Product comparison · 2 network cards

FRITZ!WLAN Stick AC 860 vs HP Intel 8260

11specifications compared
7differ
4identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- FRITZ!WLAN Stick AC 860:USB
- Intel 8260:PCI Express
Maximum data transfer rate
- FRITZ!WLAN Stick AC 860:866 Mbit/s
- Intel 8260:867 Mbit/s
Top Wi-Fi standard
- FRITZ!WLAN Stick AC 860:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- Intel 8260:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rates supported
- FRITZ!WLAN Stick AC 860:11,54,300,866 Mbit/s
- Intel 8260:867 Mbit/s
Internal
- FRITZ!WLAN Stick AC 860:No
- Intel 8260:Yes

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Comparison of FRITZ!WLAN Stick AC 860, Intel 8260
25 specifications	A FRITZ! FRITZ!WLAN Stick AC 860 View product	B HP Intel 8260 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	USB	PCI Express
USB versionKnown for one	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network5 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	866 Mbit/s	867 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11d, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11h, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11w
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2.4 - 5 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	11,54,300,866 Mbit/s	867 Mbit/s
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WPA, WPA2, WPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Red, White	Unknown — not stated by the source
AntennaKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna designKnown for one	Internal	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Minimum processorKnown for one	500 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RedHat EL Linux 6.0, RedHat EL Linux 7.0, SuSE Linux 11, SuSE Linux 12.0, Ubuntu 14.04
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Antennas quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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