Throughput/bandwidth of asuswrt-merlin supported routers

[chrisisbd]

I am shortly going to get fibre broadband connected to my home. I'll probably go for a 900Mb/s connection though faster and slower ones are available and router performance may affect my choice.

Which asuswrt-merlin routers will comfortably manage 900Mb/s throughput? I currently have an RT-AC86U but I suspect that may not be fast enough to make full use of the 900Mb/s.

 

[Tech9]

Your router can do 940Mbps wired and about 550Mbps on wireless to common 2-stream AC client. If it works properly - continue using it.

 

[chrisisbd]

Brilliant! Thank you for such a quick reply. That means I can continue using the RT-AC86U. Well, it will have to change roles, I currently have a DSL-AC68U running the Gnuton variant handling my VDSL.

Not having to deal with a new router as well as a new connection will simplify the changeover. I can always change/upgrade in a while when everything has settled down.

Thanks again.

 

[bennor]

I currently have an RT-AC86U but I suspect that may not be fast enough to make full use of the 900Mb/s.

What leads you to believe the RT-AC86U may not be fast enough for the new 900Mb/s fiber service?
What is your use case? If running Asus-Merlin what addon scripts are you using? How many wireless devices are you currently using and do any of them support faster WiFi speed than what the RT-AC86U supports? How many wired devices? Any NAS or USB drive attached to the router? What router services (AiProtection, AiMesh, VPN, etc) are you currently running?