Comparison of Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station and Linksys WRT3200ACM

The side-by-side comparison of the routers’ specifications. The comparison table below makes it easier to choose the most fitting router.

A maximum of 3 routers can be compared at the same time. To add or change a router, type the name of the router you’re looking for in the search field of the table’s column, then click on the router’s name in the drop-down list of search results.

Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station (A1521) Remove	Linksys WRT3200ACM (WRT3200ACM) Remove	Add a router to compare
Launch
2013	2016
Body
Dimensions
168 x 98 x 98 mm	246 x 52 x 194 mm
Weight
943 g	799 g
System
Chipset
Broadcom BCM53019A1 @ 1 GHz	Marvell Armada 395 88F6925 @ 1.8 GHz
RAM
512 MB	512 MB
Flash
32 MB	256 MB
OS
Apple	Linksys
Alternative OS
	OpenWRT DD-WRT
Power supply
internal	12 V / 3 A
Network
Protocols
IPv4	IPv4 IPv6
LAN ports
3 x 10/100/1000 Mbps	4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps
WAN ports
1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps	1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps
Mobile network
no	no
VPN support
no	PPTP L2TP/IPSec OpenVPN
Wireless
Antennas
6 x 3 dBi internal	4 x 3 dBi RP-SMA
2.4 GHz
yes	yes
5 GHz
yes	yes
6 GHz
60 GHz
no	no
Standards
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac	IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac
Class
AC1750	AC3200
Speed
450 + 1300 Mbps	600 + 1300 + 1300 Mbps
Transmit power
32 dBm	29 dBm
Security
WEP WPA WPA2	WEP WPA WPA2 WPS
Guest network
no	yes
Connectivity
USB ports
1 x USB 2.0	1 x USB 3.0 1 x USB 2.0 / ESATA
Print server
yes	yes
File server
yes	yes
Features
Specials
	ESATA port
Administration
Default IP
10.0.1.1	192.168.1.1
Default username
	admin
Default password
public	admin