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Should it be 4 transmit and 2 receive stream? As the screenshot denote 2400 Rx and 3600 Tx :)

Thanks! I've my doubts cleared and is certainly happy my AX58U performance is a bargain for what I paid for (compared to AX88U pricing).

You took it from http://en.techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/List_of_802.11ax_Hardware right? Under the AX58U row, it says the BCM43684 is a 2x2 radio, is that a typo? So basically Asus "hide" a 4x4 radio in the AX58/AX3000 and marketed it as 2x2 to avoid cannibalising higher end AX routers...

Thanks for your response. I was using Speedtest.net for testing my speed. All tests were conducted to the same host server (the fastest local server i found). To respond to your query, I repeated the testing over the same time period (multiple times each router, best result taken) and...

Thanks everyone for your replies. I certainly understand that wifi speed is now dependant on the number of radios and hardware instead of just meeting the AC/AX standards. Yes, I have configured 160mhz band on the AX58U. Though my Macbook can only use 80mhz max.

Hi All, I purchased an Asus RT-AX58U router to replace the RT-AC66U B1 as main router. The AC66U in turn became an Access Point at another part of my house. My internet is a 1GBPS connection. What I was surprised was the significant increase of download and upload speed I observed from my...