Comparison of Linksys WRT1200AC and Asus ROG Rapture GT-AC5300
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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 Linksys WRT1200AC (WRT1200AC) |
 Asus ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 (GT-AC5300) |
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| Launch | ||
| 2015 | 2017 | |
| Body | ||
| Dimensions | ||
| 246 x 194 x 52 mm | 245 x 245 x 65 mm | |
| Weight | ||
| 833 g | 1.88 kg | |
| System | ||
| Chipset | ||
| Marvell 88F6820 @ 1.33 GHz | Quad-core 64bit CPU @ 1.8 GHz | |
| RAM | ||
| 512 MB | 1024 MB | |
| Flash | ||
| 128 MB | 256 MB | |
| OS | ||
| Linksys | Asus | |
| Alternative OS | ||
| OpenWRT DD-WRT |
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| Power supply | ||
| 12 V / 2.5 A | 19 V / 3.42 A | |
| Network | ||
| Protocols | ||
| IPv4 IPv6 |
IPv4 IPv6 |
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| LAN ports | ||
| 4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | 8 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | |
| WAN ports | ||
| 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | |
| Mobile network | ||
| no | yes, with USB dongle | |
| VPN support | ||
| no | PPTP L2TP OpenVPN |
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| Wireless | ||
| Antennas | ||
| 2 x 3.8 dBi RP-SMA |
8 x 3.47 dBi RP-SMA |
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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 | ||
| AC1200 | AC5300 | |
| Speed | ||
| 300 + 867 Mbps | 1000 + 2167 + 2167 Mbps | |
| Transmit power | ||
| 22 dBm | 30 dBm | |
| Security | ||
| WEP WPA WPA2 WPS |
WEP WPA WPA2 WPS |
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| Guest network | ||
| yes | yes | |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB ports | ||
| 1 x USB 3.0 1 x USB 2.0 / ESATA |
2 x USB 3.0 | |
| Print server | ||
| yes | yes | |
| File server | ||
| yes | yes | |
| Features | ||
| Specials | ||
| ESATA port | ||
| Administration | ||
| Default IP | ||
| 192.168.1.1 | 192.168.1.1 | |
| Default username | ||
| admin | admin | |
| Default password | ||
| admin | admin | |