@KIdneykids 

Update:  Well got the full speed now on the desktop in question.

What I did was change the patch cable for a new one (same brand and length) and moved the port on the switch from

6 to 19.  Not sure if it was the port on the switch or the 1 foot patch cable.

Anyways router is working awesome :-)

@Snorkel 

super happy for you. Small patch cables are sometimes used at "straight through" patch cables designed for computer to computer nic vs. switch/router/hubs which are cross-over braided. 
 

Thanks Tony, your #2 suggestion above worked for me.

-Advanced > HomeCare > QoS, manually set the bandwidth to 1000 Mbps up and 1000 Mbps down

This was automatically set based on the routers internal speed test applet, which apparently isn't quite accurate. The upload speed was correct but the download speed was off by some 300 mb/s. I set this manually to 1000 mb/s down and now my hard wired connections are pulling 900+ mb/s with router and desktop antivirus enabled.

P.S. I would hot fix this ASAP TP-LINK. I know a few folks (from the Netgear forums) that have tried this router and returned it because of this. You need to nip this in the bud.