Wifi 6 Question

stealth1111stealth1111 Canada Member
edited June 2021 in Hardware

since i got the Asus B550 Wifi i didnt like the Wifi antenna it came with it was super Light Weight it always falls off...

so i tested my Old wifi 802.11ac
"https://www.amazon.ca/ASUS-Dual-Band-Wireless-AC1900-Adapter-PCE-AC68/dp/B00F42V83C"

so i attached the 802.11ac antenna's on my Mobo and im getting Worse performance.....
is the wifi 6 antenna made different ?

CrazyJoe

Comments

  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited June 2021

    My guess would be that it has to do with MU-MIMO, in that WiFi 6 has a better ability to have multiple conversations which would result in better speeds.

    Also, WiFi 6 divides the signal in to more, smaller chunks, which maybe the WiFi 5 antenna is not suitable for.

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