Product comparison · 2 mesh wi-fi systems

ASUS ZenWiFi BD5 vs D-Link AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Mesh Router

20specifications compared
13differ
7identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

The D-Link AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Mesh Router has 5,177 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the ASUS ZenWiFi BD5 (9500 Mbit/s vs 4323 Mbit/s). The ASUS ZenWiFi BD5 has 1,441 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (second band) than the D-Link AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Mesh Router (4323 Mbit/s vs 2882 Mbit/s). The D-Link AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Mesh Router has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the ASUS ZenWiFi BD5 (3 vs 2). Product colour: White on the ASUS ZenWiFi BD5, Blue, White on the D-Link AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Mesh Router. LED indicators: Power on the ASUS ZenWiFi BD5, Yes on the D-Link AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Mesh Router.

Product colour
- ZenWiFi BD5:White
- AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Mesh Router:Blue, White
LED indicators
- ZenWiFi BD5:Power
- AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Mesh Router:Yes
Top Wi-Fi standard
- ZenWiFi BD5:Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
- AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Mesh Router:Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- ZenWiFi BD5:4323 Mbit/s
- AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Mesh Router:9500 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
- ZenWiFi BD5:4323 Mbit/s
- AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Mesh Router:2882 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- ZenWiFi BD5:2
- AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Mesh Router:3
Width
- ZenWiFi BD5:140 mm
- AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Mesh Router:219 mm
Depth
- ZenWiFi BD5:70 mm
- AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Mesh Router:195 mm

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Comparison of ZenWiFi BD5, M95/B
51 specifications	A ASUS ZenWiFi BD5 View product	B D-Link AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Mesh Router Model M95/B View product
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Blue, White
Product typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mesh router
LED indicatorsDiffers	Power	Yes
Wireless LAN features7 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	4323 Mbit/s	9500 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs	4323 Mbit/s	2882 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (third band)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5764 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11be, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11h, IEEE 802.11k, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3bz, IEEE 802.3u
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA, WPA2, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA3-Personal, WPS	WPA2-Personal, WPA3-Personal
Dynamic IPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Static IPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Tagged VLANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Guest accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN supportKnown for one	Instant Guard VPN Client L2TP VPN Client Open VPN VPN Client PPTP VPN Client WireGuard VPN Server IPSec VPN Server Open VPN VPN Server PPTP VPN Server WireGuard VPN Fusion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MU-MIMO technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MIMOKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	1.5 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	3
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
AC adapter output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
AC adapter output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 A
AC input voltageKnown for one	110 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter input currentKnown for one	2 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	140 mm	219 mm
DepthDiffers	70 mm	195 mm
HeightDiffers	140 mm	105.6 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	876 g
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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