TP-Link Archer AX23 vs TP-Link Archer C20 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router

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

23 differences
SpecificationTP-Link Archer AX23TP-Link Archer C20 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffersGigabit10/100 Mbps
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11nIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)802.11ac
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsDiffers64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WMM, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSKWEP, WPA, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2, WPA2-Enterprise
Wi-Fi bandDiffersDual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)dual 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Differs574 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs1.8 Gbps433 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs1201 Mbit/s433 Mbit/s
Antenna designDiffers4× Fixed High-Performance Antennas3× Fixed Antennas
Output currentDiffers1 A0.6 A
Output voltageDiffers12 V9 V
DepthDiffers135 mm144 mm
HeightDiffers41.6 mm35 mm
WidthDiffers260.2 mm230 mm
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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 x64Windows 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 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 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 XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Product typeDiffersWi-Fi RouterTabletop router
Processor coresDiffers21
Package depthDiffers350 mm223 mm
Package heightDiffers395 mm68 mm
Package weightDiffers730 g670 g
Package widthDiffers500 mm357 mm
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)SameYesYes
Ethernet LANSameYesYes
Number of guest networks (2.4 GHz)Same11
Number of guest networks (5 GHz)Same11
DMZ supportSameYesYes
FirewallSameYesYes
Guest accessSameYesYes
IP address filteringSameYesYes
Reset buttonSameYesYes
Web-based managementSameYesYes
WPS push buttonSameYesYes
Ethernet WANSameYesYes
SIM card slotSameNoNo
WAN connection typeSameRJ-45RJ-45
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Same10 - 90%10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Same0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)SameYesYes
DC-in jackSameYesYes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsSame44
Built-in processorSameYesYes
Linux operating systems supportedSameYesYes
Mac operating systems supportedSameYesYes
AC adapter includedSameYesYes
Cables includedSameLAN (RJ-45)LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideSameYesYes
Cabling technologynot knownnot known10/100Base-T(X)
Flow control supportnot knownYesnot known
Full duplexnot knownYesnot known
Modulationnot knownOFDMAnot known
Port forwardingnot knownYesnot known
Static routenot knownYesnot known
VPN Passthroughnot knownnot knownYes
VPN servernot knownOpenVPN, PPTPnot known
VPN supportnot knownnot knownPPTP, L2TP, IPSec
WLAN data transfer rates supportednot knownnot known300,433 Mbit/s
DoS attack preventionnot knownnot knownYes
Filteringnot knownnot knownYes
Firewall securitynot knownnot knownSPI
MAC address filteringnot knownnot knownYes
NAT functionalitynot knownPort Forwarding, Port Triggering, UPnP, DMZnot known
Network address translation (NAT)not knownYesnot known
Port-based Network Access Control (PNAC)not knownnot knownYes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)not knownnot knownYes
System event lognot knownYesnot known
URL filteringnot knownYesnot known
Bandwidth controlnot knownYesnot known
Quality of Service (QoS) supportnot knownnot knownYes
Web-based setup wizardnot knownYesnot known
3G/4G USB modem compatibilitynot knownnot knownNo
DSL WANnot knownnot knownNo
Storage relative humidity (H-H)not knownnot known5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)not knownnot known-40 - 70 °C
DHCP clientnot knownYesnot known
DHCP servernot knownYesnot known
Supported network protocolsnot knownnot knownIPv4, IPv6
Antennas quantitynot knownnot known3
Transmit powernot knownnot known23 dBmW
USB portnot knownnot knownNo
Power source typenot knownDCnot known
Access Control List (ACL)not knownYesnot known
Processor frequencynot known1500 MHznot known
LED indicatorsnot knownnot knownYes
Certificationnot knownFCC, CE, RoHSnot known
Compliance certificatesnot knownnot knownRoHS, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), CE
On/off switchnot knownnot knownYes
Transmission encryptionnot knownnot knownYes
Sustainability compliancenot knownnot knownYes
Number of products includednot knownnot known1 pc(s)
Warranty cardnot knownYesnot known
Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)not known5A992not known
Harmonized System (HS) codenot known8517.62not known