Anyone using the new budget Tenda TX3 WiFi 6 Router have any comments about it?

Seems it shares the same Broadcom Quad Core 1.5GHz BCM 6755 chipset as the TP-Link AX20 and Asus AX56U.

Price is sub RM200 for a quad core CPU router.

Newer model among the rest and came out first quarter this year.

Can't complain as the Asus RT-AC56U which uses the same quad core Broadcom CPU as it costs at least close to 2X its price. Another complain is that it only has 3 GE ports compared to competition.

For those considering the Mercusys MR70X, you might want to consider this as it is only like RM30 more and double the number of CPU cores with much more added functions and future needs.
Easily it's comparable to TP-Link's AX20 and Asus RT-AC55/56U which costs RM50 more or double.

All other routers around its price range such as D-Link EXO Mesh DIR-X1560 Smart AX1500 or the Totolink X5000R routers(more expensive) all have only dual core CPUs.

Tenda actually designed this router to fit very well if you're transitioning from Maxis Home Fibre Internet to this 3rd party router. You can easily clone all your settings in your Maxis supplied router into this modem in 8 secs and then hook it up to your fibre modem and start using immediately.



Tenda TX3 Wi-Fi6 Router - Unboxing & Configuration - PPPOE/Router Mode

TP-Link AX10 or Mercusys MR70X you might want to add just another RM30 and future proof your router purchase with the Tenda TX3.

All are just under RM200 budget.

Sub RM200 WiFi 6 routers you have 4 choices:

D-Link EXO Mesh DIR-X1560 AX1500 router
Mercusys MR70X
Tenda TX3
TP-Link AX10

Out of the four, the Tenda TX3 is the only one with quad-core CPU.

1000sqft should be no problem at all for those WiFi 6 routers. They're very recent models with the Tenda being the newest launched just April this year with quad-core CPU.

They can easily handle upto 800Mbps Unifi/Maxis/Time lines.

Sub RM200 it won't break your pocket.

If I've got a budget above RM300 I'll not settle for anything less than an Asus.

It's the only known consumer router which supports OpenVPN client(not server) out there.

For budget below RM200 you have the suggestion list right up there^

The Mercusys MR70X has been suspected by many reviewers to be actually a rebadged TP-Link AX10 fitted inside a different shell.

Checkout this review:
Mercusys MR70X review: Affordable Wi-Fi 6!
https://www.digitalcitizen.life/mercusys-mr70x-review/

Quoted from the site:



Both the TP-Link AX10 and Mercusys MR70X has identical CPUs: Broadcom BCM6750 tri core CPU, and RAM/ROM capacity.

Even their web configuration pages looks identical except for different logos and coloring.

Cheaper by RM20 also.

Now the next question is what is the identical lost twin of the TP-Link AX20?
Stay tuned!

Are you sure you looked correctly at the right CPU?

There's the main CPU and the radio controller.

Here's the internals of the Tenda TX3 and the TP-Link AX20 routers:

Tenda TX3:


TP-Link AX20:


Overall the Tenda TX3's PCB board has been shrunk and square in shape similar to Asus boards.
It uses a higher quality Taiwan based Winbond(used in G.Skill) memory vs TP-Link's SEC(Samsung).

The Tenda TX3 also spots a much larger heatsink with fins on its main CPU.

What is the model of the Mediatek chip used in the Mercusys MR70X again?
Memory chip brand?

Some pictures will help if you managed to take them after taking it apart.

Identical a not the TX3 and AX20?

The Tenda lacks only 1 less GE port and a USB port for file sharing server but costs almost RM50 cheaper.
Better quality components though with the memory chipset from Winbond and bigger size CPU heastsink.

I'm surprised that Asus RT-AX55 uses a cheaper branded memory unit from Fudan Micro instead.
It also shares the same Broadcom BCM6755 CPU like the previous 2 but with a Realtek RTL8376 controller inside.

Here's more of the internals and breakdowns for the Asus RT-AX55 and TP-Link AX73

Asus RT-AX55


TP-Link AX73


I find the value is less for the TP-Link AX73. Despite for its price which is on the higher side, it only has a tri-core BCM6750A CPU which is used also in the lower end TP-Link AX10 router.

The Asus RT-AX55 which costs as high as RM350 shares the same CPU as in the Tenda TX3 and the TP-Link AX20.

Average prices of several sub RM200 models now selling in the market:

Mercusys MR70X


Tenda TX3


TP-Link AX10


Other more expensive options:

TP-Link AX20


TP-Link AX73


Asus RT-AX55


This post has been edited by Candy12: Sep 4 2021, 10:18 PM

The DLink DIR-X5460 also uses the BCM6750 Tri-Core 1.5GHz CPU as found in the TP-Link AX73 and its lower end AX10.

However its memory chipset used is also by the higher quality Winbond used by also the Tenda.

Nope, that has nothing much to do with the router but your own ISP's equipment end and upload arrangements with their Tier-1 ISPs bandwidth pipes/peering.

You can afford 800Mbps plan I'm sure you can spare more to get a better router than the Mercuresys such as an Asus or Dlink.

Not really a big fan of TP-Link though their price to BOM(Bill of Materials BOM) not really worth the price you are paying with the breakdown I showed a few posts back.

A73 also still using a BCM6750 chipset inside.

https://www.broadcom.com/products/wireless/...ructure/bcm6750
https://www.broadcom.com/products/wireless/...ructure/bcm6755

AX20 still fine at least it has a better CPU than the more expensive AX73.Can handle deluge of traffic surge and connections during peak utilization.

The Mercusys if Blacktubi was correct about having a mere Mediatek dual core inside, not worth for a few bucks more you can get a quad core CPU based router for long term investment.