Asus rtax86u1/16/2024 ![]() ![]() The main page will also display some AiMesh data and, if you tap on Family, you can configure the Parental Controls (which are equal on both routers) – you can add devices to a profile and set schedules for when the Internet access will be blocked which is not that much, but the good news is that you do get far more options on the web-based UI. This Mode gives the mobile device that you’re using the highest priority, so you’re getting a better gaming experience – and I’m mostly talking about Cloud streaming platforms, since there you’ll need a better Ping. ![]() At first glance, the app main window is the same for both the Asus RT-AC86U and the RT-AX86U, so you get to see some statistics about the router or the network (including some live data) and you can also enable the Mobile Game Mode (yes, both routers have this feature). I usually prefer the app and the steps should be pretty much the same for both routers: select the appropriate group of devices, set up the Internet connection (if it’s PPPoE, then enter the username and passkey given by the ISP), set the WiFi network/s and create an admin account. The installation wizard can either be run using the mobile application or by relying on the web-based interface (the latter requires that you either enter 192.168.50.1 in the URL or go to ) and, regardless of the choice, it’s going to be an easy process. Verdict: It’s clear that the Asus RT-AX86U beats the RT-AC86U at every turn, so it easily wins this round, but only if you have compatible clients, otherwise, there isn’t a huge difference between the two devices in terms of performance. The Asus RT-AX86U has delivered a strong performance as well: the reading speed was 112 MBps and the writing speed was 103 MBps. Lastly, I checked out the storage performance which was excellent on the RT-AC86U (it was actually one of its strong points) – it delivered a read speed of 113 MBps and a writing speed of 67 MBps. I need to mention that, as you can see from the graph, there is a more significant difference between the two routers when using the 2.4GHz network. That being said, while connected to the 5GHz network (80MHz), from the client to the server, I measured an average of 687 Mbps at 5 feet and an average of 307 Mbps at 30 feet from the server to the client, I saw around 336 Mbps at 5 feet and 241 Mbps at 30 feet. I was mildly surprised to see that the results of the Asus RT-AX86U weren’t radically different which confirms that unless you have compatible clients, these expensive and powerful routers don’t make much sense to purchase. Downstream, I measured an average of 294 Mbps at 5 feet and about 216 Mbps at 30 feet. The Asus RT-AC86U did well, so, while the client device was connected to the 5GHz network (80MHz), from the client to the server, I measured an average of 677 Mbps at 5 feet and an average of 353 Mbps at 30 feet. That’s essentially the maximum potential of both routers, so let’s find a middle ground and check them using the Intel 8265 WiFi adapter. The results using the 2.4GHz network were also excellent, so, at 5 feet, I measured an average of 310 Mbps and, at 30 feet, it went down to 215 Mbps (both upstream). Now, I have tested the Asus RT-AX86U very recently with a compatible client and the results on both the 80MHz and 160MHz are amazing, going far above the performance of the RT-AC86U which shows the potential of this new WiFi standard (it will only get better).įrom the client to the server (5GHz, 80MHz), I got 896 Mbps at 5 feet and 608 Mbps at 30 feet, while downstream, I measured an average of 401 Mbps at 5 feet and an average of 225 Mbps at 30 feet. These are the results that I got a couple of years ago and they’re very good considering that we’re dealing with a WiFi 5 router. Keeping the same client, but switching to the 2.4GHz network, I measured an average of 173.4Mbps at 5 feet from the client to the server and an average of 208 Mbps at 30 feet. That being said, the RT-AC86U has been a great performer and, while the client was connected to the 5GHz network (the channel bandwidth set at 80MHz), I got 792Mbps at 5 feet and an amazing 740Mbps at 30 feet, upstream from the server to the client, I saw 310 Mbps at 5 feet and 240 Mbps at 30 feet. It’s also worth noting that the Asus RT-AX86U was tested using an TP-Link TX3000E WiFi adapter, while the RT-AC86U was tested using a client equipped with an Asus PCE-AC88. I have tested these two routers and you can check the separate articles ( Asus RT-AC86U and the Asus RT-AX86U), but, since the WiFi 5 client that I used when checking out the throughput of the RT-AX86U was a laptop equipped with an Intel 8265, I retested the RT-AC86U with this client to be able to confront the results between the two devices.
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