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

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New low price! Cheapest Wifi 7 Router available.

CPU: Airoha AN7563PT @ 1.0 GHz (2 cores)
Flash: 128MB
RAM: 512MB
Ethernet Port Count: 1*2.5GbE-WAN 3*1GbE-LAN
Product Page: https://www.tendacn.com/us/product/RE6LPro​ [tendacn.com]
Latest Firemware: https://www.tendacn.com/us/materi...th=RE6LPro
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New low price! Cheapest Wifi 7 Router available.

CPU: Airoha AN7563PT @ 1.0 GHz (2 cores)
Flash: 128MB
RAM: 512MB
Ethernet Port Count: 1*2.5GbE-WAN 3*1GbE-LAN
Product Page: https://www.tendacn.com/us/product/RE6LPro​ [tendacn.com]
Latest Firemware: https://www.tendacn.com/us/materi...th=RE6LPro

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Model: Tenda BE5100 Dual Band WiFi 7 Router (RE6L Pro) – 1x2.5G + 3x1G Ports, Easy Setup, Security Protect, Parental Control, Access Point Mode, Vertical Design, MLO, VPN, NFC

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Mar 29, 2026 06:56 AM
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nyfngMar 29, 2026 06:56 AM
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Is tenda software any good?
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Mar 29, 2026 06:59 AM
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ugurk89Mar 29, 2026 06:59 AM
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thanks!
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Mar 29, 2026 07:23 AM
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SpencerS2260Mar 29, 2026 07:23 AM
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No 6ghz. That's half the point of wifi 7.
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Mar 29, 2026 10:20 AM
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NeatLumber905Mar 29, 2026 10:20 AM
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Quote from VladStar :
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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Mar 29, 2026 12:08 PM
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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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Mar 29, 2026 12:58 PM
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lottathoughtMar 29, 2026 12:58 PM
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Quote from VladStar :
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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Quote from VladStar :
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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ThriftyWallaby6374Mar 29, 2026 04:13 PM
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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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rastatechMar 30, 2026 05:36 AM
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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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Quote from rastatech :
How many hours of your life is it going to ruin before you drop it off at Goodwill?
0, pretty solid wifi router.
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Mar 30, 2026 06:54 AM
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Mar 30, 2026 06:54 AM
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Quote from rastatech :
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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chasemyaccordMar 31, 2026 06:05 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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DrGeeApr 04, 2026 06:10 PM
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Quote from VladStar :
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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