Using Ixia’s ixChariot’s network simulation software in a 100-year old house, the Archer AX6000 performed satisfactorily, peaking at a maximum throughput of 884.4Mbps with the receiving device set up 15 feet from the router. TP-Link Archer AX6000 review: Performance The Archer AX6000 can handle 2.5Gbps WAN input from some of the newer broadband modems and aggregate two LAN ports for a peak flow of 2Gbps but limits you to using two specific ports for aggregation. On the downside, it’s a tight fit for the top row of four networking ports, making the cables frustratingly hard to remove.Īll of the networking ports can handle gigabit per second data flow, making it the router to get if you have lots of wired accessories, like printers, scanners and networked hard drives. That’s twice as many as the Linksys MR9600 and three more than the Nighthawk RAX80. The Archer AX6000 also has eight LAN connectors, arranged in two rows of four ports. TP-Link outfits the router with both a single USB 3.0 and a USB C port, for connecting to a printer or external hard drive. Slide up its eight pivoting antennas and the Archer AX6000 is an additional 2.3-inches taller. In a world of look-alike routers, the TP-Link Archer AX6000 stands out with a squarish design that at 10.3 x 10.2 x 2.4 inches is bigger than the Linksys MR9600.

TP-Link Archer AX6000 at Amazon for $253.99.

Our rating and recommendation for the TP-Link Archer AX6000 review is unchanged from when it originally published in August of 2020.

It's one of the best Wi-Fi 6 routers available, if you want to upgrade over older wireless-AC models, and it earns a welcome spot on our list of the best Wi-Fi routers you can buy.Įditor's Note: We periodically update our reviews to make sure that pricing and information is up to date. (We even named it the best nonm-gaming option on our best gaming routers page.) By adding in router-based security and 8 wired Ethernet ports, the Archer AX6000 stands alone on connectivity, proving itself to be just as good with wired devices as it is with Wi-Fi. Our TP-Link Archer AX6000 review shows that it should provide more than enough bandwidth for all but the most craven gamers.

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