diff --git a/artiq/test/coredevice/test_performance.py b/artiq/test/coredevice/test_performance.py
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+import os
+import unittest
+
+from artiq.experiment import *
+from artiq.test.hardware_testbench import ExperimentCase
+
+
+artiq_low_latency = os.getenv("ARTIQ_LOW_LATENCY")
+
+
+class _Transfer(EnvExperiment):
+    def build(self):
+        self.setattr_device("core")
+        self.data = b"\x00"*(10**6)
+
+    @rpc
+    def source(self) -> TBytes:
+        return self.data
+
+    @rpc(flags={"async"})
+    def sink(self, data):
+        assert data == self.data
+
+    @kernel
+    def host_to_device(self):
+        t0 = self.core.get_rtio_counter_mu()
+        data = self.source()
+        t1 = self.core.get_rtio_counter_mu()
+        return len(data)/self.core.mu_to_seconds(t1-t0)
+
+    @kernel
+    def device_to_host(self):
+        t0 = self.core.get_rtio_counter_mu()
+        self.sink(self.data)
+        t1 = self.core.get_rtio_counter_mu()
+        return len(self.data)/self.core.mu_to_seconds(t1-t0)
+
+
+class TransferTest(ExperimentCase):
+    @unittest.skipUnless(artiq_low_latency,
+                         "timings are dependent on CPU load and network conditions")
+    def test_host_to_device(self):
+        exp = self.create(_Transfer)
+        host_to_device_rate = exp.host_to_device()
+        print(host_to_device_rate, "B/s")
+        self.assertGreater(host_to_device_rate, 2.2e6)
+
+    @unittest.skipUnless(artiq_low_latency,
+                         "timings are dependent on CPU load and network conditions")
+    def test_device_to_host(self):
+        exp = self.create(_Transfer)
+        device_to_host_rate = exp.device_to_host()
+        print(device_to_host_rate, "B/s")
+        self.assertGreater(device_to_host_rate, 2.2e6)