ASUS RT-BE88U weak upload comparing to GT-AX6000

[czacha]

I recently compared the new ASUS RT-BE88U (Wi-Fi 7) with the GT-AX6000 (Wi-Fi 6), and the results were interesting. On short distances, the GT-AX6000 actually had slightly better upload speeds ... just a few percent higher. However, once the distance increased, the performance gap flipped dramatically: the RT-BE88U upload dropped by almost 50%, while the GT-AX6000 maintained much stronger and more stable throughput.

This raises the big question: is it worth migrating to Wi-Fi 7 right now? The RT-BE88U clearly shows the benefits of the new standard, especially in range and upload consistency, but the GT-AX6000 remains one of the best Wi-Fi 6 routers ever made (at least I had in my hands and consuming less than 12W). Im considering rollback to GT-AX6000 during upcomming weekend..

What could be the reason of weak RT-BE88U .. antenas?

 

[degrub]

Upload from where to where ?
From what client device ? Presumably you are not talking about internet speed testing from the router.
This kind of information really only applies to the specific physical and RF environment that the comparison took place in.
Not likely generalizable to other setups.

 

[czacha]

Upload from where to where ?
From what client device ? Presumably you are not talking about internet speed testing from the router.
This kind of information really only applies to the specific physical and RF environment that the comparison took place in.
Not likely generalizable to other setups.

Sorry for the lack of precision. Wifi 5Ghz upload. I tested laptop, iphone, AiMesh and always the upload was not so good as with GT-AX6000 (in oposit to download). The problem is at long distances, where the difference is noticeable. Unfortunately, I have one mesh node quite far away... So I'm really considering back to GT-AX6000 and make BE88U as additional mesh mode ...

 

[degrub]

Are you trying to game or just regular internet stuff ?