2022, and this is still the BEST review on WiFi adapters on the internet! After days of research on the subject I can say this confidently. Thanks for the comparison charts and special thanks for the explanation on the chips (AX200/AX210) and WiFi 6/6E support. This was new to me. While this information is of paramount importance for making a cogent consumer decision, it is not being advertised by the manufacturers and resellers. Thanks to Mike, now I know exactly what to look for in the specifications to match my expectations and needs. Also, listening to your calm voice and polite and sophisticated manner of speaking was a joy. Subscribed :-)
but the uplink speed wasnt fully tested, it was capped at 23mb give or take, so i have to say its half the best benchmark i could found, also i cant tell that downspeed also is capped by the AP, sorry
thanks for sharing But there is a problem with this test ax200 supports WIFI6 standard Does your wireless router support 160HZ？ I don’t think these AX200s have achieved the network speed they should have. In theory, these wireless network cards can reach 1000MB/s
My access points do support 160 however I did not set it as it is not a default. This test was to compare rather than to see max speed. Great point though. Thanks.
@@MikeFaucher Thanks. So using the newest of these m.2 cards should be ok? I use Linux and I am scared to buy something that is incompatible. Does the Bluetooth use one of the plugs or is the antenna built into the chip?
I question why you would give the advice not to get the AX210 chipset. Why wouldn't you want to be ready for 6E even if you may not currently have 6E? Seems silly not to future proof yourself vs have to buy yet another adapter when you need or want 6E.
Can you test this cards from a distance with 2 or 3 walls to see how good the Beemforming function works. Also the ''-dbm '' is very important to for the network reliability
As this test was done quite a while ago, all these cards have been deployed in systems and I no longer have them to re-test. I did test them with a couple of walls but did not not take and -dbm information. Sorry I could retest but I will probably be doing an update with the next generation cards once I acquire them.
What about the bluetooth range, currently I'm struggling with cheap bluetooth 5 port ? and I'm considering the EDUP PCIe WiFi 6E for the 5.2 bluetooth for low latency sound delivery.
Hard to test BT as it is not a long range protocol, but it worked well for me and the range was good. Is know this is subjective. Not sure if that helps you.
@@MikeFaucher no sorry, I wasn't referring to the products in your video. The video was great, but I was being sarcastic about my WiFi usb when I should've just bought a pcie card instead 😓
What is the difference between AX210 and AXE3000H ?? I bought a MPE-AXE3000H laptop card on Amazon, and installed it, loaded the drivers from intel's website and it appears in the device manager as "Intel Wifi 6E AX-210 160 mhz". What is the difference between AX210 and AXE3000H ??
1. The difference between AX200 and AX210: AX200 - WIFI6 with 2.4 and 5GHz AX210 - WIFI6E with 2.4, 5 and 6GHz Both cards got BT 5.2. 2. Using your ISP connection for testing the speed of this cards is absurd. Since the cards reach speeds of 2-6 Gigabit and your ISP is not even close to getting there.
Need Help. I installed bluetooth USB cable and driver correctly on Windows 10 PC. But it can't find any BT headphone. I can connect WIFI N to my phone at 75mbps, Signal strength full 5 bars.
since this video is 2 years old already, have you found an even better wifi card than the EDUP one? I'm building my first pc and this was the most helpful video yet few amazon reviews make me anxious haha
Motherboard have M2 2230 wifi slot. Intel wifi 8260 m2, 2230. I don't want to use adapter because the motherboard doesn't have USB 2.0 8 pins for adapter cable, that's why I can't use Bluetooth. So, if I put wifi card direct on m2 wifi on the motherboard will Bluetooth available?
Hello i just noticed that you're quite active in the comments. I just want to ask if there's any add on card that supports simultaneous dual band connectivity? Like, i want to have my pc to connect to the 5Ghz wifi and to the 2.4Ghz as a secondary just in case the 5Ghz goes down for a few seconds., Something like a backup., And yes, we have 2 separate networks at home., Wired connection isn't feasible in my situation.,
Most of the cards reviewed here support automatically switching but not simultaneously. I am not aware of card that does that as you are connecting to one access point. Hope that helps.
So, what's the point in going for wifi6 when I already have ~460 speed with Archer T4U Plus? I was reading that with WiFi6 you should go up to ~800 in real conditions. It seems that is bs.
i have a m2 wifi card to pcie x1 adapter and i tried my old intel wireless ac 3160 wifi card on it the wifi isnt working although it's showing up in device manager there is a exclamation mark on it I have tried several drivers but it wont work on the other hand Bluetooth is working fine is there any solution for it?
