Product comparison · 2 network cards

Cudy AC650 Wireless Dual-Band PCI-E Adapter, WE650 1.0 vs Cudy WU300 network card WLAN 286 Mbit/s

28specifications compared
19differ
9identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

The Cudy AC650 Wireless Dual-Band PCI-E Adapter, WE650 1.0 has 147 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the Cudy WU300 network card WLAN 286 Mbit/s (433 Mbit/s vs 286 Mbit/s). The Cudy WU300 network card WLAN 286 Mbit/s has 768 -QAM more modulation than the Cudy AC650 Wireless Dual-Band PCI-E Adapter, WE650 1.0 (1024-QAM vs 256-QAM). The Cudy AC650 Wireless Dual-Band PCI-E Adapter, WE650 1.0 has 52.5 mm more width than the Cudy WU300 network card WLAN 286 Mbit/s (72.5 mm vs 20 mm). Host interface: PCI Express on the Cudy AC650 Wireless Dual-Band PCI-E Adapter, WE650 1.0, USB on the Cudy WU300 network card WLAN 286 Mbit/s. Wi-Fi band: Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz) on the Cudy AC650 Wireless Dual-Band PCI-E Adapter, WE650 1.0, Single-band (2.4 GHz) on the Cudy WU300 network card WLAN 286 Mbit/s.

Host interface
- AC650 Wireless Dual-Band PCI-E Adapter, WE650 1.0:PCI Express
- WU300 network card WLAN 286 Mbit/s:USB
Maximum data transfer rate
- AC650 Wireless Dual-Band PCI-E Adapter, WE650 1.0:433 Mbit/s
- WU300 network card WLAN 286 Mbit/s:286 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi band
- AC650 Wireless Dual-Band PCI-E Adapter, WE650 1.0:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
- WU300 network card WLAN 286 Mbit/s:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard
- AC650 Wireless Dual-Band PCI-E Adapter, WE650 1.0:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- WU300 network card WLAN 286 Mbit/s:Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Modulation
- AC650 Wireless Dual-Band PCI-E Adapter, WE650 1.0:256-QAM
- WU300 network card WLAN 286 Mbit/s:1024-QAM
Security algorithms
- AC650 Wireless Dual-Band PCI-E Adapter, WE650 1.0:WPA2, WPA, WPA3
- WU300 network card WLAN 286 Mbit/s:WPA, WPA2
Component for
- AC650 Wireless Dual-Band PCI-E Adapter, WE650 1.0:PC
- WU300 network card WLAN 286 Mbit/s:PC/Laptop
Antenna design
- AC650 Wireless Dual-Band PCI-E Adapter, WE650 1.0:External
- WU300 network card WLAN 286 Mbit/s:Internal

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Comparison of AC650 Wireless Dual-Band PCI-E Adapter, WE650 1.0, WU300
36 specifications	A Cudy AC650 Wireless Dual-Band PCI-E Adapter, WE650 1.0 View product	B Cudy WU300 network card WLAN 286 Mbit/s Model WU300 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technology	Wireless	Wireless
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	USB
Interface	WLAN	WLAN
USB connector form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Straight
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Network6 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	433 Mbit/s	286 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
ModulationDiffers	256-QAM	1024-QAM
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA2, WPA, WPA3	WPA, WPA2
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	433,200 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
MU-MIMOKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Internal	No	No
Component forDiffers	PC	PC/Laptop
Product colour	Black	Black
Antenna	Yes	Yes
Antenna designDiffers	External	Internal
Poweridentical
USB poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 11	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Linux Kernel 6.5, Kernel 3.17, Kernel 3.12, Kernel 3.3, Linux Kernel 6.2, Linux Kernel 5.9, Linux Kernel 5.19, Linux Kernel 5.15, Linux Kernel 5.14, Linux Kernel 5.13, Linux Kernel 5.12, Linux Kernel 5.11, Linux Kernel 5.10
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 70 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	72.5 mm	20 mm
DepthDiffers	45 mm	15 mm
HeightDiffers	11.6 mm	8 mm
WeightDiffers	53.5 g	2 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	230 mm	103 mm
Package depthDiffers	105 mm	20 mm
Package heightDiffers	35 mm	103 mm
Package weightDiffers	150.6 g	18.1 g
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Federal Communications Commission (FCC), CE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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