c868805b8ed9f.png) [@system](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2016, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/slow-performance-only-bursts-of-1mib-s-how-to-increase/7166/4 "2016-05-15T08:48:09Z")

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