Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link Archer C8 vs TP-Link Archer C9

31specifications compared
9differ
22identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Archer C8:4
- Archer C9:5
Certification
- Archer C8:CE, FCC
- Archer C9:CE, FCC, RoHS
Depth
- Archer C8:86 mm
- Archer C9:164 mm
Height
- Archer C8:168.5 mm
- Archer C9:30 mm
Width
- Archer C8:221 mm
- Archer C9:216 mm
Bandwidth (first)
- Archer C8:2.4 GHz
- Archer C9:5 GHz
Bandwidth (second)
- Archer C8:5 GHz
- Archer C9:2.4 GHz
WLAN data transfer rates supported
- Archer C8:450,1300 Mbit/s
- Archer C9:600,1300 Mbit/s

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Comparison of Archer C8, Archer C9
55 specifications	A TP-Link Archer C8 View product	B TP-Link Archer C9 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	5
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC	CE, FCC, RoHS
Antennaidentical
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, 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 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	86 mm	164 mm
HeightDiffers	168.5 mm	30 mm
WidthDiffers	221 mm	216 mm
Other features3 differ
Bandwidth (first)Differs	2.4 GHz	5 GHz
Bandwidth (second)Differs	5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Input currentKnown for one	3.3 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	450,1300 Mbit/s	600,1300 Mbit/s
Frequency bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 & 5
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 5 GHz
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990

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