Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

NETGEAR R6020 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs NETGEAR Nighthawk AXE7800 WiFi Router (RAXE300)

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 12identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

  • Ethernet WAN
    • R6020 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
    • Nighthawk AXE7800 WiFi Router (RAXE300):No
  • Top Wi-Fi standard
    • R6020 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
    • Nighthawk AXE7800 WiFi Router (RAXE300):Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
  • WLAN data transfer rate (max)
    • R6020 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:750 Mbit/s
    • Nighthawk AXE7800 WiFi Router (RAXE300):6600 Mbit/s
  • WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
    • R6020 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:300 Mbit/s
    • Nighthawk AXE7800 WiFi Router (RAXE300):1200 Mbit/s
  • WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
    • R6020 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:450 Mbit/s
    • Nighthawk AXE7800 WiFi Router (RAXE300):4800 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN interface type
    • R6020 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Fast Ethernet
    • Nighthawk AXE7800 WiFi Router (RAXE300):Gigabit Ethernet
  • Ethernet LAN data rates
    • R6020 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100 Mbit/s
    • Nighthawk AXE7800 WiFi Router (RAXE300):10,100,1000 Mbit/s
  • USB port
    • R6020 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
    • Nighthawk AXE7800 WiFi Router (RAXE300):Yes

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Comparison of R6020, RAXE300
63 specifications
WAN connection1 differ
Ethernet WANDiffersYesNo
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
DSL WANKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features6 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffersDual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs750 Mbit/s6600 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Differs300 Mbit/s1200 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs450 Mbit/s4800 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (third band)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source600 Mbit/s
ModulationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256-QAM, 1024-QAM
Network3 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffersFast EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11iIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.11n
USB sharingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB portDiffersNoYes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
MIMOKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
MU-MIMO technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Web-based managementKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)/(WME)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers128-bit AES, WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS128-bit AES
Parental controlKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
FilteringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
FirewallKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Firewall securityKnown for oneNATUnknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product typeDiffersTabletop routerPortable router
Housing materialKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePlastic
Indication lightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePower
On/off switchKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Antenna2 differ
Antenna designDiffersExternalInternal
Antennas quantityDiffers26
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1500 MHz
Processor coresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512 MB
Flash memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256 MB
Power1 differ
Power source typeDiffersACDC
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers142 mm221.2 mm
HeightDiffers39 mm78 mm
WeightDiffers250 g1.45 kg
WidthDiffers173 mm298 mm
Protocolsidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneTCP/IP, RIP-1, RIP-2, DHCP, PPPoE, UPnP, SMBUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one0 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Number of products includedKnown for one1 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source

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