Hard to say exactly as it could be several things, but I would download the latest driver directly from intel, delete the old drivers and remove the card from the device manager. Reinstall with only the latest Intel driver. The other possibility is that there is an issue with your PCIe adapter card as it should work fine. Sorry if I could not be more help.
almost every card i search i see comments talking about randomly disconnects after some time or it losing speed, in your experience wich one is more reliable/stable?
I did not witness either of these conditions. As you know Wi-Fi in general can be temperamental. On desktops, locking it to a a specific band like 5Mhz really helps as well tuning you channels. Many people have issues with there Wi-Fi setups and blame the cards.
I'm still using the 2020 AX210 E+A-key NGFF in ASUS PCIE adapter on each ASUS X58, X99 & X299 WS. Should X299 with i7-10900X support the newer CNVio2 interconnect to not need USB lead anymore for BT? Does it need to be in the onboard M.2 slot, not riser card?
i am using a wifi ac usb adaptor and my connection speeds are all over the place.Whats more each usb port gives different speeds.Will pci wifi card improve things?
I have Intel ax210 in my laptop, what a difference to my old 2.4g n single band giving a maximum of 40 to 50 megabits. Now I get over 300 megabits while 5 metres away from it, it still works even in the garden.
i have the tp-link pcie adapter shown in the video and a Asus AX 3000 router and I have a 100down and 100up connection, but I never get 100 on download on my PC which is 12 feet away with a brick wall in between, i will get 90-95Mbps at the most but 100Mbps on upload, while my phone also supporting wifi 6 will get 100down and up and also recently i started having Bluetooth issues, where i get insanely stuttering audio, tried different headphones, speakers, earphones, updated drivers/windows, reinstalled windows, the Bluetooth is just useless. i wonder how broadcomm chipsets perform
Hi! I want to ask if there is any wifi 6 cards that is backwards compatible with 802.11ad wifi? I'm trying to find wifi cards that can support ad on my windows desktop. Thank you in advance !
The latest Intel wifi chipset is the Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX411 Gig+ but you won't find any release product at this time. Also, your test would have been a lot more accurate if you were using a 1Gbps connection.
@@MikeFaucherthanks, but i asked because, i had asus DSL-ac86u router which give maximum 5G speed 1300 mbps and i got full of that 1300 mbps from its pcie ac86, so i asked if there is same case here.
@@youmoh3965 The theoretical speed of Wi-Fi 6 as long as your wifi router supports will get 10,000 mbps,, but your mileage will vary. I had miss read and thought your were talking about MBytes per second. Good luck as is should work.
I am thinking of getting one of those, Since i have an old USB WiFi Adapter (Mediatek MT7612U) Even tho i don't have WiFi 6 yet, Who knows maybe in the future. I am also guessing this might improve the signal and the speed a bit. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for the feedback. I did a new video on my channel with the WiFi 6E cards and a couple of those were pci versions. It is not a full comparison but it may help.
@@MikeFaucher i wanted to buy the tp link in your video and tp link ac1300 was my second choice but didn’t find the one in your video on market anymore and i felt sad but after your test i can say that doesn’t matter in the end i guess 😂😂 ur video helped me thank you
Hi! I've watched dozens of this type video and not one has mentioned what the source, strength, and type of the wifi they are measuring. what's up with that?
I ran these tests the default power setting which is typically controlled by your area. The source was a UniFi 6 access point. Thanks for the questions.
My speed was 400/20 at the time of this video. As that can be the bottleneck, I ran iPerf to validate the performance as that is server-based and is on a 10GbE network. I hope that clarifies it in a grammatically correct way. Thank you.
@@MikeFaucher hi! I'm having a lot of trouble trying to find high speed internet or Wi-Fi. I'm currently suffering with 2 free wifi options at my apartment building. 1. spectrum 11D, 2.4U 2. at&t 2D, 0.81U I also get 5gs of metro pcs hotspot, 32D, 8U pathetic. most of the big companies tell me that they don't have the lines in my neighborhood for high speed internet with a ethernet connection. the "high speed wifi" people I've talked to so far seem like big liars when I read their reviews. the reviews on their portable modems is super dismal with no real high speed, 50-60mps D. any recommendations or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'm in Corpus Christi Texas 78401 in the middle of town. kemble
I have just received the edup card. Plugged it in and installed drivers and I'm getting only 30mpbs where I was getting 150 with my USB WiFi adapter. Anything I'm doing wrong or this will be going back tomorrow? Very disappointing.ps the 2.4 ghz is getting quicker speeds of 50 which is unusual too.tried downloading the ax200 drivers off Intel site but things no better. I think they should do college courses in this WiFi crap.
