Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

NETGEAR R7800 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs NETGEAR R8500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Tri-band (2.4 GHz

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  • 44specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 35identical
  • 4known for one product only

Key differences

  • WLAN data transfer rate (max)
    • R7800 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:1733 Mbit/s
    • R8500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Tri-band (2.4 GHz:2166 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • R7800 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:5
    • R8500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Tri-band (2.4 GHz:7
  • Processor frequency
    • R7800 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:1700 MHz
    • R8500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Tri-band (2.4 GHz:1400 MHz
  • Depth
    • R7800 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:185 mm
    • R8500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Tri-band (2.4 GHz:264 mm
  • Height
    • R7800 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:50 mm
    • R8500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Tri-band (2.4 GHz:61 mm
  • Weight
    • R7800 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:840 g
    • R8500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Tri-band (2.4 GHz:1.68 kg
  • Width
    • R7800 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:285 mm
    • R8500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Tri-band (2.4 GHz:316 mm

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Comparison of R7800, R8500
48 specifications
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffersDual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 5 GHz)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs1733 Mbit/s2166 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2166 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (third band)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2166 Mbit/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers57
Features1 differ
Processor frequencyDiffers1700 MHz1400 MHz
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home BaWindows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimat
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers185 mm264 mm
HeightDiffers50 mm61 mm
WeightDiffers840 g1.68 kg
WidthDiffers285 mm316 mm
Protocolsidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneIPv6Unknown — not stated by the source

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