Comparison of Asus RT-AC68U and Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5000
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 RT-AC68U (RT-AC68U) |
 Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5000 (R8300) |
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| Launch | ||
| 2013 | 2014 | |
| Body | ||
| Dimensions | ||
| 220 x 83.3 x 160 mm | 316 x 264 x 61 mm | |
| Weight | ||
| 640 g | 1.68 kg | |
| System | ||
| Chipset | ||
| Broadcom BCM4708A0 @ 800 MHz | Broadcom BCM4709C0 @ 1.4 GHz | |
| RAM | ||
| 256 MB | 512 MB | |
| Flash | ||
| 128 MB | 128 MB | |
| OS | ||
| Asus | Netgear | |
| Alternative OS | ||
| DD-WRT | ||
| Power supply | ||
| 19 V / 1.75 A | 12 V / 3 A | |
| Network | ||
| Protocols | ||
| IPv4 IPv6 |
IPv4 IPv6 |
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| LAN ports | ||
| 4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | 6 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 |
OpenVPN | |
| Wireless | ||
| Antennas | ||
| 3 x 3.5 dBi RP-SMA |
4 x external 4 x 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 | ||
| AC1900 | AC5000 | |
| Speed | ||
| 600 + 1300 Mbps | 600 + 2167 + 2167 Mbps | |
| Transmit power | ||
| 25 dBm | 20 dBm | |
| Security | ||
| WEP WPA WPA2 WPS |
WPA WPA2 |
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| Guest network | ||
| yes | yes | |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB ports | ||
| 1 x USB 2.0 1 x USB 3.0 |
1 x USB 3.0 | |
| 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 | password | |