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Netgear Nighthawk R7000 vs Netgear Nighthawk X10 R9000

11.22 in
1.97 in
Netgear Nighthawk R7000 Router
Netgear Nighthawk R7000
8.82 in
2.91 in
Netgear Nighthawk X10 R9000 Router
Netgear Nighthawk X10 R9000
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
10
4.0 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
71 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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8
4.1 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
16 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
86
3.5 out of 5
86 user ratings
5 stars
24 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
10 %
40
3.8 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
32 %
3 stars
27 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Connectivity

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Communication modeFull-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of LAN ports46
Number of WAN ports11
USByesyes
Total USB ports22
Number of USB 2.0 ports1No
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports12

Design

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Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Blue
  • White
Active cooling (fan)nono

Dimensions

Netgear Nighthawk R7000Netgear Nighthawk R7000
Netgear Nighthawk X10 R9000Netgear Nighthawk X10 R9000
Width11.22 in8.82 in
Height1.97 in2.91 in
Depth7.24 in6.61 in
Weight1.65 lb4.1 lb
Number of units11
Rack-mount designnono

Features

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Built-in DSL modemnono
File serverVia USBBuilt-in NAS
Built-in printer serveryesyes

Communication

Netgear Nighthawk R7000Netgear Nighthawk R7000
Netgear Nighthawk X10 R9000Netgear Nighthawk X10 R9000
Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/network
6to4yesyes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11ad
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • 10 Gigabit Ethernet
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.3x
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11ad
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyesno
Mobile broadband supportnono
Wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps800.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps1733.0 Mbps
External antennayesyes
Detachable antennayesno
MIMOyesyes
Beamformingyesyes
MU-MIMOnoyes
Number of antennas34
Total wireless data transfer rate1900.0 Mbps2533.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2

Compatibility

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Netgear Nighthawk X10 R9000Netgear Nighthawk X10 R9000
DynDNSyesyes
Support for alternative firmware
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
OpenWrt
Target audience
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
Home users

Memory

Netgear Nighthawk R7000Netgear Nighthawk R7000
Netgear Nighthawk X10 R9000Netgear Nighthawk X10 R9000
Included flash memory128.0 MB512.0 MB
Maximum flash memory128.0 MB512.0 MB
Included RAM256.0 MB1024.0 MB
Maximum RAM256.0 MB1024.0 MB

Power

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Power over Ethernet (PoE)nono

Security

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Netgear Nighthawk X10 R9000Netgear Nighthawk X10 R9000
DMZyesyes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientyesyes

Pros & Cons

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