Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

FRITZ! Box 6690 Pro vs TP-Link BE3600 Wi-Fi 7

21specifications compared
11differ
10identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The FRITZ! Box 6690 Pro has 9,318 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the TP-Link BE3600 Wi-Fi 7 (12200 Mbit/s vs 2882 Mbit/s). The FRITZ! Box 6690 Pro has 5,072 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (first band) than the TP-Link BE3600 Wi-Fi 7 (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 BE3600 Wi-Fi 7 (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 BE3600 Wi-Fi 7. Product type: Tabletop router on the FRITZ! Box 6690 Pro, Portable router on the TP-Link BE3600 Wi-Fi 7.

WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- Box 6690 Pro:12200 Mbit/s
- BE3600 Wi-Fi 7:2882 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
- Box 6690 Pro:5760 Mbit/s
- BE3600 Wi-Fi 7:688 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
- Box 6690 Pro:5760 Mbit/s
- BE3600 Wi-Fi 7:2882 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Box 6690 Pro:4
- BE3600 Wi-Fi 7:1
Product type
- Box 6690 Pro:Tabletop router
- BE3600 Wi-Fi 7:Portable router
Product colour
- Box 6690 Pro:White
- BE3600 Wi-Fi 7:Black
Cables included
- Box 6690 Pro:Coaxial
- BE3600 Wi-Fi 7:LAN (RJ-45), USB Type-A
Power source type
- Box 6690 Pro:AC
- BE3600 Wi-Fi 7:DC

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Comparison of Box 6690 Pro, BE3600 Wi-Fi 7
60 specifications	A FRITZ! Box 6690 Pro View product	B TP-Link BE3600 Wi-Fi 7 View product
WAN connectionidentical
SIM card slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
WAN connection typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB, WISP
Wireless LAN features5 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz)	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	12200 Mbit/s	2882 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
Number of guest networks (2.4 GHz)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of guest networks (5 GHz)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VPN serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	OpenVPN, PPTP, L2TP, Wireguard
PPPoE/PPTP/L2TP pass-throughKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
Internal modemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intelligent Mesh technologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
WPS push buttonKnown 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	HTTPS, WPA, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-Personal
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Guest accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FilteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv4, IPv6, TCP, UDP
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product typeDiffers	Tabletop router	Portable router
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	Coaxial	LAN (RJ-45), USB Type-A
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Power1 differ
Power source typeDiffers	AC	DC
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 A
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
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 60 °C
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	Internal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	277 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	206 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	84 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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