That certainly is not normal. Just to rule things out have you tried a different slot in your PC? Also, make sure you have disabled the original USB adapter. What kind of access point are you connecting to. If not of that works, I would send the card back. That is simply not good enough speeds.
@@MikeFaucher I have only got one slot a pci ex1 slot. Yes the other adapter is unplugged. Its like an esoteric art this WiFi.The router is downstairs but even my phone is getting over 100mbps upstairs. You would expect something all brand new tech with big antenna to get a half decent speed.
@@ianpearson8976 You certainly should. You saw the speed I was getting and I did not do anything special. Hard to assess exactly how you have things connected but your speed is way off. I would send it back and try a different card.
@@Isshin007 I have gone back and used the EDUP card several times since testing these and had really good luck with it. I think you will be happy with it.
Hard to say without seeing your layout and hardware. Assuming you have a WiFi 6 access point, my suggestion would be to use a WiFi analyzer tool as your channel settings be fighting with other devices. There are good videos on UA-cam on how to do it and it can make a huge difference.
@@MikeFaucher Thank you very much for the reply, but I ended up figuring it out. I think my motherboard must have some integrated wifi card in it or something because there was another device in my device manager for a card that I didn't see in a pcie slot when I went to install this one. I disabled it in the manager and I'm getting great speeds!
Hi there, i have issue with the desktop abit far from the router and there is 1 wall and a cardboard in between which is not ideal. Currently using usb port while the speed is ok, the gaming experience is not stable and can get bad a few time in a hour. Do u think getting the tp-link 1, with the attena placing outside of my room will help with better stable connection??
@@MikeFaucher the usb port i using now also come with antenna too attached with the usb, dual band 802.11AC. In that case do u think there is improvement also? With pcie+ better location
@@MikeFaucher one more question, do you think i can use the SMA male to female extension cable to extend the length of the cable of tplink ax3000? Like plugging the extension cable from the pcie card, then connect to the cable lead to the antenna. By doing so then i will have enough cable length to place my antenna base outside of my room to greatly reduced interference from brick wall. What do you think? I search online and cant find anyone tried this method
@@lugz. All of these cards were automatically detected by windows and did not require separate drivers. I would suggest probably just trying one if you are running a late version of windows.
@@lugz. Great. You should be good. It may be necessary to attach a cable directly to your router for a few to allow windows to go out and grab the drivers. It’s case by case. Thanks
Thanks for this, I bought the EDUP since it was on sale (need it for gaming in an area that I can't get ethernet to, one floor below my router). How far were you from your router when you did these tests?
Hey Abdul, How is the card? is the signal strength good? i am also 1 floor below the router Is it also stable and doesnt disconnect and you get the full maximum speed?
@@Isshin007 A lower floor is always an issue as 5Ghz does not like walls and floors. You will have to try and see how it performs. Wifi 6 is only faster at 5Ghz so if you end up connecting at 2.4Ghz there will not be much of a speed gain. It has a lot to do with house construction. The best advice I can give is to try it and send it back if it does not mean your expectations. Good Luck.,
@@Isshin007 hi, so on the first day I used it, there was a massive difference. I went from 35-50mbps on a normal day, to 100-120mbp (on 5ghz). Recently it has dropped down but I think it's my actual internet speeds and not the card. The speed to my line is actually 350mbps but it's a big old house with solid walls and so 120mbps is the highest I've ever gotten one floor away. Overall, a good buy.
@@MikeFaucher yeah I have noticed the 5ghz problem too, but with my old card, the signal on 5ghz was way worse than it is with the newer card. Since this card supports WiFi 6, I am considering now upgrading my router to a WiFi 6 router too (as it stands I'm not taking advantage of that). Really not sure how much if a boost I would get
Hi mike. I found this video super interesting. Im trying to figure out if the desktop my brother gave me can support wifi-6 or -6e. Do you know how i might find out? The desktop he gave me will be for first person shooting (fps) gaming, but it doesnt have a wifi card. So im thinking of either buying a wifi-6 card or using an ethernet cable. Is wifi-6 just as good as an ethernet cable?
Any computer that has a pcie slot can support a WiFi 6 card as long as you have a slot you are good. As Ethernet vs WiFi 6. Take Ethernet any day for speed and ping time.
You definitely don't have a wifi 6e capable network if you don't already know. 6e wouldn't really change your bandwidth over wifi 6. Tldr you're fine either way.
