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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Wi-Fi
    1. Interior Long Range
    2. Interior Short Range
    3. Wi-Fi Specifications
  5. Wi-Fi Coverage
    1. Indoor Coverage - Same Story
    2. Indoor Coverage - 1 Story Above
    3. Broad Coverage
  6. Design
    1. Dimensions
    2. Network Ports
    3. USB Ports
    4. In The Box
    5. Wall/Ceiling Mount
  7. Comments

ASUS RT-BE96U vs ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro

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Products

ASUS RT-BE96U
ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro

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ASUS RT-BE96U Picture
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Wi-Fi Version
Wi-Fi 7 (be)
Multi Band
Tri-Band (2.4 / 5 / 6)
Test Configuration
Standalone
Wi-Fi Version
Wi-Fi 7 (be)
Multi Band
Quad-Band (2.4 / 5 / 6 / 6)
Test Configuration
Standalone

Variants

  • RT-BE96U (Black)
  • ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro (Black)

Review

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ASUS RT-BE96U

ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro

The ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro and the ASUS RT-BE96U are excellent Wi-Fi 7 routers. The main difference comes down to features for mesh networking. Get the GT-BE98 Pro if you have a large home and want to set up a mesh network, as it's a quad-band router with two 6GHz bands; you can use one of the 6GHz bands as a dedicated backhaul channel that ASUS claims delivers more consistent performance. If you don't need this feature, get the RT-BE96U, as it provides similar performance and offers a better value. 

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Main Differences for
Apartment/Condo

Threshold 

0.10

Apartment/Condo 

8.5
8.6
No major differences between these routers for apartment/condo. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Wi-Fi

Interior Long Range 
 

7.8
7.6

Long Range Graph  

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Lowest Speed 
 

137 Mbps
131 Mbps

Average 5GHz Speed 
 

658 Mbps
445 Mbps

Average 6GHz Speed 
 

2,082 Mbps
1,783 Mbps

Test Configuration 
 

Standalone
Standalone
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Interior Short Range 
 

9.3
9.2

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Highest Speed 
 

3,490 Mbps
3,130 Mbps

Average 5GHz Speed 
 

1,360 Mbps
1,051 Mbps

Average 6GHz Speed 
 

3,082 Mbps
2,725 Mbps

Test Configuration 
 

Standalone
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Wi-Fi Specifications 
 

9.4
9.7

Wi-Fi Version 
 

Wi-Fi 7 (be)
Wi-Fi 7 (be)

6GHz Band 
 

Yes
Yes

Multi Band 
 

Tri-Band (2.4 / 5 / 6)
Quad-Band (2.4 / 5 / 6 / 6)

DFS Channels 
 

Yes
Yes
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Wi-Fi Coverage

Indoor Coverage - Same Story 
 

Wi-Fi Coverage Map  

ASUS RT-BE96U Wi-Fi Coverage Map

Indoor Coverage - 1 Story Above 
 

Wi-Fi Coverage Map  

ASUS RT-BE96U Wi-Fi Coverage Map

Wi-Fi Coverage Map (Dual Mesh)  

ASUS RT-BE96U Wi-Fi Coverage Map (Dual Mesh)

Broad Coverage 
 

Outdoor Coverage Map  

ASUS RT-BE96U Outdoor Coverage Map
Design

Dimensions 
 

5.8
5.7

Dimensions Photo  

ASUS RT-BE96U Dimensions Photo
ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro Dimensions Photo

Height 
 

8.54" (21.7 cm)
8.66" (22.0 cm)

Width 
 

14.02" (35.6 cm)
13.78" (35.0 cm)

Depth 
 

11.81" (30.0 cm)
13.78" (35.0 cm)

Depth With Cables 
 

12.44" (31.6 cm)
13.78" (35.0 cm)

Network Ports 
 

8.5
9.4

Ports Photo  

ASUS RT-BE96U Ports Photo
ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro Ports Photo

WAN Port Speed 
 

10.0 Gbps
10.0 Gbps

LAN Port Count 
 

5
6

10 Gbps Ports 
 

2
2

2.5 Gbps Ports 
 

0
4

1 Gbps Ports 
 

4
1

10 Gbps Ports (SFP+) 
 

0
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USB Ports 
 

USB-A 3.0 Ports 
 

1
1

USB-A 2.0 Ports 
 

1
1

USB-C Ports 
 

0
0

USB-C Speed 
 

N/A
N/A
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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

ASUS RT-BE96U In The Box Photo
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Wall/Ceiling Mount 
 

0.0
0.0

Mount Photo  

ASUS RT-BE96U Mount Photo
ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro Mount Photo

Mount Type 
 

None
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