Insane Wifi 7 Router Shootout!!
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Today we test out all of the high end Wifi 7 routers to see which one is the best. This includes the Asus ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro, TP-Link Archer BE900, Netgear Nighthawk RS700S, Eero Pro 7, and Linksys Velop 7. The speeds I got from this router are absolutely incredible. I also tested the Netgear Orbi 970 but chose the Nighthawk RS700S over the Orbi as the Nighthawk performed better and had more advanced customization options. I also tested the Ubiquiti U7 Pro Max but unfortunately its performance couldn't keep up with the routers in this video and since it's an access point and not a router, I omitted it from the video.
TP-Link Archer BE900 on Amazon:
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Asus ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro on Amazon:
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Netgear Nighthawk RS700S on Amazon:
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Eero Pro 7 on Amazon:
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Linksys Velop 7 on Amazon:
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0:00 Intro
0:36 Testing Methods
1:21 Asus ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro
2:24 TP-Link Archer BE900
3:23 Netgear Nighthawk RS700S
4:30 Eero Max 7
5:35 Linksys Velop Pro 7
6:50 Break
7:48 6Ghz Test Results
9:24 5Ghz Test Results
10:15 2.4Ghz Test Results
11:03 Winners
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I’ve seen a few comments regarding Ubiquiti Unifi access points. Ironically, I use all Ubiquiti equipment in my personal home network and I actually purchased Ubiquiti’s new Unifi U7 Pro Max Access Point and planned on putting it in the video but the performance wasn’t as good as I expected. I could barely get any speeds over 1800GBPS and even if I could, the speeds are limited by the 2.5GB uplink port. Ubiquiti APs aren’t really built for raw speed. They’re built for high density and high reliability environments so it’s not necessarily an apples to apples comparison.
Now that the Unifi MLO update is out for the WiFi7 devices, I would love to see your take on the Ubiquiti APs. Sure the raw speed might not compete with the top tier, but as a Unifi ecosystem user, would love to see the same test sweep since other channels don't seem to have a clue how to do proper comparisons on WiFi7. Mostly interested on the distance and wall penetration of different frequencies with Unifi. Don't really want to go outside of Unifi to get WiFi7, but I will if the basics aren't good. Top speed is not everything.
Not sure how true it is but I've seen it mentioned a few times on forums that the regular U7 pro is better for 6ghz performance, but the pro max is better for 5ghz and 2.4ghz
@empedance1933 i have both and neither of them have ever given me crazy speeds like we saw in this video.
@@ChrisMajestic interesting, good to know!
@@empedance1933 Thanks Chrsi - interesting, good to know this about Ubiquiti - will stay away.
Finally a good WiFi 7 router review. I don't know what it is, but most WiFi 7 router reviews suck. They either don't test with actual WiFi 7 clients, or don't compare them to other WiFi 7 routers, so you don't have an idea which one is the best. Thank you Sir!
probably cause there are not that many Wi-Fi 7 devices out there this feature more of a future proofing feature.
Most people don't even use Wifi 6 (AX) and its features .... never mind Wi-Fi 7. This is kind of like the Cart is ahead of the Horse. Start looking at Wifi connections and most are 802.11 ac... 802.11ax has been available for a long time in my area and anyone that gets Fiber installed the hardware they get supports it but literally 95% of customers only have ac support.
Out of the 70 connections I can see (5Ghz Only) only 6 have Wifi 6 support (ax)
Love your videos, dude. Always my go to for these reviews. Thank you!
GREAT JOB!! Loved the reviews.
Awesome job
Always enjoy your reviews, fam. I'm waiting for you to drop a video on those new Orbi 770's, tho. I'm curious to hear your thoughts.
Very informative review and you look fit and healthy. Keep up the good work on that, and keep those reviews coming.
Thanks Chris - Great review. - Cheers!
A very thorough review thanks.
I would be cool if next time you did access points as well. But that complicates the setup (kinda), but you don't strike me as some one why would shy away from a little network complexity. Nice vid! Good to see a non-sponsored WiFi 7 review!
You are the best thank you 😊
Getting the tplink prime sale yay 🤗
I swear one of the antennae on that ROG Rapture twitched; are you sure it's safe to keep in the house?
Great review, I have a ASUS ROG AX11000 wifi 6(not 6e version) and was looking to future proof my network with a new router, Specifically one with 10GbE as I have a few devices and NAS setup.
Seems like you have confirmed my next choice for the ASUS, But I must say that TP link is very tempting as well, Looks like it has quite good antenna's built in.
Only problem is here in Australia I only see the ASUS BE98 for sale and not the Pro version, I think one has two 6Ghz channels and the other two 5Ghz or something like that is the only difference, Not sure which way I want to go in that regard.
I don’t believe the pro is available outside of the US. But to be fair, dual 6ghz bands are really necessary outside of mesh usage.
