7KH$VXV57$;8SURYHGRQO\SHUFHQWTXLFNHU
ZKHQWHVWHGZLWKWKHD[FOLHQWZKLOHWKH73/LQN
URXWHUZDVSHUFHQWIDVWHU7KH1HWJHDUVKRZHGWKH
PRVWLPSURYHPHQWZLWKDSHUFHQWLQFUHDVH2QFH
DJDLQWKH$VXV5DSWXUH57$&SHUIRUPHGEHWWHU
when paired with the older client, albeit only by 1.
percent.
GETTING THE MOST FROM WI-FI 6
Not surprisingly, our throughput tests indicate that, in
PRVWFDVHV:L)LSURYLGHVDVLJQL¿FDQWSHUIRUPDQFH
increase over its predecessor, especially at close range.
7KHFDWFKLVWKDW\RX¶OOKDYHWRXVH:L)LFRPSDWLEOH
clients in order to take advantage of the increased
transfer rates.
It’s also important to note that Wi-Fi 6 is still young,
and as router and PC vendors release enhanced chipsets
and components and tweak their drivers, we’ll no doubt
see faster speeds with much better range performance
GRZQWKHURDG0HDQZKLOHLI\RX¶UHQRWSODQQLQJRQ
upgrading to a Wi-Fi 6-compatible laptop and you
already enjoy solid performance from your 802.11ac
router, there’s no reason to upgrade to a new router yet.
PC MAGAZINE DIGITAL EDITION (^) I SUBSCRIBE (^) I MARCH 2020
Our tests
indicate that,
in most cases,
Wi-Fi 6
provides a
significant
performance
increase over
its predecessor.