Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link AX6000 Wi-Fi 6 SOHO Router vs TP-Link Archer GE230

16specifications compared
8differ
8identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The D-Link AX6000 Wi-Fi 6 SOHO Router has 2,430 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the TP-Link Archer GE230 (6000 Mbit/s vs 3570 Mbit/s). The D-Link AX6000 Wi-Fi 6 SOHO Router has 460 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (first band) than the TP-Link Archer GE230 (1148 Mbit/s vs 688 Mbit/s). The D-Link AX6000 Wi-Fi 6 SOHO Router has 1,922 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (second band) than the TP-Link Archer GE230 (4804 Mbit/s vs 2882 Mbit/s). Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) on the D-Link AX6000 Wi-Fi 6 SOHO Router, Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) on the TP-Link Archer GE230. Ethernet LAN interface type: Gigabit Ethernet on the D-Link AX6000 Wi-Fi 6 SOHO Router, 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet on the TP-Link Archer GE230.

Top Wi-Fi standard
- AX6000 Wi-Fi 6 SOHO Router:Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
- Archer GE230:Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- AX6000 Wi-Fi 6 SOHO Router:6000 Mbit/s
- Archer GE230:3570 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
- AX6000 Wi-Fi 6 SOHO Router:1148 Mbit/s
- Archer GE230:688 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
- AX6000 Wi-Fi 6 SOHO Router:4804 Mbit/s
- Archer GE230:2882 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- AX6000 Wi-Fi 6 SOHO Router:Gigabit Ethernet
- Archer GE230:2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- AX6000 Wi-Fi 6 SOHO Router:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- Archer GE230:1000,2500 Mbit/s
Antenna design
- AX6000 Wi-Fi 6 SOHO Router:Internal
- Archer GE230:External

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Comparison of DBR-560/B, Archer GE230
43 specifications	A D-Link AX6000 Wi-Fi 6 SOHO Router Model DBR-560/B View product	B TP-Link Archer GE230 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
WAN connection type	RJ-45	RJ-45
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features5 differ
Wi-Fi band	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	6000 Mbit/s	3570 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Differs	1148 Mbit/s	688 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs	4804 Mbit/s	2882 Mbit/s
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	1000,2500 Mbit/s
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Port triggeringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PPPoE/PPTP/L2TP pass-throughKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	5	5
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
WPS push button	Yes	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WPA, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA3
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DMZ supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoHS
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffers	Internal	External
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	153.1 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	58.6 mm
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	266.8 mm
Designidentical
Product typeKnown for one	Tabletop router	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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