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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

FRITZ!Box 6860 5G v2 vs TP-Link Archer GE230

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  • 15specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 3identical
  • 55known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link Archer GE230 has 570 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the FRITZ!Box 6860 5G v2 (3570 Mbit/s vs 3000 Mbit/s). The TP-Link Archer GE230 has 88 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (first band) than the FRITZ!Box 6860 5G v2 (688 Mbit/s vs 600 Mbit/s). The TP-Link Archer GE230 has 482 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (second band) than the FRITZ!Box 6860 5G v2 (2882 Mbit/s vs 2400 Mbit/s). Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) on the FRITZ!Box 6860 5G v2, Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) on the TP-Link Archer GE230. Ethernet LAN interface type: Gigabit Ethernet on the FRITZ!Box 6860 5G v2, 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet on the TP-Link Archer GE230.

  • Top Wi-Fi standard
    • Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
    • Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
  • WLAN data transfer rate (max)
    • 3000 Mbit/s
    • 3570 Mbit/s
  • WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
    • 600 Mbit/s
    • 688 Mbit/s
  • WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
    • 2400 Mbit/s
    • 2882 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN interface type
    • Gigabit Ethernet
    • 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
  • Ethernet LAN data rates
    • 10,100,1000 Mbit/s
    • 1000,2500 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 5
  • Depth
    • 31 mm
    • 153.1 mm

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70 specifications
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FRITZ!

FRITZ!Box 6860 5G v2View product
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TP-Link

Archer GE230View product
WAN connectionidentical
SIM card slotKnown for oneYes
Ethernet WANKnown for oneYes
DSL WANKnown for oneNo
WAN connection typeKnown for oneRJ-45
Wireless LAN features5 differ
Wi-Fi bandDual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs3000 Mbit/s3570 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 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)Differs600 Mbit/s688 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs2400 Mbit/s2882 Mbit/s
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffersGigabit Ethernet2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000 Mbit/s1000,2500 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsKnown for oneIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.1Q
Port forwardingYesYes
VPN PassthroughKnown for oneYes
VPN supportKnown for oneIPSec and WireGuard, VPN passthrough
Port triggeringKnown for oneYes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for oneYes
PPPoE/PPTP/L2TP pass-throughKnown for oneYes
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one5G
3G standardsKnown for oneUMTS, HSPA+
4G standardKnown for oneLTE-A
5G standardKnown for oneSub6 SA, Sub6 NSA
3G bands supportedKnown for one2100,850,900 MHz
4G bands supportedKnown for one2000,3800,2400 MHz
SIM card typeKnown for oneNanoSIM
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers15
USB portKnown for oneYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
MIMOKnown for oneYes
Number of data streamsKnown for one2x2
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
WPS push buttonKnown for oneYes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffersWPA2, WPA3WPA, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA3
FirewallKnown for oneYes
Firewall securityKnown for oneSPI firewall, DoS protection
Guest accessKnown for oneYes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for oneYes
Schedule accessKnown for oneYes
DoS attack preventionKnown for oneYes
Parental controlKnown for oneYes
FilteringKnown for oneYes
URL filteringKnown for oneYes
IGMP snoopingKnown for oneYes
DMZ supportKnown for oneYes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for oneYes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneYes
Designidentical
Wall mountableKnown for oneYes
International Protection (IP) codeKnown for oneIP54
Indication lightKnown for oneYes
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for oneYes
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for onePoE
Power consumption (typical)Known for one6.8 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers31 mm153.1 mm
HeightDiffers111 mm58.6 mm
WidthDiffers163 mm266.8 mm
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for oneGermany
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneCE, FCC, RoHS
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for oneExternal
Antennas quantityKnown for one4
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C

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