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Ranker Performance Summary
ASUS XT8
ZenWiFi AX

Test Notes:
Revision 2 mesh process with 3.0.0.4.386_43181 firmware

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# 2 for Total Rank (13.5)

# 2 for 2.4 GHz Avg. Throughput (2.0)

#1 for 2.4 GHz Avg. Downlink Throughput [136.885 Mbps]

#3 for 2.4 GHz Avg. Uplink Throughput [82.55 Mbps]

# 1 for 2.4 GHz Max. Throughput (1.0)

#1 for 2.4 GHz Max. Downlink Throughput [233.232 Mbps]

#1 for 2.4 GHz Max. Uplink Throughput [216.223 Mbps]

# 4 for 2.4 GHz Range (4.0)

#4 for 2.4 GHz Downlink Range [1.484 Mbps]

#4 for 2.4 GHz Uplink Range [0.723 Mbps]

# 1 for 5 GHz Avg. Throughput (1.0)

#1 for 5 GHz Avg. Downlink Throughput [541.875 Mbps]

#1 for 5 GHz Avg. Uplink Throughput [404.053 Mbps]

# 1 for 5 GHz Max. Throughput (1.0)

#1 for 5 GHz Max. Uplink Throughput [885.866 Mbps]

# 2 for 5 GHz Range (2.0)

#2 for 5 GHz Downlink Range [147.606 Mbps]

#2 for 5 GHz Uplink Range [38.329 Mbps]

# 2 for Multiband Throughput Root (1.5)

#2 for Multiband Throughput Root - 2.4 GHz [399 Mbps]

#1 for Multiband Throughput Root - 5 GHz [997.3 Mbps]

# 2 for Multiband Throughput Hop1 (2.0)

#2 for Multiband Throughput Hop1 - 2.4 GHz [339.6 Mbps]

#2 for Multiband Throughput Hop1 - 5 GHz [470.1 Mbps]

# 2 for Multiband Latency Score Root (25.0)

#3 for Multiband Latency Score Root - 2.4 GHz [5.3]

#2 for Multiband Latency Score Root - 5 GHz [12.5]

#1 for Multiband Latency Score Hop1 - 2.4 GHz [22.8]

#3 for Multiband Latency Score Hop1 - 5 GHz [25.9]

# 3 for Mesh Capacity (10.0)

#1 for Mesh Capacity Throughput [166.667 Mbps]

#3 for Mesh Capacity Latency Score [46.6]

# 1 for Routing Throughput (1.0)

#1 for WAN to LAN Throughput - TCP [924.1 Mbps]

#1 for LAN to WAN Throughput - TCP [923.7 Mbps]

# 1 for Routing Latency Score (1.0)

#1 for Routing Latency Score - Average [52.1]

#1 for Routing Latency Score - 90th Percentile [49.3]

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