Mercusys MR70X vs TP-Link Archer AX23

The two products' specifications row by row. Rows where they differ are marked; a missing value is unknown, never equal.

8 differences
SpecificationMercusys MR70XTP-Link Archer AX23
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers1GGigabit
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWiFi 6Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi bandDiffersDual-BandDual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs1800 Mbit/s1.8 Gbps
Power source typeDiffersACDC
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers34
Antenna designDiffers2× 5G External Antennas 2× 2.4G External Antennas4× Fixed High-Performance Antennas
Product typeDiffersRouterWi-Fi Router
Ethernet LANSameYesYes
Ethernet WANSameYesYes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)not knownnot knownYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesnot knownnot known10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Flow control supportnot knownnot knownYes
Full duplexnot knownnot knownYes
Modulationnot knownnot knownOFDMA
Networking standardsnot knownnot knownIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Number of guest networks (2.4 GHz)not knownnot known1
Number of guest networks (5 GHz)not knownnot known1
Port forwardingnot knownnot knownYes
Static routenot knownnot knownYes
VPN servernot knownnot knownOpenVPN, PPTP
Wi-Fi standardsnot knownnot known802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
DMZ supportnot knownnot knownYes
Firewallnot knownnot knownYes
Guest accessnot knownnot knownYes
IP address filteringnot knownnot knownYes
NAT functionalitynot knownnot knownPort Forwarding, Port Triggering, UPnP, DMZ
Network address translation (NAT)not knownnot knownYes
Security algorithmsnot knownnot known64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WMM, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
System event lognot knownnot knownYes
URL filteringnot knownnot knownYes
Bandwidth controlnot knownnot knownYes
Reset buttonnot knownnot knownYes
Web-based managementnot knownnot knownYes
Web-based setup wizardnot knownnot knownYes
WPS push buttonnot knownnot knownYes
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)not knownnot known574 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)not knownnot known1201 Mbit/s
Output currentnot knownnot known1 A
Output voltagenot knownnot known12 V
DHCP clientnot knownnot knownYes
DHCP servernot knownnot knownYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)not knownnot knownYes
SIM card slotnot knownnot knownNo
WAN connection typenot knownnot knownRJ-45
Depthnot knownnot known135 mm
Heightnot knownnot known41.6 mm
Widthnot knownnot known260.2 mm
Built-in processornot knownnot knownYes
Windows operating systems supportednot knownnot knownWindows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, 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 7 x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64, Windows 98SE, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows Vista x64, Windows XP, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Operating relative humidity (H-H)not knownnot known10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)not knownnot known0 - 40 °C
Access Control List (ACL)not knownnot knownYes
Processor frequencynot knownnot known1500 MHz
DC-in jacknot knownnot knownYes
Linux operating systems supportednot knownnot knownYes
Mac operating systems supportednot knownnot knownYes
LED indicatorsnot known1× SYSnot known
Processor coresnot knownnot known2
Certificationnot knownnot knownFCC, CE, RoHS
Transmission encryptionnot knownYesnot known
AC adapter includednot knownnot knownYes
Cables includednot knownnot knownLAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guidenot knownnot knownYes
Package depthnot knownnot known350 mm
Package heightnot knownnot known395 mm
Package weightnot knownnot known730 g
Package widthnot knownnot known500 mm
Warranty cardnot knownnot knownYes
Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)not knownnot known5A992
Harmonized System (HS) codenot knownnot known8517.62