Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

FRITZ! Box 5630 vs TP-Link Archer GE230

19specifications compared
10differ
9identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

The FRITZ! Box 5630 has 30 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the TP-Link Archer GE230 (3600 Mbit/s vs 3570 Mbit/s). The TP-Link Archer GE230 has 2 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (second band) than the FRITZ! Box 5630 (2882 Mbit/s vs 2880 Mbit/s). The TP-Link Archer GE230 has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the FRITZ! Box 5630 (5 vs 4). WAN connection type: GPON on the FRITZ! Box 5630, RJ-45 on the TP-Link Archer GE230. Antenna design: Internal on the FRITZ! Box 5630, External on the TP-Link Archer GE230.

WAN connection type
- Box 5630:GPON
- Archer GE230:RJ-45
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- Box 5630:3600 Mbit/s
- Archer GE230:3570 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
- Box 5630:2880 Mbit/s
- Archer GE230:2882 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Box 5630:4
- Archer GE230:5
Antenna design
- Box 5630:Internal
- Archer GE230:External
Depth
- Box 5630:152 mm
- Archer GE230:153.1 mm
Height
- Box 5630:45 mm
- Archer GE230:58.6 mm
Width
- Box 5630:200 mm
- Archer GE230:266.8 mm

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Comparison of Box 5630, Archer GE230
48 specifications	A FRITZ! Box 5630 View product	B TP-Link Archer GE230 View product
WAN connection1 differ
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
WAN connection typeDiffers	GPON	RJ-45
Wireless LAN features3 differ
Wi-Fi band	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	3600 Mbit/s	3570 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)	688 Mbit/s	688 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs	2880 Mbit/s	2882 Mbit/s
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface type	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates	1000,2500 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
Media serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	5
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	LC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
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 button	Yes	Yes
Intelligent Mesh technologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MIMOKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA3, WPA2, WPS	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
Guest accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	152 mm	153.1 mm
HeightDiffers	45 mm	58.6 mm
WidthDiffers	200 mm	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
Cables includedKnown for one	Optical, LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentKnown for one	FRITZ!Box 5630 4-m fiber optic cable (LC/APC - LC/APC) 1.5-m LAN cable Power adapter Quick guide	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source

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