Comparison of Asus ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 and Linksys EA8500 Max-Stream AC2600
The side-by-side comparison of the routers’ specifications. The comparison table below makes it easier to choose the most fitting router.
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Asus ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 (GT-AC5300) |
Linksys EA8500 Max-Stream AC2600 (EA8500) |
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Launch | ||
2017 | 2015 | |
Body | ||
Dimensions | ||
245 x 245 x 65 mm | 256.3 x 56.2 x 183.5 mm | |
Weight | ||
1.88 kg | 715 g | |
System | ||
Chipset | ||
Quad-core 64bit CPU @ 1.8 GHz | Qualcomm Atheros IPQ8064 @ 1.4 GHz | |
RAM | ||
1024 MB | 512 MB | |
Flash | ||
256 MB | 128 MB | |
OS | ||
Asus | Linksys | |
Alternative OS | ||
Power supply | ||
19 V / 3.42 A | 12 V / 3.5 A | |
Network | ||
Protocols | ||
IPv4 IPv6 |
IPv4 IPv6 |
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LAN ports | ||
8 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 | ||
yes, with USB dongle | no | |
VPN support | ||
PPTP L2TP OpenVPN |
no | |
Wireless | ||
Antennas | ||
8 x 3.47 dBi RP-SMA |
4 x 1 dBi (external) 1 x 4 dBi (internal) |
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2.4 GHz | ||
yes | yes | |
5 GHz | ||
yes | yes | |
6 GHz | ||
60 GHz | ||
no | no | |
Standards | ||
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | |
Class | ||
AC5300 | AC2600 | |
Speed | ||
1000 + 2167 + 2167 Mbps | 800 + 1733 Mbps | |
Transmit power | ||
30 dBm | 28 dBm | |
Security | ||
WEP WPA WPA2 WPS |
WEP WPA WPA2 WPS |
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Guest network | ||
yes | yes | |
Connectivity | ||
USB ports | ||
2 x USB 3.0 | 1 x USB 2.0 1 x USB 3.0 |
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Print server | ||
yes | yes | |
File server | ||
yes | yes | |
Features | ||
Specials | ||
Administration | ||
Default IP | ||
192.168.1.1 | 192.168.1.1 | |
Default username | ||
admin | admin | |
Default password | ||
admin | admin |