The best wifi cards are the ones integrated within the motherboard, That’s why I only buy motherboards with wifi built in. they work out of the box, no drivers needed which is perfect if you’re running linux or Android OS in your PC
Sure can but you will only get the speed of your Wi-Fi 5 router. The only reason would be if you needed to buy a card anyway or you were planning for a future upgrade of your router. Great question.
Can you do a installation video of the edup ax210 card? I received it a few days ago and can't figure out how to get it working, after I get it setup in my pc and installed i couldn't find the drivers for the ax210 and whenever I download the older drivers It still doesn't work and never pops up the internet in the bottom right. Sorry if this was confusing but am struggling to get it setup.
after install can i use my laptop as a wifi 6 hotspot for my phone i use a lan cable 1gig on my notebook so if i use this wifi 6 card with as a hotspot i can use it as a wifi 6 router for mobile gaming?
I would not use this as a mobile gaming router as these are really wireless cards. You can hot spot to anything but speed and latency will not be great. These are made for direct access.
2022, and this is still the BEST review on WiFi adapters on the internet! After days of research on the subject I can say this confidently. Thanks for the comparison charts and special thanks for the explanation on the chips (AX200/AX210) and WiFi 6/6E support. This was new to me. While this information is of paramount importance for making a cogent consumer decision, it is not being advertised by the manufacturers and resellers. Thanks to Mike, now I know exactly what to look for in the specifications to match my expectations and needs. Also, listening to your calm voice and polite and sophisticated manner of speaking was a joy. Subscribed :-)
Thank you for this feedback. I truly appreciate it and glad you found it helpful.
I want to buy one dose it matter that my router is like downstairs in another room do these have good reach
but the uplink speed wasnt fully tested, it was capped at 23mb give or take, so i have to say its half the best benchmark i could found, also i cant tell that downspeed also is capped by the AP, sorry
That's such a good comparison video. Straight to the point and with great information. Thank you for including the iperf test.
Thanks and glad you like it. Thanks for the feedback.
thanks for sharing
But there is a problem with this test
ax200 supports WIFI6 standard
Does your wireless router support 160HZ？
I don’t think these AX200s have achieved the network speed they should have.
In theory, these wireless network cards can reach 1000MB/s
My access points do support 160 however I did not set it as it is not a default. This test was to compare rather than to see max speed. Great point though. Thanks.
Wow! One and only comparison review on the internet!!! Thumbs up, and subscribed! You're the man.
Thank you. Appreciate the feedback.
Wuld have loved to see this test on a gigabit WAN
Thanks. Currently do not have access to gigabit WAN.
Thanks you Mike!
Very welcome.
Hi I have a 6th gen i5 in my Dell optiplex 7040. Could I install the AX210 card?
Somone said the AX210 is only compatible with gen10?
No problem at all. These are plug in cards and with much earlier than gen 6 I5. That information about gen 10 is incorrect. Great question.
@@MikeFaucher Thanks. So using the newest of these m.2 cards should be ok? I use Linux and I am scared to buy something that is incompatible. Does the Bluetooth use one of the plugs or is the antenna built into the chip?
@@LEO-xo9cz You need to check that the card you get has Linux drivers. Bluetooth is built in.
You should have been testing this on a heavy LAN video stream or something. That's what Wifi 6 was designed for.
I have but benchmarking a video stream is challenging. This was intended to just compare. Good point and thanks for the comment.
Even wifi n is sufficient for 8k YT videos, so it's not a great test. Perhaps you would need 16k 120fps to even utilize wifi ac.
I question why you would give the advice not to get the AX210 chipset. Why wouldn't you want to be ready for 6E even if you may not currently have 6E? Seems silly not to future proof yourself vs have to buy yet another adapter when you need or want 6E.
At the time of this video there was not access points that supported it. Today it is different and I would recommend it. Great point.
LOL 459mbps not too bad? Man If I get 20 mb per second over cable I am elated. UK Internet sucks bad!
Good point. Perspective. Thanks for the feedback.
This is a great review! Helped me out a lot!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the iperf3 tests and for the video!
Thank you and glad you found it helpful.
Awesome man strait to the point and well laid ou!
Thanks so much for the feedback and glad you liked it.
I am using a tp link ax3000x and i love it
Awesome, thanks for the feedback.
which has better signal reception? a wifi dongle with antenna or a pcie wifi card?
Hard to say as I have not tested a dongle. My guess would be the pcie card.
@@MikeFaucher thank you
Can you test this cards from a distance with 2 or 3 walls to see how good the Beemforming function works. Also the ''-dbm '' is very important to for the network reliability
As this test was done quite a while ago, all these cards have been deployed in systems and I no longer have them to re-test. I did test them with a couple of walls but did not not take and -dbm information. Sorry I could retest but I will probably be doing an update with the next generation cards once I acquire them.
