Asus RT-BE9700 vs Asus ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro

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RT-BE9700

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ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro

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RT-BE9700

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ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro

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Key differences

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Performance1 difference

RAM

1 GB

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Connectivity8 differences

10 Gbps LAN-capable ports

2.5 Gbps LAN ports

2.5 Gbps WAN-capable ports

Lan 1 Gbps Ports

Max Wifi Speed

9.7 Gbps

30 Gbps

Wan 1 Gbps Ports

Ports

1× 10G WAN/LAN + 1× 2.5G WAN/LAN + 3× 2.5G LAN + USB 3.2 Gen1

1× 10G WAN/LAN + 1× 10G LAN + 1× 1G WAN/LAN + 2× 1G LAN + USB 3.0

Wifi Bands

Tri-band: 6 GHz 5764 Mbps + 5 GHz 2882 Mbps + 2.4 GHz 1032 Mbps (BE9700)

Quad-band: 6 GHz-2 11529 + 6 GHz-1 11529 + 5 GHz 5764 + 2.4 GHz 1376 Mbps (BE30000)

General12 differences

2 4 Ghz Speed

1032 Mbps

1376 Mbps

2.4 GHz bands

5 GHz bands

5 Ghz Speed

2882 Mbps

5764 Mbps

6 GHz bands

6 Ghz Speed

5764 Mbps

11529 + 11529 Mbps

External Antennas

Internal Antennas

Lan Link Aggregation

Yes

Form Factor

Wi-Fi 7 router

Whole-home mesh Wi-Fi system

MIMO

6 GHz 2×2; 5 GHz 2×2; 2.4 GHz 3×3

6 GHz-1/2 4×4; 5 GHz 4×4; 2.4 GHz 4×4

Product Segment

BE9700 (1032 + 2882 + 5764 Mbps)

BE30000 (1376 + 5764 + 11529 + 11529 Mbps)

Security

AiProtection; WPA/WPA2/WPA3

AiProtection Pro; WPA/WPA2/WPA3

Transmit / Receive

6 GHz 2×2; 5 GHz 2×2; 2.4 GHz 3×3

6 GHz-2 4×4 · 6 GHz-1 4×4 · 5 GHz 4×4

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RT-BE9700 vs ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro

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