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Quorvex WA-5542 Plus Wi-Fi 6 PCIe Card (2,402 Mbps)

Wi-Fi Adapters · Quorvex · SKU WA5542-PLUS · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index4,066 (Wi-Fi Adapters scale)
Category rank#22,834
Street price$149
Power3 W
Performance per dollar27.29
Released2019

Specifications

BrandQuorvex
ModelQuorvex WA-5542 Plus
Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6 (IEEE 802.11ax)
Form factorPCIe x1 add-in card
Max PHY rate2,402 Mbps (5 GHz, 160 MHz, 2×2)
Bands2.4 / 5 GHz
Max channel width160 MHz
Modulation1024-QAM
MLONot supported
BluetoothBluetooth 5.2
Antennas2× external, magnetic base
OS supportWindows 11, Linux (kernel 6.x)

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