TP-Link TL-WN725N vs TP-Link TX201

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

18 differences
SpecificationTP-Link TL-WN725NTP-Link TX201
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers150 Mbit/s2.5 Gbps
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11nIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3bz, IEEE 802.3x
Connectivity technologyDiffersWirelessWired
Host interfaceDiffersUSB 2.0PCI Express
InterfaceDiffersWLANEthernet
InternalDiffersNoYes
DepthDiffers15 mm21.5 mm
HeightDiffers7.1 mm98.2 mm
WidthDiffers18.6 mm120.8 mm
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7 Professional x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 10, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 10 Education, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 8.1 x64, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 8, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 7, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows XP, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows XP Home, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows XP Home x64, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows 10 x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 8.1, Windows XP Professional x64, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64Windows 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 10 x64, 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
LED indicatorsDiffersStatusActivity, Link
Compliance certificatesDiffersCE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), RoHSRoHS, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), CE
Dimension note (imperial)Differs0.73x0.59x0.28in.(18.6x15x7.1mm)4.8 × 3.9 × 0.8 in
Product nameDiffersTL-WN725NTX201 2.5 Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter
Package depthDiffers128 mm152.5 mm
Package heightDiffers30 mm41.5 mm
Package weightDiffers71 g170 g
Package widthDiffers138 mm201.5 mm
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%
Component forSamePC/LaptopPC/Laptop
Linux operating systems supportedSameYesYes
Sustainability complianceSameYesYes
Quick installation guideSameYesYes
Resource CDSameYesYes
Ethernet interface typenot knownnot known2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LANnot knownnot knownYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesnot knownnot known10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s
Frequency rangenot known2.4 - 2.4835 GHznot known
Full duplexnot knownnot knownYes
Modulationnot known16-QAM, 64-QAM, CCK, DBPSK, DQPSK, OFDMnot known
Top Wi-Fi standardnot knownWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)not known
Wake-on-LAN readynot knownnot knownYes
Wi-Finot knownYesnot known
Wi-Fi standardsnot known802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)not known
WLAN data transfer rates supportednot known11,54,150 Mbit/snot known
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsnot knownnot known1
I/O portsnot knownnot known1× RJ45
PCI versionnot knownnot known2.1
USB versionnot known2.0not known
Antennanot knownYesnot known
Bracket heightnot knownnot knownLow-Profile and Full-Height Brackets
Operating modesnot knownInfrastructure modenot known
Transmitting power (CE)not known20 dBmnot known
Transmitting power (FCC)not known20 dBmnot known
Recommended humidity operating rangenot knownnot known10%~90% non-condensing
Recommended operating temperature range (T-T)not knownnot known0℃~40℃ (32℉ ~104℉)
Storage temperature (T-T)not known-40 - 70 °Cnot known
Weightnot known2.1 gnot known
Mac operating systems supportednot knownMac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalinanot known
Antenna designnot knownInternalnot known
USB powerednot knownYesnot known
Security algorithmsnot known64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2, WPA2-PSKnot known
Server operating systems supportednot knownnot knownWindows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Wi-Fi bandnot knownSingle-band (2.4 GHz)not known
Data transfer ratenot knownup to 150Mbpsnot known
PCI Busnot knownnot knownPCI Express 2.1 x 1
Port speed ratingnot knownnot known2.5 Gbps
Slot typenot knownnot knownPCI Express x1
Vendornot knownnot knownTP-Link
Wireless standardnot knownIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11nnot known
Security management descriptionnot knownSupports 64/128 WEP, WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK securitynot known
Mounting brackets includednot knownnot knownYes
Harmonized System (HS) codenot known85176990not known