ASUS RT BE96U vs ASUS RT BE88U

VS

ASUS RT-BE96U

ASUS RT-BE88U

We compared the ASUS RT BE96U (BE19000) with Broadcom BCM4916 4-core processor and the ASUS RT BE88U (BE7200) with Broadcom BCM4916 4-core processor. You will find out which router performs better in benchmark tests, wireless specifications, and other information.

Main Differences

ASUS RT BE96U Advantages

Faster LAN Port (10GbE vs 2.5GbE)

Faster Wireless Speed (5765Mbps vs 5764Mbps)

ASUS RT BE88U Advantages

Released later by 9 months

Score

benchmark

DMIPS performance

ASUS RT BE96U

23920

ASUS RT BE88U

23920

ASUS RT BE96U

VS

ASUS RT BE88U

General

Aug 2023

Release Date

May 2024

Wi-Fi 7

Wireless Protocol

Wi-Fi 7

BE19000

Series

BE7200

Yes

3rd Party ROM Support

Yes

CPU Performance

Broadcom BCM4916

Processor

Broadcom BCM4916

ARMv8 Cortex-B53

CPU Architecture

ARM Cortex-B53

2.6 GHz x4

CPU Performance

2.6 GHz x4

256 MiB

Flash ROM

256 MiB

2 GiB

RAM

2 GiB

Radio Band 1

2.4 GHz

Frequency Band

2.4 GHz

Broadcom BCM6726

Wireless Chip

Broadcom BCM6726

1376 Mbps

Wireless Speed

1376 Mbps

4 spatial streams 4x4

MIMO Specification

4 spatial streams 4x4

Radio Band 2

5 GHz

Frequency Band

5 GHz

Broadcom BCM6726

Wireless Chip

Broadcom BCM6726

5765 Mbps

Wireless Speed

5764 Mbps

4 spatial streams 4x4

MIMO Specification

4 spatial streams 4x4

Radio Band 3

6 GHz

Frequency Band

-

Broadcom BCM67263

Wireless Chip

-

11530 Mbps

Wireless Speed

-

4 spatial streams 4x4

MIMO Specification

-

Wireless Parameters

MU-MIMO

MIMO

MU-MIMO

4096

QAM Modulation

4096

Yes

MLO

Yes

320 MHz

Channel Bandwidth

320 MHz

LAN Parameters

Broadcom BCM4916

Switch Chip

Broadcom BCM4916

10 GbE x1

LAN Port

2.5 GbE x3

10 GbE x1

WAN Port

10 GbE x2

Miscellaneous

ASUS RT BE96U

Official Website Link

ASUS RT BE88U

19 VDC, 3.42 A

Power

19 VDC, 3.42 A

2

USB Ports

1

-

SFP Ports

1

-

Dimensions

18.8 x 6.1 x 29.97 cm

-

Weight

1.13 kg

Router Comparison

1

ASUS RT BE96U vs ASUS RT BE86U

2

ASUS RT BE96U vs ROG Rapture GT BE19000

3

ASUS RT BE96U vs TPLINK TL 7DR7230

4

ASUS RT BE96U vs Xiaomi BE6500

5

ASUS RT BE96U vs TPLINK Archer BE230

6

ASUS RT BE96U vs Xiaomi BE3600

7

ASUS RT BE96U vs Ruijie BE72 PRO

8

ASUS RT BE96U vs TPLINK Archer BE800

9

ASUS RT BE96U vs TPLINK TL 7DR7250

10

ASUS RT BE96U vs ROG Rapture GT BE98