Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black vs NETGEAR PR460X wired router 10 Gigabit Ethernet Black

11specifications compared
6differ
5identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR PR460X wired router 10 Gigabit Ethernet Black has 4 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (5 vs 1). The NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black has 4 MB more flash memory than the NETGEAR PR460X wired router 10 Gigabit Ethernet Black (8 MB vs 4 MB). The NETGEAR PR460X wired router 10 Gigabit Ethernet Black has 380 mm more width than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (440 mm vs 60 mm). Weight: 280 g on the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black, 1.48 kg on the NETGEAR PR460X wired router 10 Gigabit Ethernet Black.

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- CM500 wired router Black:1
- PR460X wired router 10 Gigabit Ethernet Black:5
Flash memory
- CM500 wired router Black:8 MB
- PR460X wired router 10 Gigabit Ethernet Black:4 MB
Width
- CM500 wired router Black:60 mm
- PR460X wired router 10 Gigabit Ethernet Black:440 mm
Depth
- CM500 wired router Black:124 mm
- PR460X wired router 10 Gigabit Ethernet Black:100 mm
Height
- CM500 wired router Black:185 mm
- PR460X wired router 10 Gigabit Ethernet Black:43.2 mm
Weight
- CM500 wired router Black:280 g
- PR460X wired router 10 Gigabit Ethernet Black:1.48 kg

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Comparison of CM500, PR460X
47 specifications	A NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black Model CM500 View product	B NETGEAR PR460X wired router 10 Gigabit Ethernet Black Model PR460X View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
SIM card slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networkidentical
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.1Q
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	5
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Routing protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RIP-1, RIP-2
VoIP protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SIP ALG
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3DES, AES, SHA-1, SHA-2
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
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
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPSec
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ARM
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.2 MHz
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	eMMC
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
Flash memoryDiffers	8 MB	4 MB
Internal memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	60 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	124 mm	100 mm
HeightDiffers	185 mm	43.2 mm
WeightDiffers	280 g	1.48 kg
DSL featuresidentical
Downstream data rateKnown for one	680 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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