RT-AX86U-Pro / RT-AX88U-Pro Speedtest question

[NoLight]

If you have:

1. RT-AX86U-Pro or RT-AX88U-Pro
2. Symmetrical 2g/2g or higher internet plan
3. Connected to the 2.5gb WAN port
4. Running stock

Have you seen the built in Ookla Speedtest max out the provisioned DL & UL speeds, up to the physical limit if higher then 2.5gb?

Thanks!

 

[bennor]

As a general note for those unaware. The router's built in Ookla speed test has been known not to properly report the WAN/broadband speeds. Lots of past discussion about it. The general recommendation by more than a few here is to test using the https://www.speedtest.net/ site from a computer wired direct to the router. Apparently the router uses a single processor core (or is CPU limited) for it's built in Ookla speed test which may cause misreporting issues with faster speeds.

For example:

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[Tech9]

Have you seen the built in Ookla Speedtest max out the provisioned DL & UL speeds, up to the physical limit if higher then 2.5gb?

This may happen on vanilla Asuswrt in default configuration with no Trend Micro features enabled. Depending on what is enabled after it will affect the built-in speed test and WAN-LAN throughput in general. If you enable Traditional QoS or Bandwidth Limiter on any network for example your router won't be able to process >300Mbps WAN-LAN. If you enable AiProtection, Adaptive QoS, Parental Controls, Web History, Traffic Analyzer, etc. Trend Micro bwdpi engine related features the speed test and throughput will be affected as well. The performance of home routers is "up to" as best case scenario. They are power optimized devices with passive cooling and rely heavily on NAT acceleration methods bypassing the CPU.