Asus WiFi 7 and WiFi 6E routers

[xiaofan]

I already have a fan place on top of the router. I'd done a lot of settings on 5GHz-1, control channel set to "Auto" or fixed to certain channels, issue still persist
Not sure whether my router is a lemon set

You can always contact Asus Singapore for help.

It is actually not a big problem as many power users set 5GHz band to 80MHz bandwidth since 160MHz channel bandwidth may not work reliably for them due to congestion or limitations due to the use of DFS channels.

 

[happily1986]

i know this is a thread about router recommendations but anybody bought NICs along with their wifi 7 router purchases?

I was looking at some generic options and open to ethernet NICs that support 10GbE or 2.5 GbE Base T. I decided to move away from NICs that utilises the Intel i225, i226 and Realtek RTL8125 chipsets. Intel X550 appears overkill

Right now i am looking at the TP LINK NT521 NIC which uses the Aquantia AQC107 which honestly is not exactly flawless but seems better vs the first three chipsets i quoted.

Would like to hear some comments

 

[xiaofan]

i know this is a thread about router recommendations but anybody bought NICs along with their wifi 7 router purchases?

I was looking at some generic options and open to ethernet NICs that support 10GbE or 2.5 GbE Base T. I decided to move away from NICs that utilises the Intel i225, i226 and Realtek RTL8125 chipsets. Intel X550 appears overkill

Right now i am looking at the TP LINK NT521 NIC which uses the Aquantia AQC107 which honestly is not exactly flawless but seems better vs the first three chipsets i quoted.

Would like to hear some comments

For 5Gbe/10Gbe NICs, please go to this thread. In general, try to avoid AQC107 chipset, it is one of the worst in this forum.
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/5gbe-and-beyond-ethernet-adapters.7068236/

 

[Jun Jun]

Be800 always dropping certain of my tuya devices.

 

[Jun Jun]

Tried beta firmware does nor work

 

[xiaofan]

Asus ROG GS STRIX GS-BE18000 review from Dongknows. It is said to be at about US$400, with 9 x 2.5G ports and dual band WiFi 7 BE7200.
https://dongknows.com/asus-rog-strix-gs-be18000-review/

Asus Product Spec of ROG STRIX GS-BE18000
https://rog.asus.com/networking/rog-strix-gs-be18000/spec/

I believe it is the same as the China version, ROG STRIX GS7, 华硕（ASUS）ROG魔盒WiFi7电竞无线AI路由器 (BE7200), at RMB 1849 now.
https://rog.asus.com.cn/networking/rog-strix-gs7/
https://store.asus.com.cn/store/goods/detail?productId=42243237042382

 

[xiaofan]

This one has been annonced but not yet available. The form fact looks like TUF-BE6500, but with triband BE9400 (same quad 2.5G ports).
https://www.asus.com/networking-iot-servers/wifi-routers/asus-gaming-routers/tuf-gaming-be9400/

 

[xiaofan]

Asus China WiFi 7 router current pricing. I tend to only recommend Asus China RT-BE88U (high-end), RT-BE86U (mid-high, vertical form factor), TUF-BE6500 (mid-end) and TUF-BE3600 (low end).

https://store.asus.com.cn/store/goods/list?categoryId=38

ROG八爪鱼7路由器, ROG RAPTURE GT-BE96, triband.
¥4849.00

灵耀魔方Pro WiFi7 BE9400白色双支装 (Asus ZenWiFi BT8P, triband BE9400, no 6GHz band, dual 5GHz band)
¥3759.00

ROG魔盒Pro WiFi7路由器, ROG STRIX GS 7 PRO (triband WiFi 7, BE12000, no 6GHz band, dual 5GHz band).
¥2999.00

ROG 魔盒 初音联名, ROG STRIX GS7 Special version
¥2199.00

华硕RT-BE88U路由器, 10G RJ45 port, 10G SFP+ port, quad 2.5G ports, quad 1G ports, dual band BE7200, flagship CPU
¥1949.00

ROG魔盒WiFi7电竞无线AI路由器, ROG STRIX GS7, dual band BE7200
¥1849.00

灵耀魔方Pro WiFi7 BE9400白色单支装
¥1849.00

RT-BE86U路由器, 10G RJ45 port, quad 2.5G ports, dual band BE6800, flagship CPU
¥1649.00

华硕灵耀魔方WiFi7 BE3600路由器白色双支装 (Asus ZenWiFi BD4 two-pack, dual 2.5G ports, 512MB RAM, low end CPU)
¥1049.00

TUF小旋风Pro WiFi7 BE6500路由器 (TUF-BE6500, quad 2.5G ports, 1GB RAM)
¥749.00

华硕灵耀魔方WiFi7 BE3600路由器黑色单支装 (Asus ZenWiFi BD4 single pack, black color)
¥549.00

华硕灵耀魔方WiFi7 BE3600路由器白色单支装 (Asus ZenWiFi BD4 single pack, white color)
¥549.00

TUF小旋风WiFi7 BE3600路由器 (TUF-BE3600, one 2.5G ports, three 1G ports, 1GB RAM)
¥499.00

天选x初音未来联名路由器, RT-BE57U Special Edition
¥499.00

华硕RT-BE57 WiFi7路由 (256MB RAM only, not recommended, one 2.5G port, three 1G ports)
¥449.00

 

[tmster]

I am considering the 华硕 RT-BE57 to use as an Aimesh node. Besides that, i don't plan to use it for anything else, at least not for the time being. Is 256mb ram really bad? How does it affect the wifi performance?