Thank you . I am realy eager to see those test results
EDUP AX work on intel motherboard?
Absolutely. The AX210 is an Intel chip.
What about the bluetooth range, currently I'm struggling with cheap bluetooth 5 port ? and I'm considering the EDUP PCIe WiFi 6E for the 5.2 bluetooth for low latency sound delivery.
Hard to test BT as it is not a long range protocol, but it worked well for me and the range was good. Is know this is subjective. Not sure if that helps you.
I'm getting 29 for download. My WiFi USB is so reliable
Thanks for the feedback.
@@MikeFaucher no sorry, I wasn't referring to the products in your video. The video was great, but I was being sarcastic about my WiFi usb when I should've just bought a pcie card instead 😓
What is the difference between AX210 and AXE3000H ?? I bought a MPE-AXE3000H laptop card on Amazon, and installed it, loaded the drivers from intel's website and it appears in the device manager as "Intel Wifi 6E AX-210 160 mhz". What is the difference between AX210 and AXE3000H ??
Not much as this card uses the Intel AX210 chipset.
1. The difference between AX200 and AX210:
AX200 - WIFI6 with 2.4 and 5GHz
AX210 - WIFI6E with 2.4, 5 and 6GHz
Both cards got BT 5.2.
2. Using your ISP connection for testing the speed of this cards is absurd. Since the cards reach speeds of 2-6 Gigabit and your ISP is not even close to getting there.
Thanks for your feedback and detail
do wi fi 6 cards support both 2.4 ghz, or only 5.0 ghz?
They support both and several support the 6E standard which is 6ghz. Hope that helps
Need Help. I installed bluetooth USB cable and driver correctly on Windows 10 PC. But it can't find any BT headphone. I can connect WIFI N to my phone at 75mbps, Signal strength full 5 bars.
Does it show correctly in the device manager? Use th drivers from directly from Intel.
since this video is 2 years old already, have you found an even better wifi card than the EDUP one? I'm building my first pc and this was the most helpful video yet few amazon reviews make me anxious haha
No. I am testing WiFi 7 cards later this month.
Motherboard have M2 2230 wifi slot. Intel wifi 8260 m2, 2230. I don't want to use adapter because the motherboard doesn't have USB 2.0 8 pins for adapter cable, that's why I can't use Bluetooth. So, if I put wifi card direct on m2 wifi on the motherboard will Bluetooth available?
Yes, if Bluetooth is on the card it will work.
Hello i just noticed that you're quite active in the comments. I just want to ask if there's any add on card that supports simultaneous dual band connectivity?
Like, i want to have my pc to connect to the 5Ghz wifi and to the 2.4Ghz as a secondary just in case the 5Ghz goes down for a few seconds.,
Something like a backup.,
And yes, we have 2 separate networks at home.,
Wired connection isn't feasible in my situation.,
Most of the cards reviewed here support automatically switching but not simultaneously. I am not aware of card that does that as you are connecting to one access point. Hope that helps.
So, what's the point in going for wifi6 when I already have ~460 speed with Archer T4U Plus? I was reading that with WiFi6 you should go up to ~800 in real conditions. It seems that is bs.
There are a bunch of variables so every setup is different. I just tested 6E and got 1.5. You can get 800 with 6 but only with ideal conditions
i have a m2 wifi card to pcie x1 adapter and i tried my old intel wireless ac 3160 wifi card on it the wifi isnt working although it's showing up in device manager there is a exclamation mark on it I have tried several drivers but it wont work on the other hand Bluetooth is working fine is there any solution for it?
Hard to say exactly as it could be several things, but I would download the latest driver directly from intel, delete the old drivers and remove the card from the device manager. Reinstall with only the latest Intel driver. The other possibility is that there is an issue with your PCIe adapter card as it should work fine. Sorry if I could not be more help.
almost every card i search i see comments talking about randomly disconnects after some time or it losing speed, in your experience wich one is more reliable/stable?
I did not witness either of these conditions. As you know Wi-Fi in general can be temperamental. On desktops, locking it to a a specific band like 5Mhz really helps as well tuning you channels. Many people have issues with there Wi-Fi setups and blame the cards.
I'm still using the 2020 AX210 E+A-key NGFF in ASUS PCIE adapter on each ASUS X58, X99 & X299 WS. Should X299 with i7-10900X support the newer CNVio2 interconnect to not need USB lead anymore for BT? Does it need to be in the onboard M.2 slot, not riser card?
You can certainly get be with riser as long as it performs for you.
