TP-Link Archer AX72 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.

19 differences
SpecificationTP-Link Archer AX72TP-Link Archer C20 AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router
Cabling technologyDiffers10/100/1000Base-T(X)10/100Base-T(X)
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 802.11gIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 6802.11ac
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 algorithmsDiffersWPA, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA3WEP, WPA, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2, WPA2-Enterprise
USB portDiffersYesNo
Wi-Fi bandDiffersDual-Banddual 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Differs4804 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs5400 Mbit/s433 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs574 Mbit/s433 Mbit/s
Antenna designDiffers6× Fixed High-Performance Antennas3× Fixed Antennas
Antennas quantityDiffers63
DepthDiffers147.2 mm144 mm
HeightDiffers49.2 mm35 mm
WidthDiffers272.5 mm230 mm
Product typeDiffersWi-Fi RouterTabletop router
Processor coresDiffers21
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)SameYesYes
Ethernet LANSameYesYes
DMZ supportSameYesYes
DoS attack preventionSameYesYes
FilteringSameYesYes
FirewallSameYesYes
IP address filteringSameYesYes
MAC address filteringSameYesYes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportSameYesYes
Reset buttonSameYesYes
Web-based managementSameYesYes
WPS push buttonSameYesYes
Ethernet WANSameYesYes
WAN connection typeSameRJ-45RJ-45
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Same10 - 90%10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Same0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Same5 - 90%5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Same-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsSame44
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)SameYesYes
Built-in processorSameYesYes
On/off switchSameYesYes
Transmission encryptionSameYesYes
MIMOnot knownYesnot known
Modulationnot knownOFDM, 1024-QAMnot known
Number of guest networks (2.4 GHz)not knownnot known1
Number of guest networks (5 GHz)not knownnot known1
Port forwardingnot knownYesnot known
Port triggeringnot knownYesnot known
Support Samba (storage)not knownYesnot known
VPN Passthroughnot knownnot knownYes
VPN supportnot knownnot knownPPTP, L2TP, IPSec
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) bridgenot knownYesnot known
WLAN data transfer rates supportednot knownnot known300,433 Mbit/s
Firewall securitynot knownnot knownSPI
Guest accessnot knownnot knownYes
Network address translation (NAT)not knownYesnot known
Port-based Network Access Control (PNAC)not knownnot knownYes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)not knownnot knownYes
MU-MIMO technologynot knownYesnot known
3G/4G USB modem compatibilitynot knownnot knownNo
DSL WANnot knownnot knownNo
SIM card slotnot knownnot knownNo
DC-in jacknot knownnot knownYes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantitynot known1not known
Transmit powernot knownnot known23 dBmW
Access Control List (ACL)not knownYesnot known
Parental controlnot knownYesnot known
Processor frequencynot known1000 MHznot known
Output currentnot knownnot known0.6 A
Output voltagenot knownnot known9 V
Power source typenot knownDCnot known
DHCP clientnot knownYesnot known
Supported network protocolsnot knownnot knownIPv4, IPv6
Windows operating systems supportednot knownnot knownWindows 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
Linux operating systems supportednot knownnot knownYes
Mac operating systems supportednot knownnot knownYes
LED indicatorsnot knownnot knownYes
Compliance certificatesnot knownnot knownRoHS, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), CE
Sustainability compliancenot knownnot knownYes
AC adapter includednot knownnot knownYes
Cables includednot knownnot knownLAN (RJ-45)
Number of products includednot knownnot known1 pc(s)
Quick installation guidenot knownnot knownYes
Package depthnot knownnot known223 mm
Package heightnot knownnot known68 mm
Package weightnot knownnot known670 g
Package widthnot knownnot known357 mm