Decided to upgrade router to Netgear R7000 AC1900 router due to good newegg deal and I tested the speeds on iPhone 5S, 13" Macbook Pro and Hackintosh Desktop. I used speedtest.net for all measurements. Tests were done in Phoenix, AZ with Cox Internet in apartment complex (lots of interference). I tested 2.4 and 5.0 GHZ for all + Powerline on Hackintosh
Some errors to point out - for some reason forgot to test 2.4GHz on Asus N66U DDWRT
First going to start with Netgear R7000 - DDWRT 23550M-R01
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| Hackintosh 2.4GHz |
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| Hackintosh 5.0GHz |
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| Hackintosh Powerline |
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| iPhone 5S 2.4GHz |
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| iPhone 5S 5.0GHz |
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| Macbook Pro 2.4GHz |
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| Macbook Pro 5.0GHz |
Next Netgear R7000 Stock - V1.0.3.24_1.1.20 (Latest firmware)
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| Hackintosh 2.4GHz |
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| Hackintosh 5.0GHz |
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| Hackintosh Powerline |
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| iPhone 5S 2.4GHz |
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| iPhone 5S 5.0GHz |
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| Macbook Pro 2.4GHz |
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| Macbook Pro 5.0GHz |
Lastly, Asus N66U with DDWRT installed
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| Hackintosh 5.0GHz |
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| Hackintosh Powerline |
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| HTPC LAN |
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| iPhone 5S 2.4GHz |
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| iPhone 5S 5.0GHz |
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| Macbook Pro 2.4GHz |
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| Macbook Pro 5.0GHz |
I then put all the data into Graph. For some reason stock R7000 2.4GHz were much faster than others. I rarely use 2.4GHz and the options of DDWRT are necessary for my setup so I will stick with DDWRT on R7000. I don't have any AC devices to test that function yet.
