Product comparison · 2 mesh wi-fi systems

NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link BE5000 Dual-band (2.4 GHz

16specifications compared
11differ
5identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz has 50 more devices supported than the TP-Link BE5000 Dual-band (2.4 GHz (200 vs 150). The NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz has 7,206 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the TP-Link BE5000 Dual-band (2.4 GHz (11530 Mbit/s vs 4324 Mbit/s). The NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz has 7,959 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (second band) than the TP-Link BE5000 Dual-band (2.4 GHz (8647 Mbit/s vs 688 Mbit/s). Product colour: Grey on the NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz, White on the TP-Link BE5000 Dual-band (2.4 GHz. Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) on the NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz, Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) on the TP-Link BE5000 Dual-band (2.4 GHz.

Product colour
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:Grey
- BE5000 Dual-band (2.4 GHz:White
Number of devices supported
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:200
- BE5000 Dual-band (2.4 GHz:150
Top Wi-Fi standard
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
- BE5000 Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:11530 Mbit/s
- BE5000 Dual-band (2.4 GHz:4324 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:8647 Mbit/s
- BE5000 Dual-band (2.4 GHz:688 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:3
- BE5000 Dual-band (2.4 GHz:2
Width
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:294 mm
- BE5000 Dual-band (2.4 GHz:150 mm
Depth
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:144.4 mm
- BE5000 Dual-band (2.4 GHz:150 mm

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Comparison of RBE973S, BE5000
48 specifications	A NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz Model RBE973S View product	B TP-Link BE5000 Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model BE5000 View product
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	White
Product type	Mesh system	Mesh system
Antenna type	Internal	Internal
Number of devices supportedDiffers	200	150
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features5 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Quad-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz-1 / 5 GHz-2 / 6 GHz)	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	11530 Mbit/s	4324 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4324 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs	8647 Mbit/s	688 Mbit/s
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA3	WPA, WPA-Personal, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-Personal, WPA3, WPA3-Personal
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
WLAN data transfer rate (third band)Known for one	1147 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Port forwardingKnown 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
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firmware upgradeable viaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto upgrade wizard, Network
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	2.2 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	4096 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	2
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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	294 mm	150 mm
DepthDiffers	144.4 mm	150 mm
HeightDiffers	130.8 mm	62 mm
WeightKnown for one	1.79 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Number of products included	3 pc(s)	3 pc(s)
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Number of units includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 pc(s)
Ethernet cable	Yes	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source

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