Would have been nice to have seen the cards without the installed heatsinks, since the circuits and antenna connections are all the same.
Good point, I will definetely consider that on the WiFI 7 versions when they come out. Thanks for the feedback.
we in Eu have 3x slower internet , i had max 200 with any card and i have most expecieve internet
True, but if you connect to other devices such as a NAS or media server, it can still make a difference. Thanks for the input and comment.
The antennas are for wifi only right, they don't transmit the bluetooth signal?
You are correct.
i want less ping
Tough to do with wireless.
i am using a wifi ac usb adaptor and my connection speeds are all over the place.Whats more each usb port gives different speeds.Will pci wifi card improve things?
Assuming you are talking about a desktop, then yes, you will get much better results. USB is often a hit and miss.
I have Intel ax210 in my laptop, what a difference to my old 2.4g n single band giving a maximum of 40 to 50 megabits. Now I get over 300 megabits while 5 metres away from it, it still works even in the garden.
Awesome. Thanks for the feedback and enjoy the new speed.
I just bought the tp-link AX3000 because I thought the red would look cool in my case.
Awesome! Good luck with it.
Thank you
You're welcome.
What is the external antenna you were using in the video?
That came with one cards. Some have external antennas.
And subscribed because you make good videos
Thank you so much and appreciate the sub!
i have the tp-link pcie adapter shown in the video and a Asus AX 3000 router and I have a 100down and 100up connection, but I never get 100 on download on my PC which is 12 feet away with a brick wall in between, i will get 90-95Mbps at the most but 100Mbps on upload, while my phone also supporting wifi 6 will get 100down and up
and also recently i started having Bluetooth issues, where i get insanely stuttering audio, tried different headphones, speakers, earphones, updated drivers/windows, reinstalled windows, the Bluetooth is just useless.
i wonder how broadcomm chipsets perform
Sorry to hear about the issues. Have not tried the Broadcom yet.
What is iperf? How to check it in cmdprmt
It is a network testing and tuning tool. Search for IPERF3 and you should fine it. It can be run from the command prompt.
Hi! I want to ask if there is any wifi 6 cards that is backwards compatible with 802.11ad wifi? I'm trying to find wifi cards that can support ad on my windows desktop. Thank you in advance !
Not that I am aware of. Sorry and good luck.
ASUS PCE-AX58BT best
Thanks for the feedback.
The latest Intel wifi chipset is the Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX411 Gig+ but you won't find any release product at this time. Also, your test would have been a lot more accurate if you were using a 1Gbps connection.
Thaks for your input.
Which pcie card give me Huawei AX3 Quad-Core router full speed 2402 mbps , please name me models, thanks
No wireless will give you that performance. You need an ethernet connection.
@@MikeFaucherthanks, but i asked because, i had asus DSL-ac86u router which give maximum 5G speed 1300 mbps
and i got full of that 1300 mbps from its pcie ac86, so i asked if there is same case here.
@@youmoh3965 The theoretical speed of Wi-Fi 6 as long as your wifi router supports will get 10,000 mbps,, but your mileage will vary. I had miss read and thought your were talking about MBytes per second. Good luck as is should work.
I am thinking of getting one of those, Since i have an old USB WiFi Adapter (Mediatek MT7612U)
Even tho i don't have WiFi 6 yet, Who knows maybe in the future. I am also guessing this might improve the signal and the speed a bit.
Thanks for the video!
It definitely won't hurt performance and may help due to antenna design.
this is really helpful, you should make a m2 adapter version.
Thanks for the feedback. I did a new video on my channel with the WiFi 6E cards and a couple of those were pci versions. It is not a full comparison but it may help.
@@MikeFaucher thank you
but thats lower than what wifi 6 is capable of as i've read, i think tp link ac1300 should supprt higher than this ?
Yep but there is many variables in WiFi so your results may vary. Thanks for the feedback.
@@MikeFaucher i wanted to buy the tp link in your video and tp link ac1300 was my second choice but didn’t find the one in your video on market anymore and i felt sad but after your test i can say that doesn’t matter in the end i guess 😂😂 ur video helped me thank you
@@rukiichi85 Great to hear
Just curious. How did you set up your iPerf test. Where does the server run?
You can set p on any machine but I run it on my Unraid server.
@@MikeFaucher cool. Thanks!
So if you do the test, but only with one antenna, connected to the main : how does the result be ? Will it be like 10% less ? thanks
I have not tested it that way so I am not sure what the result would be. Thanks.
Awesome video you helped me out so much!!!
Glad to hear. Thanks.
thank you very informative
Thanks for the feedback. Glad you liked it.