RT-BE57 is about $65 during this 8/8 sale after i applied my vouchers. Should i just skip this and get the BE58U off carousell for $90-100?

 

[xiaofan]

I am considering the 华硕 RT-BE57 to use as an Aimesh node. Besides that, i don't plan to use it for anything else, at least not for the time being. Is 256mb ram really bad? How does it affect the wifi performance?

RT-BE57 is about $65 during this 8/8 sale after i applied my vouchers. Should i just skip this and get the BE58U off carousell for $90-100?

No point of getting RT-BE57 at all. 256MB RAM for WiFi 7 router is really a bad choice.

 

[xiaofan]

Asus RT-BE82U dual band BE6500, five 2.5G ports.
https://www.asus.com/networking-iot-servers/wifi-routers/asus-wifi-routers/rt-be82u/techspec/

Asus China is selling it at RMB 1449 -- I do not think it is worth buying at all.
https://store.asus.com.cn/store/goods/detail?productId=42246585669710
RT-BE82U WiFi7电竞路由器无线家用游戏路由5个2.5G口Ai路由全屋wifi7套装随心组 BE82U
抢购价 ¥1449

 

[xiaofan]

Low end Dual Band WiFi 7 router comparison from Dongknows:
Asus RT-BE58U review (single 2.5G port, BE3600), versus TP-Link Archer BE230 (dual 2.5G ports, BE3600) and Netgear RS100 (single 2.5G port, BE3600)
https://dongknows.com/asus-rt-be58u-review/

In the end, it is okay to choose either RT-BE58U (more feature rich, Asus AImesh) or TP-Link Archer BE230 (dual 2.5G ports).

 

[tmster]

No point of getting RT-BE57 at all. 256MB RAM for WiFi 7 router is really a bad choice.

Thanks xiaofan as always for the helpful info. If 256MB is bad even as an Aimesh extension, i will just try to get the BE58U from carousell. I guess the latter with 1GB ram should be good enough.

 

[xiaofan]

Thanks xiaofan as always for the helpful info. If 256MB is bad even as an Aimesh extension, i will just try to get the BE58U from carousell. I guess the latter with 1GB ram should be good enough.

256MB RAM is okay as an AImesh node. But I still think it is not worth buying as the price difference is not that much.

In case you want to sell it next time, RT-BE58U may still command some resale value. On the other hand, it may be tough to sell the RT-BE57.

 

[tmster]

256MB RAM is okay as an AImesh node. But I still think it is not worth buying as the price difference is not that much.

In case you want to sell it next time, RT-BE58U may still command some resale value. On the other hand, it may be tough to sell the RT-BE57.

I usually change my routers when they stop working, so the resale part isn't too important. Almost all of my routers kaput after 4 to 5 years. I guess that is the average lifespan of these electronics.

 

[xiaofan]

Asus TUF-BE6500 Wireguard VPN Server Performance: >600Mbps
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/wifi-7-routers-with-high-vpn-server-speed.7087782/page-3

Asus TUF-BE6500 Wireguard VPN Client Performance: >600Mbps
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/wifi-7-routers-with-high-vpn-server-speed.7087782/page-4

The above results are from my own testing.

 

[xiaofan]

From the above thread:
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/wifi-7-routers-with-high-vpn-server-speed.7087782/

Wireguard VPN Client performance (can also be the reference for Wireguard VPN Server performance) from a German Youtuber. The author mentions that Asus Wireguard VPN implementation only uses two core of the CPU and not 4-core.

Asus ROG GT-BE19000 -- 889 Mbps download, 748 Mbps upload (BCM 4916 CPU)
Asus ROG GT-BE98 -- 1058 Mbps download, 735 Mbps upload (BCM 4916 CPU)
Asus RT-BE88U -- 1134 Mbps download, 677 Mbps upload (BCM 4916 CPU)
Asus RT-BE92U -- 752 Mbps download, 503 Mbps upload (BCM6755/6754 CPU)

TP-Link Archer GE800 -- 2113 Mbps download, 1057 Mbps upload (IPQ9574 CPU)
TP-Link Archer BE800 -- 2114 Mbps download, 1979 Mbps upload (IPQ9574 CPU)
TP-Link Archer BE550 -- 1682 Mbps download, 1232 Mbps upload (IPQ9554 CPU)
TP-Link Archer BE230 -- 865 Mbps download, 814 Mbps upload (BCM6755/6754 CPU)

 

[xiaofan]

1. Asus TUF-BE6500 WiFi performance, 2.4GHz+5GHz main SSID (WiFi 7, MLO)
Acer Swift Go 14 laptop 2024 model, Intel BE200 based Intel Killker BE1750 WiFi 7 adapter.

1) 3m distance

2) 1m distance speed, 2.4GHz+5GHz MLO (main SSID)

2. WAN Speed (wired speed)

 

[xiaofan]

Asus TUF-BE6500 WiFi performance, 5GHz IoT SSID (WiFi 6)
Acer Swift Go 14 laptop 2024 model, Intel BE200 based Intel Killker BE1750 WiFi 7 adapter.

3m distance

1m distance

 

[wuliaoji]

Hi xiaofan and lads,

Happened to chance upon Asus BT8 online, a cheaper and more accessible competitor to BT10.
Any idea if this would be a good option and if a router could pair w this? Will need 3 nodes and BT8 is only available in a two pack.

Thanks!