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panirwane
Jan 02, 2023Follower
WiFi 6 (802.11ax) not much faster than WiFi 5 (802.11ac)?
I recently upgraded to the NETGEAR CAX 80 AX6000 with AX-WiFi6 support. I ran a speed test on a laptop with intel AX201 160mhz and got 1500mbps (1.5gbps) on WiFi with ping around 2ms but when I did t...
plemans
Jan 02, 2023Guru - Experienced User
Kitsap is correct. Reading through that can give you a better understanding of wifi speeds/expectations.
Many devices didn't support 160hz wide and only 80hz wide so don't see a ton of benefit (if any). But for the devices that can support 160hz wide channels, its a nice speed increase. Some of the AC router supports 160hz wide as well and were pretty high performing as well.