Netgear vs Linksys crazy?

[Austermiller]

So I got 3 routers to test the Netgear X4S R7800, ng X6s r8000p, and just because it was cheap the Linksys max stream EA8300.
Is it crazy that my 5g WiFi tests through my house showed the X6s only being able to deliver high speeds right next to it in the 300mbps range but dropped to 80 at distance with around 12 ping and 18 up. The X4s, got up to around 400 mbps close distance than at the worst around 130 at the furthest part of my house with 16 ping and 16 upload. Which was an all around solid performer. However the linksys just killed it over 500 mbps down 22 up with 8 ping close range and around 250-300 down at furthest point maintain low pings and around 20 up. Is this really that good of a router I thought the X4s would kill it?! Should the X4s be performing better?

 

[thiggins]

What is the test client and how are you testing throughput?

 

[Austermiller]

What is the test client and how are you testing throughput?

I’m using an iPhone 7 an iPhone X an Xbox one x and an asus notebook and just running ookla speed tests in different parts of my house for all the routers. Don’t really know a better method, but for this method the linskys is really fast and the nighthawk not so much.

 

[RMerlin]

Make sure you don't turn more than router on at the same time, as they might interfere with one another - especially if they are close to one another.

 

[thiggins]

We haven't tested the EA8300, so I have no data to present.

All three routers are Qualcomm based, so your results are odd. Even more odd is that the EA8300 is two-stream, the R8000P three stream and the R7800 four stream. The additional streams should help performance, even with two or 1 stream clients. But the improvement would be seen more at medium to low signal levels.

 

[Austermiller]

Make sure you don't turn more than router on at the same time, as they might interfere with one another - especially if they are close to one another.

I’m testing one at a time of the same cable modem, none are powered at the same time.

 

[Austermiller]

We haven't tested the EA8300, so I have no data to present.

All three routers are Qualcomm based, so your results are odd. Even more odd is that the EA8300 is two-stream, the R8000P three stream and the R7800 four stream. The additional streams should help performance, even with two or 1 stream clients. But the improvement would be seen more at medium to low signal levels.

Ya, I’m puzzled by it as well. I don’t know much about this stuff I’ve always used rented combos. Everything I read says the X4s should be the best, but the EA8300 is just crushing my speed tests. I’ve only changed settings in turning ipv6 on, changed all bands to one ssid, and on the night hawks used a WiFi analyzer and changed the 5g channel to a less croweded one. The linksys on ookla is testing faster down faster up and lower ping at every distance in my home. Something has to be up here.

 

[_sem_]

We haven't tested the EA8300, so I have no data to present.

All three routers are Qualcomm based, so your results are odd. Even more odd is that the EA8300 is two-stream, the R8000P three stream and the R7800 four stream. The additional streams should help performance, even with two or 1 stream clients. But the improvement would be seen more at medium to low signal levels.

Can there be a difference due to the output circuit and the antenna?

Do the additional streams and beamforming actually typically improve performance at distance, or is this negotiable like MU-MIMO benefits?
I mean, some folks claim they get better performance at distance with Mikrotik hAP ac, despite an older radio with internal antennas.