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Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (Gig+)

Intel® Wi-Fi 7 BE201

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® Wi-Fi 6 Series	Intel® Wi-Fi 7 Series
Marketing Status	Launched	Launched
Launch Date	Q2'19	Q2'24
Weight (in grams)	2.33	2230: 3.06+/-0.14g 1216: 0.73+/-0.02g
Operating Temperature Range	0 °C to 50 °C	0 °C to 50 °C
Max Operating Temperature	50 °C	50 °C
Minimum Operating Temperature	0 °C	0 °C
Supported Operating Systems	Windows 11, 64-bit, Windows 10, 64-bit, Linux, Chrome OS	Windows 11, Windows 10, Linux*
Antenna	2x2	2x2


Product Collection	Intel® Wi-Fi 6 Series Intel® Wi-Fi 7 Series
Marketing Status	Launched Launched
Launch Date	Q2'19 Q2'24
Weight (in grams)	2.33 2230: 3.06+/-0.14g 1216: 0.73+/-0.02g
Operating Temperature Range	0 °C to 50 °C 0 °C to 50 °C
Max Operating Temperature	50 °C 50 °C
Minimum Operating Temperature	0 °C 0 °C
Supported Operating Systems	Windows 11, 64-bit, Windows 10, 64-bit, Linux, Chrome OS Windows 11, Windows 10, Linux*
Antenna	2x2 2x2

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Networking Specifications


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


TX/RX Streams	2x2	2x2, 320 MHz, 4096 QAM
Bands	2.4, 5 GHz (160MHz)	2.4GHz, 5GHz and 6GHz
Max Speed	2.4 Gbps	5.8 Gbps
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED*	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)	Wi-Fi 7
Compliance	FIPS, FISMA	FIPS
Integrated Bluetooth	Yes
Bluetooth Version	5.2	5.4


TX/RX Streams	2x2 2x2, 320 MHz, 4096 QAM
Bands	2.4, 5 GHz (160MHz) 2.4GHz, 5GHz and 6GHz
Max Speed	2.4 Gbps 5.8 Gbps
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED*	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) Wi-Fi 7
Compliance	FIPS, FISMA FIPS
Integrated Bluetooth	Yes
Bluetooth Version	5.2 5.4

Package Specifications


Board Form Factor
Package Size
System Interface Type


Board Form Factor	M.2 2230, M.2 1216	M.2 2230, M.2 1216
Package Size	22mm x 30mm x 2.4mm, 12mm x 16mm x 1.65mm	M.2 2230: 22mm x 30mm x 2.42mm (max) M.2 1216: 12mm x 16mm x 1.7 (+-0.1) mm
System Interface Type	M.2: CNVio2	M.2: CNVio37


Board Form Factor	M.2 2230, M.2 1216 M.2 2230, M.2 1216
Package Size	22mm x 30mm x 2.4mm, 12mm x 16mm x 1.65mm M.2 2230: 22mm x 30mm x 2.42mm (max) M.2 1216: 12mm x 16mm x 1.7 (+-0.1) mm
System Interface Type	M.2: CNVio2 M.2: CNVio37

Advanced Technologies


MU-MIMO
Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)
Supported Under Intel vPro® Technology


MU-MIMO	Yes	Yes
Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)	Yes	Yes
Supported Under Intel vPro® Technology	Yes	Yes


MU-MIMO	Yes Yes
Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)	Yes Yes
Supported Under Intel vPro® Technology	Yes Yes

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