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OP, I have the slightly newer Asus PCE-AC88U desktop card (4x4 stream) and using that I am getting more than 300 Mbps in speedtests on my 330/30 Mbps FTTPoD connection with wifi link rates of 1900-2100 Mbps.
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It's actually slightly under reporting, it should be 877.5mbps, but I suspect that's a presentational thing in your drivers/admin software rather than actual performance loss - sometimes they round the numbers for display purposes.Ĭlick to expand.Not really, max link rates under ideal conditions when pairing up a 3x3 stream router Unless one definitively proves whether it is an issue with your Wi-Fi or Internet link, we're doing little more that guessing which one is culpable.Ĩ70mbps is about as good as it gets for 3-stream MCS 7 AC Wi-Fi and 80MHz channels.
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No data networking professional would ever rely on an Internet speed test to "prove" their Wi-Fi performance. Internet speed test sites are design to stress test your Internet link and not your Wi-Fi (or wired) links locally. You really are not testing your Wi-Fi performance if you rely on an Internet Speed test. It would also be prudent to run tests a few times and look for the trend. It would be interesting to test transfers in both direction and see of it differs.
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That's be a much cruder estimate, (and may expose deficiencies in the disc drives in the source and sink devices,) but the result should be noticeable faster than your download rates over such a quick Wi-Fi link. If you can't test using NetIO/iPerf, then you could test somewhat more crudely by doing a large file transfer (say a DVD or Blu Ray rip,) timing it on a watch and doing the maths.
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If you haven't got a second PC to run the iPerf/NetIo server, (ideally on a wired, gigabit link to your router,) maybe see if you can borrow one from somewhere. I suggest testing using iPerf or NetIO - both free. You could also experiment a bit with the antenna orientation on the ASUS NIC.ĭoes the NIC report it is actually forming an AC connection.? Some NIC's will let you force the matter by (for example) allowing you to configure it so that it will only use a particular protocol or protocol combination. A couple of meters away should give you a good chance. If you can so arrange it, I would be inclined to test with the PC (or at least it's antenna cluster,) in the same room as the router (or vice versa - your router doesn't need to be connected to the Internet to provide a Wi-Fi service, though of course no Internet would be available.) Though beware you can get "too close" which can hamper the formation of multiple "spacial streams" to cite the jargon needed for the higher speeds. I've not tested with AC, but using N 5GHz, I've found you had to be within a few meters, with no-one else around and any intervening structure to get the best rates. In the 5GHz waveband (as used by AC) the link rate can step down to lower levels surprisingly quickly. The kit looks well matched - both claim support for three streams at up to MCS 7 which should yield a max link rate of 975mbps in ideal signalling conditions. Such tests will do a much better job of "stressing" your local links to see what they are capable of than an Internet speed test. If you have a second device such as a PC/Mac that can be cabled to you router, I'd prefer to test using tools such as NetIO or iPerf (both free) which essentially do the same thing as an Internet "speed test" except you host the server locally instead of out on the Internet.
Personally, I'd prefer not to test using anything involving your Internet link. It would also be useful to know (roughly) what distance there is between your router & NIC, whether there is direct (unobstructed) line of sight and whether you are indoors or out (I'd presume the former.) If you cite the exact make/model of your router and NIC, we can check out the published specs. Incidentally, Wiki's article on 802.11AC has a rather good table of (some of) the various factors such as coding schemes, number of streams, coding rates (FEC overhead effectively) that effect link rates (speeds) if you're into the numbers game.ģMBytes/s is (very roughly) 24mbps and you could do better than that using A & G, let alone N & AC so something is clearly awry. To get the best performance out of Wi-Fi, you need the best signalling conditions in order for the protocols to be able to use all the "tricks" in their bag to achieve the performance.