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Amazon eero 6+ vs ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98: Comparison
Amazon eero 6+ and ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 differ on wan port speed: Amazon eero 6+ at 1GbE, ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 at 10GbE, which puts ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 ahead on that measure.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| WiFi Standard | WiFi 6 (802.11ax) | WiFi 7 (802.11be) |
| Brand | Amazon | ASUS |
| Router Type | Mesh System | Standalone Gaming Router |
| Band Configuration | Dual-Band | Quad-Band |
| Device Type | Mesh System | Gaming Router |
| Wired Ports | 2x 1GbE auto-sensing WAN/LAN per unit | 1x 10G WAN, 1x 10G LAN, 3x 2.5G LAN, 1x 1G LAN, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1, 1x USB 2.0 |
| Special Features | eero app setup, seamless node handoff | Triple-level game acceleration, Mobile Game Mode, ROG RGB lighting, link aggregation |
| WiFi Generation | WiFi 6 | WiFi 7 |
| Supports 6GHz | No | Yes |
| Max Channel Width | 160MHz | 320MHz |
| Spatial Streams Total | 4 | 16 |
| 5GHz Streams | 2 | 8 |
| WAN Port Speed | 1GbE | 10GbE |
| Max LAN Port Speed | 1GbE | 10GbE |
| Multi-Gig Port Count | 0 ports | 5 ports |
| CPU Cores | 2 cores | 4 cores |
| CPU Clock | 1 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| RAM | 512 MB | 2048 MB |
| Flash Storage | 4096 MB | 256 MB |
| Mesh Ecosystem | Eero | AiMesh |
| Model | eero 6+ | GT-BE98 |
| Source URL | https://eero.com/shop/eero-6-plus | https://rog.asus.com/networking/rog-rapture-gt-be98-model/spec/ |
Verdict
Amazon eero 6+
8 / 10 Expert Rating
Strong gigabit mesh coverage for the money, as long as WiFi 6 is enough for the household.
ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98
8.6 / 10 Expert Rating
The most aggressively gaming-focused WiFi 7 router ASUS makes, with quad-band hardware that backs up the marketing.