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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS ROG Strix GS-BE18000 vs TP-Link Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 13identical
  • 55known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS ROG Strix GS-BE18000 has 10,796 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the TP-Link Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (11529 Mbit/s vs 733 Mbit/s). The ASUS ROG Strix GS-BE18000 has 388 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (first band) than the TP-Link Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (688 Mbit/s vs 300 Mbit/s). The ASUS ROG Strix GS-BE18000 has 5,331 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (second band) than the TP-Link Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (5764 Mbit/s vs 433 Mbit/s). Only the ASUS ROG Strix GS-BE18000 has USB port. Wi-Fi band: Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz) on the ASUS ROG Strix GS-BE18000, Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz) on the TP-Link Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz.

  • Top Wi-Fi standard
    • Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
    • Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
  • WLAN data transfer rate (max)
    • 11529 Mbit/s
    • 733 Mbit/s
  • WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
    • 688 Mbit/s
    • 300 Mbit/s
  • WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
    • 5764 Mbit/s
    • 433 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN interface type
    • 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
    • Fast Ethernet
  • Ethernet LAN data rates
    • 10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s
    • 10,100 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 7
    • 4
  • USB port
    • Yes
    • No

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86 specifications
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ASUS

ROG Strix GS-BE18000View product
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TP-Link

Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

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WAN connectionidentical
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for oneNo
Wireless LAN features6 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffersTri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz)Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 7 (802.11be)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs11529 Mbit/s733 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Differs688 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs5764 Mbit/s433 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (third band)Known for one11529 Mbit/s
ModulationKnown for one4096-QAM, OFDMA
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers2.5 Gigabit EthernetFast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Port forwardingKnown for oneYes
Port triggeringKnown for oneYes
Support Samba (storage)Known for oneYes
VPN serverKnown for oneYes
VPN supportKnown for oneInstant Guard VPN Client L2TP VPN Client Open VPN VPN Client PPTP VPN Client WireGuard VPN Server IPSec VPN Server Open VPN VPN Server PPTP VPN Server WireGuard VPN Fusion
Number of guest networks (2.4 GHz)Known for one1
Number of guest networks (5 GHz)Known for one1
Maximum Tx power (2.4 GHz)Known for one20 dBmW
Maximum Tx power (5 GHz)Known for one23 dBmW
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one5GHz: 11a 54M: -76dBm; 11ac VHT20 MCS8: -71dBm; 11ac VHT40 MCS9: -66dBm; 11ac VHT80 MCS9: -62dBm 2.4GHz: 11g 54M: -76dBm11n; HT20 MCS7: -73dBm; 11n HT40 MCS7: -71dBm
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers74
USB portDiffersYesNo
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one1
Management featuresidentical
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Intelligent Mesh technologyKnown for oneYes
MU-MIMO technologyKnown for oneYes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffersOWE, SSH, SSID, WPA, WPA2, WPA3-Enterprise, WPA3-Personal, WPSWEP, WPA, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2, WPA2-Enterprise
Schedule accessKnown for oneYes
Parental controlKnown for oneYes
FilteringKnown for oneYes
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYes
MAC address tableKnown for one64 entries
System event logKnown for oneYes
DMZ supportKnown for oneYes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for oneYes
Firewall securityKnown for oneSPI Firewall, Access Control, IP & MAC Binding Application Layer Gateway
NAT functionalityKnown for oneVirtual Server Port Forwarding Auto-Discovery DMZ UPnP
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
LED indicatorsKnown for oneLAN, Power, WAN, WLAN
On/off switchKnown for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
Antenna includedKnown for oneYes
Cables includedKnown for oneLAN (RJ-45)
Quick start guideKnown for oneYes
Antenna2 differ
Antenna designDiffersInternalExternal
Antenna typeKnown for one4x4
Antennas quantityDiffers83
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one2000 MHz
Processor coresKnown for one4
Internal memoryKnown for one2048 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for oneDDR4
Flash memoryKnown for one256 MB
Firmware upgradeableKnown for oneYes
Power2 differ
AC input voltageKnown for one110 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50/60 Hz
Output voltageDiffers12 V9 V
Output currentDiffers5 A0.6 A
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers225 mm144 mm
HeightDiffers225 mm35 mm
WeightKnown for one927.5 g
WidthDiffers90 mm230 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one306 mm
Package depthKnown for one102 mm
Package heightKnown for one236 mm
Package weightKnown for one1.6 kg
Package typeKnown for oneBox
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneFCC, CE, RoHS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °C

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