Asus TUF BE9400 Gaming Router Review: ROG’s Chill, Cheaper Cousin Still Performs

Asus TUF BE9400 Gaming Router Review: ROG’s Chill, Cheaper Cousin Still Performs | PCMag

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Pros & Cons Appealingly priced for a Wi-Fi 7 gaming router On-the-mark performance for its class Four multi-gig LAN ports Wealth of gamer-centric settings Free network security and parental control software Only one USB port Asus TUF BE9400 Gaming Router Specs Name Value tr:nth-of-type(n+6)]:hidden" :class="{ '[&>tr:nth-of-type(n+6)]:!table-row': open }"> Wireless Specification 802.11be Wi-Fi Speed (Total Rated Throughput) BE9400 Number of Wired LAN Ports (Excluding WAN Port) 3 Number of USB ports 1 Number of Antennas 6 Number of Bands 3 Wireless Networking Security WPA2, WPA3 MU-MIMO IPv6 Compatible Quality of Service