Product comparison · 2 mesh wi-fi systems

ASUS ZenWiFi BT6 vs TP-Link Deco X10-5G

26specifications compared
14differ
12identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS ZenWiFi BT6 has 4,262 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the TP-Link Deco X10-5G (5762 Mbit/s vs 1500 Mbit/s). The ASUS ZenWiFi BT6 has 388 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (first band) than the TP-Link Deco X10-5G (688 Mbit/s vs 300 Mbit/s). The ASUS ZenWiFi BT6 has 1,681 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (second band) than the TP-Link Deco X10-5G (2882 Mbit/s vs 1201 Mbit/s). LED indicators: Power on the ASUS ZenWiFi BT6, Yes on the TP-Link Deco X10-5G. Wi-Fi band: Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz) on the ASUS ZenWiFi BT6, Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz) on the TP-Link Deco X10-5G.

LED indicators
- ZenWiFi BT6:Power
- Deco X10-5G:Yes
Top Wi-Fi standard
- ZenWiFi BT6:Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
- Deco X10-5G:Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- ZenWiFi BT6:5762 Mbit/s
- Deco X10-5G:1500 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
- ZenWiFi BT6:688 Mbit/s
- Deco X10-5G:300 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
- ZenWiFi BT6:2882 Mbit/s
- Deco X10-5G:1201 Mbit/s
AC input voltage
- ZenWiFi BT6:110 - 240 V
- Deco X10-5G:100 - 240 V
AC adapter output current
- ZenWiFi BT6:3 A
- Deco X10-5G:1.5 A
Width
- ZenWiFi BT6:159 mm
- Deco X10-5G:198 mm

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Comparison of ZenWiFi BT6, Deco X10-5G
65 specifications	A ASUS ZenWiFi BT6 View product	B TP-Link Deco X10-5G View product
Design1 differ
Product typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mesh router
LED indicatorsDiffers	Power	Yes
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120
Antennas quantityKnown for one	7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features8 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz)	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E (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)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	5762 Mbit/s	1500 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Differs	688 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs	2882 Mbit/s	1201 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 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Number of guest networks (5 GHz)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA, WPA2, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA3-Personal, WPS	WPA3-Personal, WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal
Number of guest networks (2.4 GHz)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Point-to-point protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dynamic IPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Static IPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IGMP proxyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IGMP snoopingKnown 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
Apps supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TP-Link Deco
WLAN data transfer rate (third band)Known for one	5762 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5G
3G standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC-HSPA+, HSDPA, UMTS
4G standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TD-LTE & FDD-LTE
SIM card typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NanoSIM
Featuresidentical
Band steeringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BeamFormingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Works with Amazon AlexaKnown 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
Internal memoryKnown for one	1000 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parental control featuresKnown for one	Time controls	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
AC input voltageDiffers	110 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC adapter output currentDiffers	3 A	1.5 A
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, RoHS
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	-40 - 60 °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 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	159 mm	198 mm
DepthDiffers	72 mm	117 mm
HeightDiffers	186 mm	117 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Number of units includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Number of products includedKnown for one	2 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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