Test methodology
We only test routers rarely, usually if they bring any significant news. The last time, for example, it was an Asus router with WiFi 6. The first home router with a 10-gigabit connection is now coming to the market from the same manufacturer, using RJ45 and SFP+. The slow 1 Gbps cable connection was the drawback of WiFi 6 routers, and this is what the new RT-AX89X eliminates. Thanks to 10 Gb connectors, the home network is thus entering a new era.
Methodology
The aim of the tests is to show the real transfer speeds between the router and the client in a panel building environment, not under laboratory conditions. This means that there are many other WiFi networks in the area, and during the 10-meter distance test, the signal must pass to the third room, with the individual rooms separated by reinforced concrete walls but open doors.
Upload and download tests are performed using the TamoSoft Throughput Test application, where we select the results of TCP upload and TCP download. The router is connected to our test bench for graphics cards using several types of connections – 1 and 10 Gbps RJ45 or SFP+ DAC cable serves as a server. The client is a laptop Asus ZenBook 14 with the Intel WiFi AX201 card, which supports WiFi 6, i.e. the 802.11ax standard. The transfer takes exactly 1 minute. All tests are performed twice and the results are the average of both measurements.
The USB transfer tests are again performed on the test bench and the laptop, with the help of an external drive SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD, which is connected to the router via USB and serves as a network storage. Subsequently, a large video file of almost 32 GB is written to and read from this storage.
- Contents
- Package and specifications
- 10 Gbps network – pitfalls and solutions
- Software – General settings
- Software – Advanced settings
- Test methodology
- Test results
- Conclusion