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ASUS RT-BE96U

Ranked #2 of 51 in Best Wi-Fi 7 Routers (2026). Here is every spec we scored, where it came from, and how it compares.

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#2

ASUS RT-BE96U

Best for: Wi-Fi 7, official BE19000 class, tri-band, 6 official Ethernet ports, up to 10 Gbps

7.4/10

What we like

  • Official table lists Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
  • Official table lists a tri-band radio
  • Official table lists a 10 Gbps Ethernet port
  • Official table lists 6 Ethernet ports on the main unit

Watch out for

    Score breakdown

    Official combined PHY rate 35%
    Fastest official Ethernet port 30%
    Official Ethernet port count 20%
    Official radio bands 15%
    Official combined PHY rate19000 Mbps
    Fastest official Ethernet port10 Gbps
    Official Ethernet port count6 ports
    Official radio bands3 bands
    Official Wi-Fi class (spec table or official title)BE19000
    Sum of official per-band PHY rates (computed)18669 Mbps
    Official radio bandsTri-band
    Official spatial streams12
    Processor (official table)2.6GHz quad-core processor
    Memory (official table)256 MB Flash and 2 GB RAM
    Dimensions (official table)350.6*350.6*217.6
    Security (official table)AiProtection, VPN, WPA/WPA2/WPA3 Personal WPA/WPA2/WPA3 Enterprise Open System & OWE, WPS, Let's Encrypt, DNS-over-TLS, SSH, Security Scan, Firewall, • Maximum Firewall Keyword Filter : 64, • Maximum Firewall Network Service Filter : 32, • Maximum Firewall URL Filter : 64
    Power (official table)AC Input : 110V~240V(50~60Hz)DC Output : 19 V with max. 3.42 A current ； 19.5 V with max. 3.33 A current
    Official Ethernet wording1 x 10Gbps for WAN/LAN + 1 x RJ45 10/100/1000Mbps for WAN/LAN 3x RJ45 10/100/1000Mbps for LAN, 1 x 10Gbps for LAN
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    How it compares

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    TP-Link Archer BE900
    9.2/10
    #1 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE24000 class, quad-band, 7 official Ethernet ports, up to 10 Gbps
    NETGEAR Nighthawk RS700S
    7.4/10
    #3 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE19000 class, tri-band, 6 official Ethernet ports, up to 10 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE800
    7.4/10
    #4 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE19000 class, tri-band, 6 official Ethernet ports, up to 10 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE805
    7.4/10
    #5 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE19000 class, tri-band, 6 official Ethernet ports, up to 10 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE770
    7.2/10
    #6 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE18000 class, tri-band, 6 official Ethernet ports, up to 10 Gbps
    NETGEAR Nighthawk RS600
    6.8/10
    #7 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE18000 class, tri-band, 4 official Ethernet ports, up to 10 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE700
    6.5/10
    #8 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE15000 class, tri-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 10 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE700 Pro
    6.5/10
    #9 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE15000 class, tri-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 10 Gbps
    ASUS RT-BE88U
    6.3/10
    #10 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE7200 class, tri-band, 10 official Ethernet ports, up to 10 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE670
    6.0/10
    #11 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE12000 class, tri-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 10 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE11000 Pro
    5.8/10
    #12 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE11000 class, tri-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 10 Gbps
    ASUS RT-BE92U
    5.6/10
    #13 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE9700 class, tri-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 10 Gbps
    ASUS RT-BE9700
    5.6/10
    #14 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE9700 class, tri-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 10 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE550 Pro
    5.6/10
    #15 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE9700 class, tri-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 10 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE600
    5.6/10
    #16 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE9700 class, tri-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 10 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE9500
    5.6/10
    #17 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE9500 class, tri-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 10 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE9700
    5.6/10
    #18 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE9700 class, tri-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 10 Gbps
    ASUS RT-BE86U
    5.2/10
    #19 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE6800 class, tri-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 10 Gbps
    NETGEAR Nighthawk RS500
    3.3/10
    #20 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE12000 class, tri-band, 4 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    NETGEAR Nighthawk RS300
    3.1/10
    #21 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE9300 class, tri-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE550
    3.1/10
    #22 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE9300 class, tri-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE9300
    3.1/10
    #23 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE9300 class, tri-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    ASUS RT-BE90U
    2.9/10
    #24 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE9400 class, tri-band, 4 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    TUF Gaming BE9400
    2.9/10
    #25 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE9400 class, tri-band, 4 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    ASUS RT-BE82U
    1.9/10
    #26 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE6500 class, dual-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE400
    1.9/10
    #27 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE6500 class, dual-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE6500
    1.9/10
    #28 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE6500 class, dual-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE370
    1.8/10
    #29 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE6300 class, dual-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE6100
    1.8/10
    #30 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE6100 class, dual-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    ASUS RT-BE59
    1.6/10
    #31 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE5000 class, dual-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    NETGEAR Nighthawk RS200
    1.6/10
    #32 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE6500 class, dual-band, 4 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE260
    1.6/10
    #33 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE5000 class, dual-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE270
    1.6/10
    #34 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE5000 class, dual-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE4600
    1.6/10
    #35 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE4600 class, dual-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE4800
    1.6/10
    #36 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE4800 class, dual-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE5000
    1.6/10
    #37 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE5000 class, dual-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    TUF Gaming BE6500
    1.6/10
    #38 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE6500 class, dual-band, 4 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    ASUS RT-BE55
    1.4/10
    #39 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE3600 class, dual-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    ASUS RT-BE58U
    1.4/10
    #40 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE3600 class, dual-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    NETGEAR Nighthawk RS100
    1.4/10
    #41 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE3600 class, dual-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    NETGEAR Nighthawk RS150
    1.4/10
    #42 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE5000 class, dual-band, 4 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE230
    1.4/10
    #43 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE3600 class, dual-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE3600
    1.4/10
    #44 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE3600 class, dual-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE3600 Pro
    1.4/10
    #45 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE3600 class, dual-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    TUF Gaming BE3600
    1.4/10
    #46 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE3600 class, dual-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    ASUS RT-BE50
    1.2/10
    #47 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE3600 class, dual-band, 4 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE220
    0.9/10
    #48 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE3600 class, dual-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 1 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE3200
    0.9/10
    #49 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE3200 class, dual-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 1 Gbps
    TP-Link Archer BE3500
    0.9/10
    #50 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE3500 class, dual-band, 5 official Ethernet ports, up to 1 Gbps
    ASUS RT-BE58 Go
    0.7/10
    #51 · Wi-Fi 7, official BE3600 class, dual-band, 2 official Ethernet ports, up to 2.5 Gbps