No, I tested the GT-AX6000 a couple of months ago. I will check it out and if there have been some major changes, I will re-test it.Well, this highlights the fact that they aren't the same in terms of performance as some people here claim.
Also, was the GT-AT6000 tested with the firmware that was released on the 22nd of May?
As I have stated continuously, specs do not make a router (or any other tech product, for that matter). The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Or, in the case of the RT-AX86U Pro (yes, the 'crippled' one), the whole is less than the sum of its parts. As I've stated many, many times. Asus or any other company won't give a $10 discount for no reason. They know it is inferior.
Why is the 5GHz performance so asymmetrical for the AX86U Pro?
Well, this highlights the fact that they aren't the same in terms of performance as some people here claim.
Also, was the GT-AT6000 tested with the firmware that was released on the 22nd of May?
Qualcomm makes some really good router hardware. My old Netgear R7800 was an amazing router at the time and held up amazingly well, but after seven plus years, it started to have some hardware issue that caused it to fail in the end.I've had a couple samples of the GT-AX6000 perform like complete garbage relative to Gen 1 BCM AX HW.
I'm in the camp where I'll argue that subjective testing doesn't matter much unless you're the one testing it. Theres too much environment bias for HW.
I did end up on a Qualcomm Networking Pro 1220 platform that seems to out perform everything I had prior though. Pretty happy with it lol
Yes, JakeJ is Sam from Luumina.com. It's a sort of blog for people that don't want to listen to me mumble on YouTube. And downstream is indeed upload for the client.So, JakeJ is Sam from Luumina.com?
Man, this test shows the AX86U Pro as pretty sad compared to the other two.ASUS ROG GT-AX6000 vs RT-AX88U Pro vs RT-AX86U Pro: Which of the three is the best WiFi 6 router? - Luumina.com
Over the last few months, ASUS has upgraded two of its most popular WiFi 6 routers to the Pro version and after testing them, I noticed that there are some striking similarities between them, mainly in terms of internal components. But why is the ROG GT-AX6000 in this comparison? Well, this WiFi...luumina.com
Why is the 5GHz performance so asymmetrical for the AX86U Pro? ('Downstream' on the router would be 'upload' for the client, right?)
It's in the works, but it will take some time due to the nature of the beast.I would retest this router with current 3.0.0.6 firmware.
As I understand the three tests were done at different times.
I mean there is a way to kind of have similar results as long as the client signal attenuation is similar from site to site and no funny apps are ran in the background. Also, the clients and the server need to be the same...I've had a couple samples of the GT-AX6000 perform like complete garbage relative to Gen 1 BCM AX HW.
I'm in the camp where I'll argue that subjective testing doesn't matter much unless you're the one testing it. Theres too much environment bias for HW.
I did end up on a Qualcomm Networking Pro 1220 platform that seems to out perform everything I had prior though. Pretty happy with it lol
I've tested those with AX200/210 and nothing else in between (single client to make sure results were linear). Identical bonding and channel selection. Same stationary distance. Even swapped units incase of defect.I mean there is a way to kind of have similar results as long as the client signal attenuation is similar from site to site and no funny apps are ran in the background. Also, the clients and the server need to be the same...
It's in the works, but it will take some time due to the nature of the beast.
Qualcomm makes some really good router hardware. My old Netgear R7800 was an amazing router at the time and held up amazingly well, but after seven plus years, it started to have some hardware issue that caused it to fail in the end.
That said, today's Netgear is a company that offers poor warranties and support, which means I'm not going back to them. Not many companies seem to know how to work with Qualcomm router hardware as well and they usually go for a premium price.
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