Bro has low key a damn fine house haha - and great wifi7 review
The wife approval factor is not to be understated 😂 great comparison!
Great comparison, thanks! Before I moved to Google Fiber and started using their mesh, I loved my TP Link router. Rock solid, great performance.
Always nice to have a Chinese made router as an American.
@@UmVtCgwhat are you talking about?
Good. Can you make a video about ASUS RT-BE88U Router
@ChrisMajestic Hey Chris are you gonna review the Benq TK710sti? Thinking about upgrading from my 700sti but not sure if it’s worth it, thanks!
Hay Chris, I can't believe how far these routers have come along with the super expense involved. Thank you for the review of all these routers. It will make it easy for your readers to pick the one they want. I remember about 20 years ago paying $240 for a Sinology router. At that time that price was crazy. Since then, I've gone to a carrier that provides the router/access point for free, home Internet is $30 a month and I get 260mbs down and 40 mbs up all the time. I wonder how long it will take to get any of the streaming devices at Wi-Fi 7? I guess it's all well and good that this stuff goes fast but if the receiving device are not WIFI 7 compatible then why? or do they have to be. It's good that these super speeds are here but it's gonna take a long time to get the devices updated to take advantage of the speed.
I think the biggest benefit of Wifi 7 is for mesh wifi. It will allow the access points to connect to each other wirelessly with very fast speeds, negating the need to wire them together. Aside from that, there is very little incentive to jump and spend $600+ on a WiFi 7 router. Additionally, 6Ghz on WiFi 6E offers similar speeds for less money.
Have you lost weight buddy, looking trim! Good job on the review
Thanks. I’ve lost over 100lbs 😁😁
@@ChrisMajestic salute looking good brotha
How many devices can connect to the asus? I see the netgear one states 200 devices.
So I'm very tempted to get the Nighthawk but the RS300 which is less than half the price of the RS700 has a 2.5GB port instead of a 10GB one. I don't think this is likely to affect me since where I live the highest internet speed attainable is a few hundred Mb/s (I get 30Mb/s on average) but would appreciate your two cents.
Also which provider are you with that you're able to get that much incoming and retain it at a distance??! Maybe it's because I'm in the UK but I've never even heard of speeds over 700Mb/s
please add MLO feature test, thanks
I’ve yet to see MLO improve throughout like it claims. I’ve tried it on all of them that have it.
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With WIFI7 MLO and clients that support it, speeds should go way beyond 5GBit/s. This will be very interesting for WIFI7 enabled AR or VR headsets.
How could you have the Eero Max 7 without TP Link DECO BE 65/85?
Great job ,, but i think most of these systems designed to be a mesh system ... We need to tests the range between mesh systems via wifi backhaul and stability .. am sure wired backhaul will be none issue for all of them... We need to see for greater distance between mesh nodes better to be on a 6ghz band like the asus or on a 5ghz band backhaul like the tp link i think that will be a more important comparison ... Thank you
I’m doing a separate video on mesh. Every year I showcase both single routers and mesh routers. Most people don’t need mesh and end up buying them unnecessarily and have slower speeds than they would with a single router.
@@ChrisMajestic nice, will be waiting for that.
But on the graph the nighthawk outperformed tp link ? I’m torn between tp link and nighthawk as my two choices
Personally I find netgear products sub par and would opt for the TP link if you’re not interested in Asus.
@Chris Majestic The 5G bandwidth of eero MAX7 is often drop to only 80MHz, while the 5G bandwidth of other products is 160Mhz, so the measured performance is only about half of that of other products.
the speeds were low even for 80mhz. But this is why I begged Eero to give us more advanced options.
Why does the upload speed drop faster with distance and walls than does the download speed?
There are multiple variables but part of the reason is because the router has more power to push to the client vs the power to push back out to the router.
@@ChrisMajestic - thanks 🙏
You're gonna need to add the ASUS ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro to this mix.
Good review. I ended up going with the Deco routers over just about everything you tested (not wifi 7) and the Deco router is absolute trash. Software is buggy, speed test only tests between modem and router, and subscription for security services, which are trash. I wish I could return it.
Wow. This is a rare one. What issues have you been having? Lots of people seem to love their Tp-link deco routers.
Are your metrics in Mbps or MBps?
Mbps. (Bits) the metric throughput is usually measured in.
@@ChrisMajestic ok your graphics had MBps... Which is megabytes... So I was a little confused
I must have missed the typo. Thanks for pointing that out!
@@ChrisMajestic no problem. Thanks for the good review.
What router do you use in your home network?
Unifi UDM SE
@@ChrisMajestic What speeds do you get with it? I just recently got 5 gig fiber and am planning to use UDM Pro. Just don't know if it can handle it.
Did you live at anytime in the Bronx you look so familiar to an old friend of mine ?
