New MacBook/Time Capsule not accessing 802.11ac

I have a new Time Capsule I am using as a base station. I have a new MacBook Pro. Both were purchased this week.
I also have an old MacBook Pro from 2008. Both MacBooks connected via wi-fi to the base station.
When running upload and download tests, the old MacBook is slightly faster than the new MacBook. Since the Time Capsule and the new MacBook are supposed to be accessing 802.11ac, and the 2008 MacBook Pro can't, there is obviously something wrong.
How can I check to see if the Time Capsule and new MacBook are using 802.11ac correctly?
Thanks.

When running upload and download tests, the old MacBook is slightly faster than the new MacBook.
This is not a valid test.
Upload and download tests to the internet.. are totally constrained to the internet speed.
Test copying a file to the TC hard disk.. even that is not a great test but better than internet.
If you clearly have issues with speed on the new Mac.. even copying file is the same speed as the old ..
Hold down the option key and click on the wifi fan on the upper menu area.
It will then show more details of the connection.
By default the Mac will connect to the strongest signal.. not fastest.
Since even one room away 2.4ghz is generally stronger signal than 5ghz it will tend to use 2.4ghz.
The simple solution is to name the two wireless bands differently so you can FORCE it to join 5ghz.

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JustinK101 wrote: I suppose I could plug my MacBook into the TC via a gigbit cable and see the speed then, but the whole point was to do wireless backups.
The initial backup should have been wired. Future incremental backups would not be this large and wireless backups should be okay.

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