ASUS RT-BE96U

abgn+ac+ax+be (BE19000)
BE19000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router
Homepage	Product page
Wikipedia	Asus routers
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru	ASUS RT-BE96U
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Status Unknown
Tomato any flavor	Status Unknown
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	ASUS RT-BE96U R01
FCC ID	MSQ-RTBE6G00
Board ID	146000206100MAS
Type	wireless router
CPU1	Broadcom BCM4916
CPU1 Type	ARMv8 Cortex-B53
CPU1 Speed	2.6 GHz ( 4 cores ) 64-bit
Flash1 Chip	Macronix MX30LF2G28AD-TI
Flash1 Size	256 MiB268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 GiB <br /> (NAND)
RAM1 Size	2 GiB 2,048 MiB <br />2,147,483,648 B <br />16,777,216 Kib <br />2,097,152 KiB <br />16,384 Mib <br /> (DDR4)
RAM1 Chip	Samsung K4A8G165WC-BCWE x 2
ETH chip1	Broadcom BCM4916
ETH chip2	Broadcom BCM84891
Switch	Broadcom BCM4916
Ethernet Port Count	1-10GbE x 1-1GbE-WAN 1-10GbE x 3-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab/3bz/an
802dot11 OUI: none specified
Stock bootloader	CFE
Stock FW OS	Linux
Expansion IF types	USB 2.0, USB 3.2 (Gen 1)
USB ports	2
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
Power	19 VDC, 3.42 A
Connector type	barrel
Flags: Wi-Fi 7, WPA3, MLO, MU-MIMO, EHT320, 4096-QAM
Other
Default SSID: ASUS XX 2G (2 addl. devices) , ASUS XX 5G (2 addl. devices)
Manuf/OEM/ODM	Arcadyan WG880 -4442-ASU
3rd Party Firmware Support	AsusWRT-Merlin • (Wiki | List)
Retail
FCC approval date	30 January 2023
(Est.) release date	18 August 2023
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD):	$699.99
UPC	197105248861 (UPC DB, On eBay)
ASIN	B0BZFK3BF8
Country of manuf	Taiwan
Radio 1
Chip1	Broadcom BCM6726
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	MHF4
MIMO status	4x4:4
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ax/be
802.11be	up to 1376 Mbps
802.11ax	up to 1148 Mbps
802.11n	up to 600 Mbps
802.11g	up to 54 Mbps
802.11b	up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	2.4 GHz
Radio 2
Chip1	Broadcom BCM6726
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	MHF4
MIMO status	4x4:4
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11a/n/ac/ax/be
802.11be	up to 5765 Mbps
802.11ax	up to 2402 Mbps
802.11ac	up to 1733 Mbps
802.11n	up to 600 Mbps
802.11a	up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	5 GHz
Radio 3
Chip1	Broadcom BCM67263
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	MHF4
MIMO status	4x4:4
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11a/n/ac/ax/be
802.11be	up to 11530 Mbps
AX-QAM	up to 4804 Mbps
802.11ax	up to 2402 Mbps
802.11ac	up to 1733 Mbps
802.11n	up to 600 Mbps
802.11a	up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	6 GHz

For a list of all currently documented Broadcom chipsets with specifications, see Broadcom.

For a list of all currently documented ASUS device with specifications, see ASUS.

