NETGEAR R8500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Tri-band (2.4 GHz vs NETGEAR X8 AC5300

Comparison of R8500, X8 AC5300

57 specifications	A NETGEAR R8500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Tri-band (2.4 GHz Model R8500 View product	B NETGEAR X8 AC5300View product
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for one	No	—Unknown — not stated by the source
SIM card slotKnown for one	No	—Unknown — not stated by the source
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	No	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	—Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	2166 Mbit/s	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	—Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for one	1000 Mbit/s	—Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for one	2166 Mbit/s	—Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (third band)Known for one	2166 Mbit/s	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Designidentical
Product typeKnown for one	Tabletop router	—Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	External	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Flash memoryKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	AC	—Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Frequency bandKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 & 5
USB ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
USB versionKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0/3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
xDSL connectionKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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