Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

FRITZ! Box 6690 Pro vs TP-Link Archer GE230

21specifications compared
11differ
10identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

The FRITZ! Box 6690 Pro has 8,630 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the TP-Link Archer GE230 (12200 Mbit/s vs 3570 Mbit/s). The FRITZ! Box 6690 Pro has 5,072 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (first band) than the TP-Link Archer GE230 (5760 Mbit/s vs 688 Mbit/s). The FRITZ! Box 6690 Pro has 2,878 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (second band) than the TP-Link Archer GE230 (5760 Mbit/s vs 2882 Mbit/s). Wi-Fi band: Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz) on the FRITZ! Box 6690 Pro, Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz) on the TP-Link Archer GE230. Antenna design: Internal on the FRITZ! Box 6690 Pro, External on the TP-Link Archer GE230.

WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- Box 6690 Pro:12200 Mbit/s
- Archer GE230:3570 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
- Box 6690 Pro:5760 Mbit/s
- Archer GE230:688 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
- Box 6690 Pro:5760 Mbit/s
- Archer GE230:2882 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Box 6690 Pro:4
- Archer GE230:5
Antenna design
- Box 6690 Pro:Internal
- Archer GE230:External
Depth
- Box 6690 Pro:277 mm
- Archer GE230:153.1 mm
Height
- Box 6690 Pro:206 mm
- Archer GE230:58.6 mm
Width
- Box 6690 Pro:84 mm
- Archer GE230:266.8 mm

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Comparison of Box 6690 Pro, Archer GE230
52 specifications	A FRITZ! Box 6690 Pro 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 typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
Wireless LAN features5 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 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	12200 Mbit/s	3570 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Differs	5760 Mbit/s	688 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs	5760 Mbit/s	2882 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (third band)Known for one	688 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)	Yes	Yes
Media serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	5
USB port	Yes	Yes
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Management featuresidentical
Intelligent Mesh technologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
WPS push button	Yes	Yes
MIMOKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of data streamsKnown for one	4x4	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
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA3, WPA2, WPS	WPA, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA3
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Guest accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Protocolsidentical
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
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	Coaxial	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 6690 Pro 1.5-m coaxial cable 1.5-m LAN cable Power adapter Quick guide	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffers	Internal	External
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	277 mm	153.1 mm
HeightDiffers	206 mm	58.6 mm
WidthDiffers	84 mm	266.8 mm
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoHS
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

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