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MSI Herald BE9400 WiFi7 PCIe-Card vs NETGEAR A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s

10specifications compared
5differ
5identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Herald BE9400 WiFi7 PCIe-Card has 2,882 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the NETGEAR A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s (5764 Mbit/s vs 2882 Mbit/s). Only the MSI Herald BE9400 WiFi7 PCIe-Card has internal. Connectivity technology: Wireless on the MSI Herald BE9400 WiFi7 PCIe-Card, Wired & Wireless on the NETGEAR A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express on the MSI Herald BE9400 WiFi7 PCIe-Card, USB on the NETGEAR A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s. Interface: WLAN / Bluetooth on the MSI Herald BE9400 WiFi7 PCIe-Card, WLAN on the NETGEAR A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s.

Connectivity technology
- Herald BE9400 WiFi7 PCIe-Card:Wireless
- A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s:Wired & Wireless
Host interface
- Herald BE9400 WiFi7 PCIe-Card:PCI Express
- A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s:USB
Interface
- Herald BE9400 WiFi7 PCIe-Card:WLAN / Bluetooth
- A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s:WLAN
Maximum data transfer rate
- Herald BE9400 WiFi7 PCIe-Card:5764 Mbit/s
- A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s:2882 Mbit/s
Internal
- Herald BE9400 WiFi7 PCIe-Card:Yes
- A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s:No

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Comparison of Herald BE9400 WiFi7 PCIe-Card, A8500
23 specifications	A MSI Herald BE9400 WiFi7 PCIe-Card View product	B NETGEAR A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s Model A8500 View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wireless	Wired & Wireless
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	USB
InterfaceDiffers	WLAN / Bluetooth	WLAN
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5764 Mbit/s	2882 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11be	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi band	Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz)	Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	5.4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 6 GHz
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	688,2882 Mbit/s
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Component for	PC	PC
AntennaKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna designKnown for one	External	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 11	Windows 11
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	93 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	31.4 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14.4 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28 g

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