The Archer AX90 is a larger router at 6.8 x 12.2 x 8.1 inches (HWD), but not as large as the Archer AX11000 (7.2 x 11.3 x 11.3 inches). The top of the black chassis has a sleek grille finish and eight non-removable antennas. The front of the router has WPS, LED (on/off), and Wi-Fi (on/off) buttons along the bottom edge. Above that is an LED indicator, which lights blue when the router is connected and working properly and red when disconnected.
Powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core processor, the AX90 is an 8-stream AX6600 triband router with maximum data rates of 574Mbps on the 2.4GHz band, 1,201Mbps on one 5GHz band, and 4,804Mbps on the second 5GHz band. 160MHz channel bandwidth, WPA3 encryption, orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA), quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM), Target Wake Time, 4×4 MU-MIMO data streaming, beamforming, dynamic frequency selection (DFS), and other latest 802.11ax technology support for Wi -Fi 6 terminals.
Like other TP-Link routers such as the Archer AX11000 and Archer AX73, the Archer AX90 comes with a free HomeShield Basic plan that provides strong parental controls and basic network security scanning. With HomeShield, you can set up age-based website filters, monitor users’ online time and sites visited, and block access to specific sites.
There’s a lot to think about when shopping for a router, but everyone wants a device that comes as close as possible to delivering Wi-Fi throughout the house at the highest speeds offered by their ISP, and TP-Link’s Archer GX90 does just that.
It does this via three bands. There is a 5 GHz band that delivers up to 4,804 Mbps, a second 5 GHz band that delivers up to 1,201 Mbps, and a 2.4 GHz band that delivers 574 Mbps. However, the average Internet speed in the U.S. is less than 200 Mbps, and few people can connect at speeds close to the limits of these routers.