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Tektronix 6 Series B MSO ✔ 10 GHz max BW & 50 GS/s max SR ✔ 10 GHz & 25 GS/s on four channels ✗ 5 GHz & 12.5 GS/s on eight channels ✔ 12-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) ✔ Up to 64 digital channels (500MHz, 25GS/s) ✔ 500,000 wfms/s capture rate with Fast Acq ✔ All trigger types available on ALL 8 channels ✔ Industry's Only Std. Closed Embedded OS or optional Windows 10 OS |
Keysight MXR ✗ 6 GHz max BW and 16 GS/s max SR ✗ 6 GHz and 16 GS/s on four channels ✔ 6 GHz and 16 GS/s on eight channels ✗ 10-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter ✗ 16 digital channels (300 MHz, 8 GS/s) ✗ 200,000 wfms/s max capture rate ✗ Pulse width, runt, timeout, burst, more triggers ONLY available on channels 1-4 ✗ Windows 10 OS Only |
| Best in Class Noise Performance1,2 | |||
| Bandwidth | Volts / Div | 6 Series B MSO | MXR |
| 1 GHz | 1 mV | 51.1 µV ✔ | 73 µV |
| 10 mV | 82.9 µV ✔ | 99 µV | |
| 100 mV | 829 µV ✔ | 821 µV | |
| 1 V | 6.22 mV ✔ | 6.33 mV | |
| 4 GHz | 1 mV | 97.4 µV ✔ | 132 µV |
| 10 mV | 171 µV ✔ | 189 µV | |
| 100 mV | 1.73 mV ✔ | 1.46 mV | |
| 1 V | 1.73 mV ✔ | 1.46 mV | |
| 6 GHz | 1 mV | 124 µV ✔ | 193 µV |
| 10 mV | 197 µV ✔ | 251 µV | |
| 100 mV | 2.39 mV ✔ | 2.03 mV | |
| 1 V | 19 mV ✔ | 16.26 mV | |
| Vertical Resolution and Signal Clarity | |
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Tektronix 6 Series B MSO ✔ ENOB: 8.2 bits (1 GHz), 7.7 bits (2.5 GHz), 7.2 bits (4 GHz), 6.8 bits (6 GHz) ✔ Signal-to-Noise Ratio: -36 dB (1 mV/div), -51 dB (10 mV/div), -53 dB (1 V/div) |
Keysight MXR ✗ ENOB: 8.0 bits (1 GHz), 7.6 bits (2.5 GHz), 7.2 bits (4 GHz), 6.8 bits (6 GHz) ✗ Signal-to-Noise Ratio: -32 dB (1 mV/div), -49 dB (10 mV/div), -51 dB (1 V/div) |
| Spectrum Analysis | |
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Tektronix 6 Series B MSO ✔ Spectrum View w/ 2 GHz span FREE 0-10 GHz center frequency FREE ✔ Simultaneous view of time and frequency domains ✔ RF vs. Time waveforms (mag, freq, phase) and RF vs. Time trigger optional |
Keysight MXR ✗ RTSA with 2 GHz span PAID OPTION 0-6 GHz center frequency PAID OPTION ✗ Time and frequency analysis are separate operating modes; no correlation on same input ✗ No RF vs. Time analysis or triggering capabilities |
** ENOB was tested at 500mV Full Scale and 90% of screen