Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-BE59 BE5000 vs FRITZ! Box 5690 XGS

19specifications compared
10differ
9identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

The FRITZ! Box 5690 XGS has 2,100 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the ASUS RT-BE59 BE5000 (7100 Mbit/s vs 5000 Mbit/s). The FRITZ! Box 5690 XGS has 7.5 Gigabit Ethernet more Ethernet LAN interface type than the ASUS RT-BE59 BE5000 (10 Gigabit Ethernet vs 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet). The ASUS RT-BE59 BE5000 has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the FRITZ! Box 5690 XGS (5 vs 4). WAN connection type: RJ-45 on the ASUS RT-BE59 BE5000, GPON on the FRITZ! Box 5690 XGS. Ethernet LAN data rates: 1000,2500 Mbit/s on the ASUS RT-BE59 BE5000, 1000,10000 Mbit/s on the FRITZ! Box 5690 XGS.

WAN connection type
- RT-BE59 BE5000:RJ-45
- Box 5690 XGS:GPON
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- RT-BE59 BE5000:5000 Mbit/s
- Box 5690 XGS:7100 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- RT-BE59 BE5000:2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
- Box 5690 XGS:10 Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- RT-BE59 BE5000:1000,2500 Mbit/s
- Box 5690 XGS:1000,10000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- RT-BE59 BE5000:5
- Box 5690 XGS:4
Product colour
- RT-BE59 BE5000:Black
- Box 5690 XGS:Red, White
Depth
- RT-BE59 BE5000:193 mm
- Box 5690 XGS:191 mm
Height
- RT-BE59 BE5000:59 mm
- Box 5690 XGS:63 mm

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Comparison of RT-BE59 BE5000, Box 5690 XGS
62 specifications	A ASUS RT-BE59 BE5000 View product	B FRITZ! Box 5690 XGS View product
WAN connection1 differ
SIM card slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
WAN connection typeDiffers	RJ-45	GPON
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wireless LAN features2 differ
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	5000 Mbit/s	7100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), 802.11b, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)	802.11a, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for one	688 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for one	4320 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
ModulationKnown for one	4096-QAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet	10 Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	1000,2500 Mbit/s	1000,10000 Mbit/s
Port forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port triggeringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	4
USB portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MU-MIMO technologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Parental controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WPA2, WPA3, WPS
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Red, White
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Power, LAN, WAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Indication lightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	Internal & external	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	2000 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	1000 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	2 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	50 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	193 mm	191 mm
HeightDiffers	59 mm	63 mm
WeightKnown for one	506 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthDiffers	238 mm	254 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	285 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	193 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	104 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	1.06 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported

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