Nope
Ok thanks 😅so close
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9:57 60mbps is far from unusable lol. I usually get around 90 which is well fast enough for anything I need
What the ubiquiti/unifi U7 Pro for $189 and the U7 Pro Max for $279. They’re access points not routers (and you will need a gateway and PoE) but still are much cheaper than say a single ASUS BE-98 pro.
I actually tested the new U7 Pro Max alongside all of these and it wasn’t performing nearly as well when it comes to throughput. It’s also limited by its 2.5GB uplink port. Unifi APs are not really built for raw speed. They are built for high stability and high client density. I ended up leaving it out of the video as I didn’t feel like it added anything helpful.
@@ChrisMajestic it could still be interesting to mention it as these are the early days of WiFi 7 and there’s growing interest in WiFi 7. Your opinion in response to my comment is definitely interesting and could be useful for some consumers to avoid if at all possible. But also the price of $189 is cheaper than many of the other competitors… so trade offs. The ASUS is way faster for example, but is it really worth $800 for a router, especially since one router alone may not be sufficient to provide good coverage for a large house. Also, ethernet 10Gbps will still be faster than WiFi. So It’s debatable which model to go with.
But in my opinion, the unifi management interface in its network application is pretty good compared to some of the other vendors it seems.
The ASUS be98 pro seems to be a beast. I have the ASUS axe16000, a beast. Very strong performer.
And I have unifi for protect security cameras and a couple their access points, including the u6 enterprise. One ASUS router is not enough for coverage all over my multi-level house. So I needed additional APs for good coverage. The u6 enterprise is A solid stable performer. But also not as fast as the ASUS. But for my high bandwidth applications like 4K Apple tv, gaming pc, ps5, i offloaded all of them from WiFi and they’re connected to Ethernet.
Deco?
Deco is mesh and not really they’re flagship. It will be in the mesh video though.
@@ChrisMajestic you can just get one though and it acts just like any other router and it’s only $299
Wow that 2.4 ghz test speeds was pretty garbage.
One of these days I'm gonna see the "non-RGB" router. It's a blend between fast and easy set up and SOME functionality. Don't really care about VPNs. I need no parental controls. I haven't used port forwarding in about a decade. Never used guest access. Yadda, Yadda, Yadda.
I just want 6e (6GHz band)
I want to hide my SSID
Channel control
Some access control (Block new devices)
Static IPs
Yet, it seems like I can either choose from the Star Ship Enterprise (RGB), or my ISP router that barely let's me change my SSID.
FYI, I'm old school, so when I say "RGB", it's my way of saying all the bells and whistles. I prefer (except for Mob, and even then no actual RGB) stripped down versions. My rig sits under a desk, I never look at it. I'm sitting here watching this over the top router comparison (thank you) guide, and I'm thinking, I'm not trying to write my own firmware...but it is good to learn.
What? No Ubiquiti gear? Really?
I actually tested the new U7 pro max along with all of these but the speeds weren’t anywhere close to what the rest of these got. I need to do more testing with it.
Ubiquiti isn't THE holy grail of network equipment that some people think they are.
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I get 9 mbps. I live in the country
I will never buy a router without removable antennas.
If you want the best performance, the antenna is a huge part of it.
For those who have never replaced an antenna the best way to think of an antenna like a lightbulb. The Omnidirectional antennas on almost every router can be thought of like a lantern spreading the 'light' around everywhere. You are just wasting the light and its only bright close to the source. Omnidirectional is good for a device that moves around, but is a horrible choice for a device that stays put.
When you switch antennas to something like a panel antenna, you can focus the ' light' like a flashlight and send that 'light' to where it's needed and not everywhere it is not.
The most common thing I see is people spending more and more money on higher end products to fix a weak signal/ slow speeds. For most people they do not even download an app or have any tools to understand what is happening on the most basic level with their Wi-Fi connection, but they will spend hundreds of dollars on a new Router to get the same results and a small improvement.
If you download an app you want to know what the Signal is and the RSSI. When you can get that RSSI value lower than -63.... well that's when things start to work very well and things speed up. If you have a poor signal/ Poor RSSI you may not actually be able to take advantage of features with the newest WiFi as it will default to a slower and more stable connection and it will not use the newest technology.
Know your signal and RSSI before you buy anything. You have no idea how much faster and reliable your connection can be and the best part is how cheap it can be done for.
Very well said. Which router would you recommend? 13:02
These routers on the high end cost 2/3rds as much as my gaming PC 😖😅
no test on wifi 7 speeds?
All of the tests are Wifi 7. WiFi 7 spans across all 3 wireless bands. (6ghz, 5ghz, 2.4ghz)
who really needs a router that's over 699 over 300 really
You get what you pay for.
I am surprised at TP-Link - cheap Chinese - don't trust this brand after experience. That ASUS design looks terrible - no way I would purchase that type of router.
Function > Form.
That's what the Asus router provides.
Was fun but not enough content for a subscription
Lol crybaby
Bruh its free
Excellent job! Thank you for taking the time to put all this together! You nailed it sir! 🫡