TP-Link Omada EAP655 and EAP615 WiFi Comparison
/Just a simple page comparing the two devices in a house with the same configuration settings. We did do an omni-directional test because so many of you are curious about that.
Hardware Involved
Here is the hardware used during testing.
Server
Client
Laptop with Intel WiFi 6e AX211
Nework
Floor Plan
Here is a rough floor plan of my house and the different places I stood around conducting the tests. This is hopefully a realistic test that can give you an idea of what to expect.
Bandwidth Test Results
All results are in Mbps, 5 tests averaged while using iPerf3.
Download 2.4GHz 20MHz Channel Width
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Download 2.4GHz 40MHz Channel Width
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5GHz 40MHz Testing
Download 5GHz 40MHz Channel Width
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Download 5GHz 80MHz Channel Width
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EAP655 5GHz DFS Test
The EAP615 does not support 160MHz nor DFS channels.
EAP655 Download & Upload 5GHz 160MHz DFS Channel
Omni-direction Test aka Reversed Direction
Download 2.4GHz 20MHz Channel Width
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2.4GHz 40MHz Reversed Test
Download 2.4GHz 40MHz Channel Width
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5GHz 80MHz Reversed Test
Download 5GHz 80MHz Channel Width
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EAP655 5GHz DFS Reversed Test
The EAP615 does not support DFS channels.