Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White vs NETGEAR PR460X wired router 10 Gigabit Ethernet Black

24specifications compared
9differ
15identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 1,697.8 MHz more processor frequency than the NETGEAR PR460X wired router 10 Gigabit Ethernet Black (1700 MHz vs 2.2 MHz). The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 124 MB more flash memory than the NETGEAR PR460X wired router 10 Gigabit Ethernet Black (128 MB vs 4 MB). The NETGEAR PR460X wired router 10 Gigabit Ethernet Black has 126 mm more width than the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (440 mm vs 314 mm). Ethernet interface type: Gigabit Ethernet on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White, 10 Gigabit Ethernet on the NETGEAR PR460X wired router 10 Gigabit Ethernet Black. Product colour: White on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White, Black on the NETGEAR PR460X wired router 10 Gigabit Ethernet Black.

Ethernet interface type
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:Gigabit Ethernet
- PR460X wired router 10 Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 Gigabit Ethernet
Processor frequency
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:1700 MHz
- PR460X wired router 10 Gigabit Ethernet Black:2.2 MHz
Flash memory
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:128 MB
- PR460X wired router 10 Gigabit Ethernet Black:4 MB
Product colour
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:White
- PR460X wired router 10 Gigabit Ethernet Black:Black
Width
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:314 mm
- PR460X wired router 10 Gigabit Ethernet Black:440 mm
Depth
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:187.5 mm
- PR460X wired router 10 Gigabit Ethernet Black:100 mm
Height
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:43.6 mm
- PR460X wired router 10 Gigabit Ethernet Black:43.2 mm
Weight
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:1.55 kg
- PR460X wired router 10 Gigabit Ethernet Black:1.48 kg

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Comparison of BR500, PR460X
69 specifications	A NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White Model BR500 View product	B NETGEAR PR460X wired router 10 Gigabit Ethernet Black Model PR460X View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WAN	No	No
SIM card slot	No	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibility	No	No
Network1 differ
Networking standards	IEEE 802.1Q	IEEE 802.1Q
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10 Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Data transfer rateKnown for one	924 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Traffic shapingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	5	5
Protocolsidentical
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Routing protocols	RIP-1, RIP-2	RIP-1, RIP-2
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VoIP protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SIP ALG
Security1 differ
Firewall	Yes	Yes
Firewall securityDiffers	Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall	Firewall Traffic Rules/Scheduling, Port Forwarding, Port Triggering, Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), Port/Service Blocking, Denial-of-service (DoS) Prevention, Stealth Mode, Block TCP Flood, Block UDP Flood, Respond To Ping on Internet Port
Authentication methodKnown for one	NETGEAR Insight SSO	Unknown — not stated by the source
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)	Yes	Yes
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3DES, AES, SHA-1, SHA-2
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address tableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 entries
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPSec
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manual	Yes	Yes
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	1700 MHz	2.2 MHz
Processor coresKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryDiffers	128 MB	4 MB
Internal memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for one	CE/LVD, cUL	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ARM
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	eMMC
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Internal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	1.5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	0 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	0 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	314 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	187.5 mm	100 mm
HeightDiffers	43.6 mm	43.2 mm
WeightDiffers	1.55 kg	1.48 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source

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