Excellent video, thank you!
Thank you for the feedback. Appreciated.
Hi! I've watched dozens of this type video and not one has mentioned what the source, strength, and type of the wifi they are measuring. what's up with that?
I ran these tests the default power setting which is typically controlled by your area. The source was a UniFi 6 access point. Thanks for the questions.
My speed was 400/20 at the time of this video. As that can be the bottleneck, I ran iPerf to validate the performance as that is server-based and is on a 10GbE network. I hope that clarifies it in a grammatically correct way. Thank you.
@@MikeFaucher hi! I'm having a lot of trouble trying to find high speed internet or Wi-Fi. I'm currently suffering with 2 free wifi options at my apartment building.
1. spectrum 11D, 2.4U
2. at&t 2D, 0.81U
I also get 5gs of metro pcs hotspot,
32D, 8U
pathetic.
most of the big companies tell me that they don't have the lines in my neighborhood for high speed internet with a ethernet connection.
the "high speed wifi" people I've talked to so far seem like big liars when I read their reviews. the reviews on their portable modems is super dismal with no real high speed, 50-60mps D.
any recommendations or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'm in Corpus Christi Texas 78401 in the middle of town.
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@@mrkemblegilstrap Sorry I have no idea what services are in your area. Good luck.
I have just received the edup card. Plugged it in and installed drivers and I'm getting only 30mpbs where I was getting 150 with my USB WiFi adapter. Anything I'm doing wrong or this will be going back tomorrow? Very disappointing.ps the 2.4 ghz is getting quicker speeds of 50 which is unusual too.tried downloading the ax200 drivers off Intel site but things no better. I think they should do college courses in this WiFi crap.
That certainly is not normal. Just to rule things out have you tried a different slot in your PC? Also, make sure you have disabled the original USB adapter. What kind of access point are you connecting to. If not of that works, I would send the card back. That is simply not good enough speeds.
@@MikeFaucher I have only got one slot a pci ex1 slot. Yes the other adapter is unplugged. Its like an esoteric art this WiFi.The router is downstairs but even my phone is getting over 100mbps upstairs. You would expect something all brand new tech with big antenna to get a half decent speed.
@@ianpearson8976 You certainly should. You saw the speed I was getting and I did not do anything special. Hard to assess exactly how you have things connected but your speed is way off. I would send it back and try a different card.
Can u update us about what happened? i found the EDUP with a good deal and might get it
@@Isshin007 I have gone back and used the EDUP card several times since testing these and had really good luck with it. I think you will be happy with it.
I got that tp link one and I've been having serious signal strength and speed issues. Do you have any suggestions for what I should do?
Hard to say without seeing your layout and hardware. Assuming you have a WiFi 6 access point, my suggestion would be to use a WiFi analyzer tool as your channel settings be fighting with other devices. There are good videos on UA-cam on how to do it and it can make a huge difference.
@@MikeFaucher Thank you very much for the reply, but I ended up figuring it out. I think my motherboard must have some integrated wifi card in it or something because there was another device in my device manager for a card that I didn't see in a pcie slot when I went to install this one. I disabled it in the manager and I'm getting great speeds!
@@mcvilllain Great to hear. Good luck and thanks for letting me know.
@@MikeFaucher thank you sir, take care
Thanks so much!
Glad you found it useful.
Does this work for Pop!_OS and Ubuntu?
Sorry I Have not tried it.
@@MikeFaucher could you do a video on WiFi and Bluetooth cards that work on Linux please?
@@kenyanneighbours5839 these are Linux compatible so they will work but I do not run Linux so I could not test them.
@@MikeFaucher oh okay thanks.
Hi there, i have issue with the desktop abit far from the router and there is 1 wall and a cardboard in between which is not ideal. Currently using usb port while the speed is ok, the gaming experience is not stable and can get bad a few time in a hour. Do u think getting the tp-link 1, with the attena placing outside of my room will help with better stable connection??
External antennas' are always better in terms of range so I would say yes.
@@MikeFaucher the usb port i using now also come with antenna too attached with the usb, dual band 802.11AC. In that case do u think there is improvement also? With pcie+ better location
@@lokilonii I would assume yes. Less latency.
@@MikeFaucher thank you for the reply, will get one for myself
@@MikeFaucher one more question, do you think i can use the SMA male to female extension cable to extend the length of the cable of tplink ax3000? Like plugging the extension cable from the pcie card, then connect to the cable lead to the antenna. By doing so then i will have enough cable length to place my antenna base outside of my room to greatly reduced interference from brick wall. What do you think? I search online and cant find anyone tried this method
thank you
No problem. Glad you liked it.
