802.11ac Advances












Broadcom: Insider Comments, Continued









Test Server Specs
Processor
AMD FX-8150 (Zambezi) @ 3.6 GHz (18 * 200 MHz), Socket AM3+, 8 MB Shared L3, Turbo Core enabled, Power-savings enabled
Motherboard
Asus Crosshair V Formula (Socket AM3+) AMD 990FX/SB950 Chipset, BIOS 1703
Memory
G.Skill 16 GB (4 x 4 GB) DDR3-1600, F3-12800CL9Q2-32GBZL @ DDR3-1600 at 1.5 V
Storage
Patriot Wildfire 256 GB SSD
Graphics
AMD Radeon HD 7970 3 GB GDDR5
PowerSupply
PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 850 W
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-bit)
Test Client Specs
ModelAsus N56VM
Processor
Intel Core i7-3720QM (Ivy Bridge) @ 2.60 GHz (26 * 100 MHz), 6 MB Shared L3, Hyper-Threading enabled, Turbo Boost enabled, Power-savings enabled
Memory
Hyundai 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) PC3-12800, HMT351S6CFR8C-PB @ 1.5 V
Storage
Seagate ST9750420AS 750 GB, 7,200 RPM HDD
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GT 630M
Power Supply
Asus ADP-120ZB
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-bit)



AirLive N450R And Asus RT-AC66U











Asus RT-AC66U















Belkin AC1200 DB






Belkin's GUI




Buffalo AC1300/N900


Buffalo AC1300/N900



Buffalo's GUI

Belkin GUI



Linksys EA6566/AC1750

Linksys EA6500 - Front


Linksys EA6500 - Rear


Linksys AC1750



Linksys Smart Wi-Fi

Linksys Smart Wi-Fi in Chrome



Netgear R6300

Netgear R6300



Netgear Genie


Netgear Genie




Results: 2 GB Folder Copy















Results: PerformanceTest 7, Same-Room













Results: PerformanceTest 7, Across-House












Results: PerformanceTest 7 Graphs











AirLive, 5.0 GHz, TCP, Location 3


AirLive, 5.0 GHz, TCP, Location 3

Asus 11ac, 5.0 GHz, TCP, Location 1



Asus 11n, 5.0 GHz, TCP, Location 1



Asus 11ac, 5.0 GHz, TCP, Location 3



Asus 11n, 5.0 GHz, TCP, Location 3




Belkin 11ac, 5.0 GHz, TCP, Location 1


Bufflo 11ac, 5.0 GHz, TCP, Location 1


Linksys 11ac, 5.0 GHz, TCP, Location 1


Netgear 11ac, 5.0 GHz, TCP, Location 1






Results: IxChariot, Same-Room, 5.0 GHz






Asus 11ac, hi perfTCP, Throughput, Location 1



Netgear 11ac, hi perfTCP, Throughput, Location 1


Linksys 11ac, hi perfTCP, Throughput, Location 1






Bufflo 11n, UDP, Throughput, Location 1



Linksys 11ac, UDP, Throughput, Location 1



Results: IxChariot







Linksys 11n, 2.4 GHz, UDP, Throughput, Location 1






AirLive, 5.0 GHz, hi perfTCP, Location 3





Asus 11ac, 2.4 GHz, UDP, Throughput, Location 3




Results: IxChariot, Across-House, 2.4 GHz







Asus 11n, hi perfTCP, Throughput, Location 3


Asus 11n, UDP, Throughput, Location 3










802.11ac: A Substantial Step Up From 802.11n













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