Amazon: Tenda BE5100 RE6L Pro Dual Band WiFi 7 Router 2.5G LAN $38.24

nyfng

Mar 29, 2026 6:56 AM

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nyfngMar 29, 2026 6:56 AM

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Is tenda software any good?

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TheStarSpangled

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TheStarSpangledMar 29, 2026 6:59 AM

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thanks!

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SpencerS2260

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No 6ghz. That's half the point of wifi 7.

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NeatLumber905

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Every other review on Amazon says this router is a junk.Also, do a simple math - how can 2-core 1Ghz processor handle the 5Gbps WiFi7 traffic? Each operation on a traffic packet will require a few processor "ticks", so its not even 1:1. Short answer - it won't be able to handle these speeds and will be your bottleneck, in case you decide to use it as a router.

Yeah do the processor tick math. If there's only dual overhead cams and each webpage engages each cam and bypasses the carburetor...junk.

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JimJ5737

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JimJ5737Mar 29, 2026 12:08 PM

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Grandam can move email through this thing but thats about it.

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lottathought

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Quote from VladStar

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Every other review on Amazon says this router is a junk.Also, do a simple math - how can 2-core 1Ghz processor handle the 5Gbps WiFi7 traffic? Each operation on a traffic packet will require a few processor "ticks", so its not even 1:1. Short answer - it won't be able to handle these speeds and will be your bottleneck, in case you decide to use it as a router.

So it would be the bottleneck as a router. But if you wanted to use this as an AP to add wifi 7 or fill in gaps, how much load is on the cpu then? I know it will have some.

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BNNY

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Quote from VladStar

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Every other review on Amazon says this router is a junk.
Also, do a simple math - how can 2-core 1Ghz processor handle the 5Gbps WiFi7 traffic? Each operation on a traffic packet will require a few processor "ticks", so its not even 1:1. Short answer - it won't be able to handle these speeds and will be your bottleneck, in case you decide to use it as a router.

A 2-core 1GHz CPU like the Airoha AN7563PT in Wi-Fi 7 routers doesn't handle 5Gbps traffic alone—hardware offload does the heavy lifting.

Nowadays, SoCs designed for Wifi routers support hardware-accelerated NAT (HWNAT) and VLAN processing, which boosts routing performance in Wi-Fi 7 routers. It enables efficient packet handling without fully burdening the dual-core A53 CPU, similar to NPU offloading in related Airoha chips.

Theoretical Wi-Fi 7 (BE5100): ~5.1Gbps aggregate (688Mbps 2.4GHz + 4.3Gbps 5GHz, 2x2).
Packets/sec at 1500B: 5×10^9/(1500×8)≈416K pps.
HWNAT handles 1M+ pps in hardware; CPU sees <10% load for control plane.

Last edited by BNNY March 29, 2026 at 09:05 AM.

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ThriftyWallaby6374

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I think this is one of the routers that labels itself as Wifi 7 to get past certification due to naming, it has to be Wi-fi 7 with the hyphen for a true Wi-fi 7 that has MLO, speed, dedicated 6Ghz band etc.

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Wow, $7.60 per antenna! HOT BUY!

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rastatech

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How many hours of your life is it going to ruin before you drop it off at Goodwill?

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BNNY

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How many hours of your life is it going to ruin before you drop it off at Goodwill?

0, pretty solid wifi router.

kgorilla

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Quote from rastatech

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How many hours of your life is it going to ruin before you drop it off at Goodwill?

Tried a tenda mesh wifi router pack and was shocked by how terrible it was. Anyone who actually thinks they need Wi-Fi 7 should run from this brand.

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chasemyaccord

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chasemyaccordMar 31, 2026 6:05 AM

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Tenda is trash and their customer service is even worse. Couldn't pay me to use their product. Stay clear.

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DrGee

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Quote from VladStar

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Every other review on Amazon says this router is a junk.
Also, do a simple math - how can 2-core 1Ghz processor handle the 5Gbps WiFi7 traffic? Each operation on a traffic packet will require a few processor "ticks", so its not even 1:1. Short answer - it won't be able to handle these speeds and will be your bottleneck, in case you decide to use it as a router.

Not vouching for this router but your math isn't mathing.

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Amazon: Tenda BE5100 RE6L Pro Dual Band WiFi 7 Router 2.5G LAN $38.24

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