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Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260

Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160

Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265

Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260

Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265

Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168

Essentials


Product Collection
Marketing Status
Launch Date
Weight (in grams)
Operating Temperature Range
Max Operating Temperature
Minimum Operating Temperature
Supported Operating Systems
Antenna


Product Collection	Intel® Wireless 7200 Series	Intel® Wireless 3100 Series	Intel® Wireless 7200 Series	Intel® Wireless 8000 Series	Intel® Wireless 8000 Series	Intel® Wireless 3100 Series
Marketing Status	Discontinued	Discontinued	Discontinued	Discontinued	Discontinued	Discontinued
Launch Date	Q2'13	Q3'13	Q3'14	Q3'15	Q1'16	Q1'16
Weight (in grams)	4	3.4	2.4	2.4	2.6	2.4
Operating Temperature Range	0°C to 80°C	0°C to 80°C	0°C to 80°C	0°C to 80°C	0°C to 80°C	0°C to 80°C
Max Operating Temperature	80 °C	80 °C	80 °C	80 °C	80 °C	80 °C
Minimum Operating Temperature	0 °C	0 °C	0 °C	0 °C	0 °C	0 °C
Supported Operating Systems	Windows 10, 32-bit, Windows 10, 64-bit, Windows 8.1, 32-bit, Windows 8.1, 64-bit, Windows 8, 32-bit, Windows 8, 64-bit, Windows 7, 32-bit, Windows 7, 64-bit, Linux*	Windows 10, 32-bit, Windows 10, 64-bit, Windows 8.1, 32-bit, Windows 8.1, 64-bit, Windows 8, 32-bit, Windows 8, 64-bit, Windows 7, 32-bit, Windows 7, 64-bit, Linux*	Windows 11, 64-bit, Windows 10, 64-bit, Linux, Chrome OS	Windows 11, 64-bit, Windows 10, 64-bit, Windows 8.1, 64-bit, Windows 7, 64-bit, Linux*	Windows 11, 64-bit, Windows 10, 64-bit, Linux*	Windows 11, 64-bit, Windows 10, 64-bit, Linux*
Antenna	2x2	1x1	2x2	2x2	2x2	1x1


Product Collection	Intel® Wireless 7200 Series Intel® Wireless 3100 Series Intel® Wireless 7200 Series Intel® Wireless 8000 Series Intel® Wireless 8000 Series Intel® Wireless 3100 Series
Marketing Status	Discontinued Discontinued Discontinued Discontinued Discontinued Discontinued
Launch Date	Q2'13 Q3'13 Q3'14 Q3'15 Q1'16 Q1'16
Weight (in grams)	4 3.4 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.4
Operating Temperature Range	0°C to 80°C 0°C to 80°C 0°C to 80°C 0°C to 80°C 0°C to 80°C 0°C to 80°C
Max Operating Temperature	80 °C 80 °C 80 °C 80 °C 80 °C 80 °C
Minimum Operating Temperature	0 °C 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C
Supported Operating Systems	Windows 10, 32-bit, Windows 10, 64-bit, Windows 8.1, 32-bit, Windows 8.1, 64-bit, Windows 8, 32-bit, Windows 8, 64-bit, Windows 7, 32-bit, Windows 7, 64-bit, Linux* Windows 10, 32-bit, Windows 10, 64-bit, Windows 8.1, 32-bit, Windows 8.1, 64-bit, Windows 8, 32-bit, Windows 8, 64-bit, Windows 7, 32-bit, Windows 7, 64-bit, Linux* Windows 11, 64-bit, Windows 10, 64-bit, Linux, Chrome OS Windows 11, 64-bit, Windows 10, 64-bit, Windows 8.1, 64-bit, Windows 7, 64-bit, Linux* Windows 11, 64-bit, Windows 10, 64-bit, Linux* Windows 11, 64-bit, Windows 10, 64-bit, Linux*
Antenna	2x2 1x1 2x2 2x2 2x2 1x1

Networking Specifications


TX/RX Streams
Bands
Max Speed
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED*
Compliance
Integrated Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version


TX/RX Streams	2x2	1x1	2x2	2x2	2x2	1x1
Bands	2.4 GHz, 5 GHz	2.4GHz, 5GHz	2.4, 5 GHz	2.4, 5 GHz	2.4, 5 GHz	2.4, 5 GHz
Max Speed	300/867 Mbps	433 Mbps	867 Mbps	867 Mbps	867 Mbps	433 Mbps
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED*	802.11ac	802.11ac	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Compliance	PCI, CISP, FIPS, FISMA	FIPS, FISMA	FIPS, FISMA	FIPS, FISMA	FIPS, FISMA	FIPS, FISMA
Integrated Bluetooth	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth Version	4.0	4.0	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2


TX/RX Streams	2x2 1x1 2x2 2x2 2x2 1x1
Bands	2.4 GHz, 5 GHz 2.4GHz, 5GHz 2.4, 5 GHz 2.4, 5 GHz 2.4, 5 GHz 2.4, 5 GHz
Max Speed	300/867 Mbps 433 Mbps 867 Mbps 867 Mbps 867 Mbps 433 Mbps
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED*	802.11ac 802.11ac Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Compliance	PCI, CISP, FIPS, FISMA FIPS, FISMA FIPS, FISMA FIPS, FISMA FIPS, FISMA FIPS, FISMA
Integrated Bluetooth	Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bluetooth Version	4.0 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2

Package Specifications


Board Form Factor
Package Size
System Interface Type


Board Form Factor	HMC and M.2 2230	HMC/M.2	M.2 2230, M.2 1216	M.2 2230, M.2 1216	M.2 2230, M.2 1216	M.2 2230
Package Size	See Product Brief	See product brief	22mm x 30mm x 2.4mm, 12mm x 16mm x 1.8mm	22mm x 30mm x 2.4mm, 12mm x 16mm x 1.8mm	22mm x 30mm x 2.4mm, 12mm x 16mm x 1.8mm	22 mm x 30 mm x 2.4 mm
System Interface Type	PCIe, USB	PCIe, USB	Wi-Fi(PCIe), BT(USB)	Wi-Fi(PCIe), BT(USB)	Wi-Fi(PCIe), BT(USB)	Wi-Fi(PCIe), BT(USB)


Board Form Factor	HMC and M.2 2230 HMC/M.2 M.2 2230, M.2 1216 M.2 2230, M.2 1216 M.2 2230, M.2 1216 M.2 2230
Package Size	See Product Brief See product brief 22mm x 30mm x 2.4mm, 12mm x 16mm x 1.8mm 22mm x 30mm x 2.4mm, 12mm x 16mm x 1.8mm 22mm x 30mm x 2.4mm, 12mm x 16mm x 1.8mm 22 mm x 30 mm x 2.4 mm
System Interface Type	PCIe, USB PCIe, USB Wi-Fi(PCIe), BT(USB) Wi-Fi(PCIe), BT(USB) Wi-Fi(PCIe), BT(USB) Wi-Fi(PCIe), BT(USB)

Advanced Technologies


MU-MIMO
Supported Under Intel vPro® Technology


MU-MIMO	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Supported Under Intel vPro® Technology	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No


MU-MIMO	No No No No Yes No
Supported Under Intel vPro® Technology	Yes No Yes Yes Yes No

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