Router

Ranker Performance Summary
ASUS RT-AC86U
Dual Band AC2900 Wireless Router

Test Notes:
Revision 10 process using 3.0.0.4.382_18219-g76de09e firmware

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# 3 for Total router (25.3)

# 3 for 2.4 GHz Avg. Throughput (2.0)

#2 for 2.4 GHz Avg. Downlink Throughput [61.4 Mbps]

#2 for 2.4 GHz Avg. Uplink Throughput [58.8739 Mbps]

# 3 for 2.4 GHz Max. Throughput (2.0)

#2 for 2.4 GHz Max. Downlink Throughput [123.8 Mbps]

#2 for 2.4 GHz Max. Uplink Throughput [110 Mbps]

# 4 for 2.4 GHz Peak Throughput (4.0)

#4 for 2.4 GHz Peak Downlink Throughput [504.921 Mbps]

#4 for 2.4 GHz Peak Uplink Throughput [338.561 Mbps]

# 3 for 2.4 GHz Range (2.5)

#2 for 2.4 GHz Downlink Range [28.4 Mbps]

#3 for 2.4 GHz Uplink Range [34.4 Mbps]

# 4 for 5 GHz Avg. Throughput (3.5)

#5 for 5 GHz Avg. Downlink Throughput [137.842 Mbps]

#2 for 5 GHz Avg. Uplink Throughput [221.253 Mbps]

# 3 for 5 GHz Max. Throughput (3.0)

#4 for 5 GHz Max. Downlink Throughput [485.9 Mbps]

#2 for 5 GHz Max. Uplink Throughput [596.1 Mbps]

# 1 for 5 GHz Peak Throughput (1.0)

#1 for 5 GHz Peak Downlink Throughput [911.388 Mbps]

#1 for 5 GHz Peak Uplink Throughput [942.93 Mbps]

# 5 for 5 GHz Range (6.0)

#10 for 5 GHz Downlink Range [35.3 Mbps]

#2 for 5 GHz Uplink Range [105.5 Mbps]

# 1 for TCP Throughput (1.0)

#1 for WAN to LAN Throughput - TCP [938 Mbps]

#1 for LAN to WAN Throughput - TCP [941 Mbps]

# 2 for HTTP Score (2.5)

#3 for HTTP Score - WAN to LAN [57.15 %]

#2 for HTTP Score - LAN to WAN [57.275 %]

# 1 for Bufferbloat (1.5)

#2 for Bufferbloat Score - Average Downlink [575 Score]

#1 for Bufferbloat Score - Average Uplink [529 Score]

# 1 for CTF Score (1.0)

#1 for CTF Score [99.1 %]

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