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ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 vs ASUS RT-AX55: Comparison

ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 and ASUS RT-AX55 differ on aggregate wifi speed: ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 at 25000 Mbps, ASUS RT-AX55 at 1800 Mbps, which puts ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 ahead on that measure. They match on 8 other specifications, including cpu cores, wpa3 support and vpn server.

ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 (WiFi 7/Standalone Gaming Router/Quad-Band Flagship/BE25000/Dual 10G Ports)
ASUSASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98
ASUS RT-AX55 (WiFi 6/Standalone Router/Budget Dual-Band/AX1800/AiMesh Compatible)
ASUSASUS RT-AX55

Specs

Specification
ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 (WiFi 7/Standalone Gaming Router/Quad-Band Flagship/BE25000/Dual 10G Ports)
ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98
ASUS RT-AX55 (WiFi 6/Standalone Router/Budget Dual-Band/AX1800/AiMesh Compatible)
ASUS RT-AX55
WiFi StandardWiFi 7 (802.11be)WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
BrandASUSASUS
Router TypeStandalone Gaming RouterStandalone Router
Band ConfigurationQuad-BandDual-Band
Device TypeGaming RouterStandalone Router
Wired Ports1x 10G WAN, 1x 10G LAN, 3x 2.5G LAN, 1x 1G LAN, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1, 1x USB 2.01x Gigabit WAN, 4x Gigabit LAN
Special FeaturesTriple-level game acceleration, Mobile Game Mode, ROG RGB lighting, link aggregationEntry-level AiProtection Classic security, AiMesh expandability, compact form factor
WiFi GenerationWiFi 7WiFi 6
Supports 6GHzYesNo
Aggregate WiFi Speed25000 Mbps1800 Mbps
Speed ClassBE25000AX1800
Max Channel Width320MHz80MHz
Spatial Streams Total164
5GHz Streams82
WAN Port Speed10GbE1GbE
Max LAN Port Speed10GbE1GbE
LAN Port Count5 ports4 ports
Multi-Gig Port Count5 ports0 ports
USB Ports2 ports0 ports
CPU Cores4 cores4 cores
CPU Clock2.6 GHz1.5 GHz
RAM2048 MB256 MB
Flash Storage256 MB128 MB
External Antennas8 antennas4 antennas
WPA3 SupportYesYes
VPN ServerYesYes
VPN ClientYesYes
Guest NetworkYesYes
Mesh EcosystemAiMeshAiMesh
ModelGT-BE98RT-AX55
MU-MIMO/OFDMAYesYes
Mesh SupportAiMeshAiMesh
Source URLhttps://rog.asus.com/networking/rog-rapture-gt-be98-model/spec/https://www.asus.com/networking-iot-servers/wifi-routers/asus-wifi-routers/rt-ax55/techspec/

Verdict

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.

ASUS RT-AX55

6.8 / 10 Expert Rating

A sensible, no-frills entry-level WiFi 6 router whose real value is AiMesh expandability down the line.

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