The point is how far from the router are this devices
All the tests were done around 30ft away exactly the same.
@@MikeFaucher any walls in the way?
@@alexh9279 yes there is one
Are there any WiFi cards for amd users
All of these will work on AMD. The actual WiFi chip is made by Intel but it is universal.
@@MikeFaucher yah but the drivers are for intel
@@lugz. All of these cards were automatically detected by windows and did not require separate drivers. I would suggest probably just trying one if you are running a late version of windows.
@@MikeFaucher ok I’m running windows 10 64bit
@@lugz. Great. You should be good. It may be necessary to attach a cable directly to your router for a few to allow windows to go out and grab the drivers. It’s case by case. Thanks
Thanks for this, I bought the EDUP since it was on sale (need it for gaming in an area that I can't get ethernet to, one floor below my router).
How far were you from your router when you did these tests?
Approximately 40 ft. on the same floor
Hey Abdul,
How is the card? is the signal strength good? i am also 1 floor below the router
Is it also stable and doesnt disconnect and you get the full maximum speed?
@@Isshin007 A lower floor is always an issue as 5Ghz does not like walls and floors. You will have to try and see how it performs. Wifi 6 is only faster at 5Ghz so if you end up connecting at 2.4Ghz there will not be much of a speed gain. It has a lot to do with house construction. The best advice I can give is to try it and send it back if it does not mean your expectations. Good Luck.,
@@Isshin007 hi, so on the first day I used it, there was a massive difference. I went from 35-50mbps on a normal day, to 100-120mbp (on 5ghz). Recently it has dropped down but I think it's my actual internet speeds and not the card. The speed to my line is actually 350mbps but it's a big old house with solid walls and so 120mbps is the highest I've ever gotten one floor away. Overall, a good buy.
@@MikeFaucher yeah I have noticed the 5ghz problem too, but with my old card, the signal on 5ghz was way worse than it is with the newer card.
Since this card supports WiFi 6, I am considering now upgrading my router to a WiFi 6 router too (as it stands I'm not taking advantage of that).
Really not sure how much if a boost I would get
Hi mike. I found this video super interesting. Im trying to figure out if the desktop my brother gave me can support wifi-6 or -6e. Do you know how i might find out?
The desktop he gave me will be for first person shooting (fps) gaming, but it doesnt have a wifi card. So im thinking of either buying a wifi-6 card or using an ethernet cable. Is wifi-6 just as good as an ethernet cable?
Any computer that has a pcie slot can support a WiFi 6 card as long as you have a slot you are good. As Ethernet vs WiFi 6. Take Ethernet any day for speed and ping time.
You definitely don't have a wifi 6e capable network if you don't already know. 6e wouldn't really change your bandwidth over wifi 6. Tldr you're fine either way.
The best wifi cards are the ones integrated within the motherboard, That’s why I only buy motherboards with wifi built in. they work out of the box, no drivers needed which is perfect if you’re running linux or Android OS in your PC
Though that is not a bad solution and is sometimes very true, that has not been my experience as a whole. Thanks for the input.
Thanks for the comparison
Thank you!
Excellent review..
Thank you for the feedback. I appreciate it.
Can my wifi 5 wifi router work with these?
Sure can but you will only get the speed of your Wi-Fi 5 router. The only reason would be if you needed to buy a card anyway or you were planning for a future upgrade of your router. Great question.
Is there a difference if you have an ax router, but using wifi 6ac card for your pc instead of wifi 6ax card?
Absolutely. Your connection is only as fast as the weakest link. Hard to say how much difference but there will be one.
NOT SUPORTED FOR WINDOWS 11 SCRAP
Actually these work fine in Windows 11 and some are auto detected or can use the Win10 driver.
Can you do a installation video of the edup ax210 card? I received it a few days ago and can't figure out how to get it working, after I get it setup in my pc and installed i couldn't find the drivers for the ax210 and whenever I download the older drivers It still doesn't work and never pops up the internet in the bottom right. Sorry if this was confusing but am struggling to get it setup.
I ca add it to my list of videos. Did you download the drivers directly from Intel? It is there chipset so get the drivers from them.
@@MikeFaucher I've tried that and the ones from edup website, but can you link me them if possible so I know that I downloaded the right ones?
after install can i use my laptop as a wifi 6 hotspot for my phone i use a lan cable 1gig on my notebook so if i use this wifi 6 card with as a hotspot i can use it as a wifi 6 router for mobile gaming?
I would not use this as a mobile gaming router as these are really wireless cards. You can hot spot to anything but speed and latency will not be great. These are made for direct access.