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Netgear Nighthawk R7000 vs Netgear Nighthawk X6

11.22 in
1.97 in
Netgear Nighthawk R7000 Router
Netgear Nighthawk R7000
11.63 in
8.93 in
Netgear Nighthawk X6 Router
Netgear Nighthawk X6
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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13
3.4 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
71 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
28 %
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 %
61
3.9 out of 5
61 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
24 %
2 stars
8 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Connectivity

Netgear Nighthawk R7000Netgear Nighthawk R7000
Netgear Nighthawk X6Netgear Nighthawk X6
Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication modeFull-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of LAN ports44
Number of WAN ports11
USByesyes
Total USB ports22
Number of USB 2.0 ports11
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports11

Design

Netgear Nighthawk R7000Netgear Nighthawk R7000
Netgear Nighthawk X6Netgear Nighthawk X6
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
Active cooling (fan)nono

Dimensions

Netgear Nighthawk R7000Netgear Nighthawk R7000
Netgear Nighthawk X6Netgear Nighthawk X6
Width11.22 in11.63 in
Height1.97 in8.93 in
Depth7.24 in2.15 in
Weight1.65 lb2.43 lb
Number of units11
Rack-mount designnono

Features

Netgear Nighthawk R7000Netgear Nighthawk R7000
Netgear Nighthawk X6Netgear Nighthawk X6
Built-in DSL modemnono
File serverVia USBVia USB
Built-in printer serveryesyes
Designed for wall mountingyesyes
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyes

Communication

Netgear Nighthawk R7000Netgear Nighthawk R7000
Netgear Nighthawk X6Netgear Nighthawk X6
Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/network
6to4yesno
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • 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 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
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 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyesno
Mobile broadband supportnono
Throughput WAN-LAN931.4 Mbps806.4 Mbps
Wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps2600.0 Mbps
External antennayesyes
Detachable antennayesno
MIMOyesyes
Beamformingyesyes
MU-MIMOnono
Number of antennas36
Total wireless data transfer rate1900.0 Mbps3200.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Compatibility

Netgear Nighthawk R7000Netgear Nighthawk R7000
Netgear Nighthawk X6Netgear Nighthawk X6
DynDNSyesno
Support for alternative firmware
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
DD-Wrt
Target audience
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
Home users

Memory

Netgear Nighthawk R7000Netgear Nighthawk R7000
Netgear Nighthawk X6Netgear Nighthawk X6
Included flash memory128.0 MB128.0 MB
Maximum flash memory128.0 MB128.0 MB
Included RAM256.0 MB256.0 MB
Maximum RAM256.0 MB256.0 MB

Power

Netgear Nighthawk R7000Netgear Nighthawk R7000
Netgear Nighthawk X6Netgear Nighthawk X6
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nono

Security

Netgear Nighthawk R7000Netgear Nighthawk R7000
Netgear Nighthawk X6Netgear Nighthawk X6
DMZyesyes
VPN clientyesyes
Encryption Algorithm
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK

Pros & Cons

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