Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Router vs TP-Link Archer GE230

22specifications compared
12differ
10identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

The D-Link AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Router has 5,930 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the TP-Link Archer GE230 (9500 Mbit/s vs 3570 Mbit/s). The TP-Link Archer GE230 has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the D-Link AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Router (5 vs 4). The D-Link AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Router has 84.5 mm more depth than the TP-Link Archer GE230 (237.6 mm vs 153.1 mm). Only the TP-Link Archer GE230 has USB port. Wi-Fi band: Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz) on the D-Link AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Router, Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz) on the TP-Link Archer GE230.

Top Wi-Fi standard
- AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Router:Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
- Archer GE230:Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Router:9500 Mbit/s
- Archer GE230:3570 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Router:Gigabit Ethernet
- Archer GE230:2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Router:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- Archer GE230:1000,2500 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Router:4
- Archer GE230:5
USB port
- AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Router:No
- Archer GE230:Yes
Depth
- AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Router:237.6 mm
- Archer GE230:153.1 mm
Height
- AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Router:207.4 mm
- Archer GE230:58.6 mm

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Comparison of R95/B, Archer GE230
56 specifications	A D-Link AQUILA PRO AI BE9500 Wi-Fi 7 Smart Router Model R95/B View product	B TP-Link Archer GE230 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
WAN connection type	RJ-45	RJ-45
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Wireless LAN features4 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 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	9500 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 6E (802.11ax)	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)	688 Mbit/s	688 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)	2882 Mbit/s	2882 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (third band)Known for one	5764 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)	Yes	Yes
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Port triggeringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PPPoE/PPTP/L2TP pass-throughKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	5
USB portDiffers	No	Yes
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA2-Personal, WPA3-Personal	WPA, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA3
Guest accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FilteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Designidentical
Product typeKnown for one	Tabletop router	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Blue, White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wall mountableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Power, Status, WPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna design	External	External
Antennas quantity	4	4
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	4 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	237.6 mm	153.1 mm
HeightDiffers	207.4 mm	58.6 mm
WeightKnown for one	940 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthDiffers	219.6 mm	266.8 mm
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

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