• 11530 Mbps - 4SS 6GHz 802.11be (320MHz chan., 4K-QAM),

• 5765 Mbps - 4SS 5GHz 802.11be (160MHz chan., 4K-QAM),

• 1376 Mbps - 4SS 2.4GHz 802.11be (40MHz chan., 1024-QAM) = BE19000 class

Overview

See also: ASUS PCB ID and List of 802.11be Hardware

Specifications

Model 		ROG Rapture GT-BE98		RT-BE96U
CPU		2.6GHz (Quad-core)		2.6GHz (Quad-core)
Memory		256MB Flash, 2GB DDR4 RAM	256MB Flash, 2GB DDR4 RAM
Wi-Fi Standard	Wi-Fi 7				Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi Band      2.4GHz: 1376 Mbps (4096-QAM)	2.4GHz: 1376 Mbps (4096-QAM)
 	   5GHz: 5765 Mbps (4096-QAM 160MHz)	5GHz: 5765 Mbps (4096-QAM 160MHz)
 	   5GHz: 5765 Mbps (4096-QAM 160MHz)	6GHz: 11530 Mbps (4096-QAM 320MHz)
 	  6GHz: 11530 Mbps (4096-QAM 320MHz)	 
Antennas	8				8
Ports	  1x 10Gbps WAN/LAN, 1x 10Gbps LAN, 	1x 10Gbps WAN/LAN, 1x 10Gbps LAN, 
	  1x 2.5Gbps WAN/LAN, 3x 2.5Gbps LAN,  	1x 1Gbps WAN/LAN, 3x 1Gbps LAN, 
	  1x 1Gbps LAN, 1x USB 3.2, 1x USB 2.0 		1x USB 3.2, 1x USB 2.0

Links of Interest

News

• Wi-Fi 7 AP Chips Coming Next Year on TechInsights
• ASUS RT-BE96U and ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Wi-Fi 7 Routers on ASUS
• ASUS GT-BE98 vs TP-LINK Archer BE900 Wi-Fi 7 Routers Compared on MightyGadget

See also

• H3C Magic BE18000 (BE18000) • Qualcomm
• H3C WA7338 • BE11000 (11.53Gbps) • PR
• H3C WA7638 • BE18000 (18.44Gbps) • PR
• TP-LINK Archer BE900 (BE24000) • PR

Models

• ASUS RT-BE96U • BE19000 Tri Band WiFi Router • Wi-Fi 7 (BE19000) • PPage

Tri-band Wi-Fi 7 Router, 802.11be: 2.4GHz 4x4 + 5GHz 4x4 + 6GHz 4x4, 2x 10G

Gaming features: Mobile game mode, ASUS features: AiMesh, AiProtection

FCC ID: MSQ-RTBE6G00 (2023-10-03)

• ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 • ASUS GT-BE98 • Wi-Fi 7 (BE25000) • PPage • PR

Quad-band Wi-Fi 7 Gaming Router, 320MHz BW, 4096-QAM, 2x 10G, 4x 2.5G, 1x 1GbE

Multi-link operation (MLO), Puncturing, VPN Fusion, Triple-level game acceleration,

Mobile game mode, Quad Level Security, AiMesh, RangeBoost Plus, AURA RGB

• ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro • ASUS GT-BE98 Pro • Wi-Fi 7 (BE30000) • PPage

Quad-band Wi-Fi 7 Gaming Router, 320MHz BW, 4096-QAM, 2x 10G, 4x 2.5G, 1x 1GbE

Backup WAN, Triple-level Game Acceleration, Mobile Game Mode, AURA RGB, AiMesh

FCC ID: MSQ-RTBE6M00 (2023-10-04)

See also

List of 802.11be Hardware

• ASUS GT-BE98 Pro • ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro • PPage

FCC ID: MSQ-RTBE6M00 (2023-10-04) • Wi-Fi 7 (BE30000)

• ASUS GT-BE98 (ROG Rapture) • Wi-Fi 7 (BE25000) • PPage • PR

ASUS GT-BE25000 (ROG Rapture) • Wi-Fi 7 (BE25000) • PPage

• ASUS RT-BE96U • BE19000 Tri Band WiFi Router • PPage

FCC ID: MSQ-RTBE6G00 (2023-10-03) • Wi-Fi 7 (BE19000)

• ASUS RT-BE88U • BE7200 Dual Band Wi-Fi Router • PPage

ASUS RT-BE7200 • FCC ID: MSQ-RTBE7000 (2024-02-28)

• ASUS ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro • Wi-Fi 7 (BE30000) • PPage • PR

FCC ID: MSQ-RTBE6X00 (2023-11-22) • Quad Band WiFi Router

• ASUS ZenWiFi BQ16 • Wi-Fi 7 (BE25000) • PPage • PR
• ASUS ZenWiFi BT10 • Wi-Fi 7 (BE18000) • PPage • PR