[Review] ASUS RT-AX88U AX6000 router performance preview

[HWZ Editorial]

This is the most exciting router in a long while, here's are some performance figures to tease you.

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[ksksksks]

Other countries like Netherlands and Germany selling already. Singapore not first anymore

 

[chaiscool]

Speed about 40% faster with same wifi ac device. Device that support ax surely going to be faster

 

[squarepipe]

 

[Ah-Pin-Kor]

Maybe Asus marketing rather concentrate their bullets and release this product at Sitex in Nov?
Anyway no rush to get new products. The firmware needs many months to stabilise.

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[ksksksks]

Heard power adapter not certified yet hence the delay

Maybe Asus marketing rather concentrate their bullets and release this product at Sitex in Nov?
Anyway no rush to get new products. The firmware needs many months to stabilise.

 

[Joewyf0713]

Speed about 40% faster with same wifi ac device. Device that support ax surely going to be faster

Hi May I ask do you mean for example if I connect to 60ghz wifi by using iphone
XS, the speed will be faster 40% than connect to the 5ghz wifi? Even though iPhone XS is not compatible to the 60ghz wifi?

 

[dryteletubby]

if you are able to connect to the AX protocol wifi, then yes the speed will be superb.

However, because of the radio properties of AX signal, you need line of sight and very close to the wifi router in order for it to work.

If 5Ghz is already a problem for you at certain corners of the coverage, then AX will be much much much worse...

How would 802.11ax be much worse on 5ghz?

802.11ax works on 2.4ghz and 5ghz. how would it's range be any different form the previous standards.

there isn't any 802.11ax or WiFi 6 client devices so you can't make use of the new standard

 

[SiaoAngMoh]

if you are able to connect to the AX protocol wifi, then yes the speed will be superb.

However, because of the radio properties of AX signal, you need line of sight and very close to the wifi router in order for it to work.

If 5Ghz is already a problem for you at certain corners of the coverage, then AX will be much much much worse...

I think you are confusing AX with AD or AY.

 

[kashix]

if you are able to connect to the AX protocol wifi, then yes the speed will be superb.

However, because of the radio properties of AX signal, you need line of sight and very close to the wifi router in order for it to work.

If 5Ghz is already a problem for you at certain corners of the coverage, then AX will be much much much worse...

I think you got mixed up, AX is not AD, AX probably not much diff from the AC range now or better but faster speed.

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[chaiscool]

Hi May I ask do you mean for example if I connect to 60ghz wifi by using iphone
XS, the speed will be faster 40% than connect to the 5ghz wifi? Even though iPhone XS is not compatible to the 60ghz wifi?

Since there’s no ax device the test was done with ac and it had a boost as compared to other routers. Even faster than a fast router like ea9500 on just ac

 

[Joewyf0713]

Since there’s no ax device the test was done with ac and it had a boost as compared to other routers. Even faster than a fast router like ea9500 on just ac

As I’m using Asus GT-AC5300 wifi router that placed in my room connected with My-Republic ONT via 30m Cat7 lan cable, I’m thinking to buy TP-Link Talon AD7200 or Asus RT-AX88U to replace the GT-AC5300. However, I’m using Iphone XS Max which only compatible with ac only, so I want to know that is my XS Max able to connect with the 60ghz channel ? Or else the replacement of the AD7200 router or AX88U would be a waste.

So far only the Asus ROG Phone are compatible with the AD channel, I would love to get that phone but I’m an Apple IOS fans, not really want to change from IOS to Android just for the AD compatibility.

Please help with my question, thank you so much

 

[squarepipe]

I’m using Iphone XS Max which only compatible with ac only, so I want to know that is my XS Max able to connect with the 60ghz channel ? .

No. iPhone only AC channel which is 5ghz.

 

[kashix]

As I’m using Asus GT-AC5300 wifi router that placed in my room connected with My-Republic ONT via 30m Cat7 lan cable, I’m thinking to buy TP-Link Talon AD7200 or Asus RT-AX88U to replace the GT-AC5300. However, I’m using Iphone XS Max which only compatible with ac only, so I want to know that is my XS Max able to connect with the 60ghz channel ? Or else the replacement of the AD7200 router or AX88U would be a waste.

So far only the Asus ROG Phone are compatible with the AD channel, I would love to get that phone but I’m an Apple IOS fans, not really want to change from IOS to Android just for the AD compatibility.

Please help with my question, thank you so much

Don’t waste time on the TP Link AD, can’t even connect on your iPhone get the AX-88U, will increase ur throughput on your current AC devices

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[renfred89]

My bad..

Confused with ad..

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[Joewyf0713]

Don’t waste time on the TP Link AD, can’t even connect on your iPhone get the AX-88U, will increase ur throughput on your current AC devices

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How about Razer Sila? M considering to buy that router, seems like better than gt-ac5300

 

[kashix]

How about Razer Sila? M considering to buy that router, seems like better than gt-ac5300

No idea about that, I can’t comment hahaha. Am only planning to upgrade from AC to AX. Isn’t Sila only AC? Not much of a diff from your GT-AC5300 to Sila then.

Wireless
Tri-Band AC3000
IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
- 802.11n: up to 400 Mbps
- 802.11ac: up to 1734 Mbps + 866 Mbps

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[squarepipe]

How about Razer Sila? M considering to buy that router, seems like better than gt-ac5300

Dun bother with the GT ac5300. I used 1 and it sucks when compared with a unifi HD ap.

If u want performance, an intel i3 pfsense router will blow away all dinky toy consumer routers

 

[ksksksks]

Was considering that at first but seems nothing special just the DF channel.

How about Razer Sila? M considering to buy that router, seems like better than gt-ac5300

 

[Joewyf0713]

Dun bother with the GT ac5300. I used 1 and it sucks when compared with a unifi HD ap.

If u want performance, an intel i3 pfsense router will blow away all dinky toy consumer routers

What is intel i3 pfsense router?