Comparison of Linksys WRT1900ACS and Linksys EA7500 Max-Stream AC1900

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 WRT1900ACS (WRT1900ACS) Remove	Linksys EA7500 Max-Stream AC1900 (EA7500) Remove	Add a router to compare
Launch
2016	2015
Body
Dimensions
246 x 52 x 194 mm	257 x 184 x 56 mm
Weight
883 g	588 g
System
Chipset
Marvell Armada 385 88F6820 @ 1.6 GHz	Qualcomm Atheros IPQ8064 @ 1.4 GHz
RAM
512 MB	256 MB
Flash
128 MB	128 MB
OS
Linksys	Linksys
Alternative OS
OpenWRT DD-WRT
Power supply
12 V / 3 A	12 V / 3.5 A
Network
Protocols
IPv4 IPv6	IPv4 IPv6
LAN ports
4 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
PPTP L2TP/IPSec OpenVPN	no
Wireless
Antennas
4 x 3.8 dBi RP-SMA	3 x 3 dBi RP-SMA
2.4 GHz
yes	yes
5 GHz
yes	yes
6 GHz
60 GHz
no	no
Standards
IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac	IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Class
AC1900	AC1900
Speed
600 + 1300 Mbps	600 + 1300 Mbps
Transmit power
19 dBm / 21 dBm	29 dBm
Security
WEP WPA WPA2 WPS	WEP WPA WPA2 WPS
Guest network
yes	yes
Connectivity
USB ports
1 x USB 2.0 1 x USB 3.0	1 x USB 2.0 1 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