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Comparison of Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5300

We are comparing the Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5300. It's important to look at key things like what the model is, who made it, how it connects, and how well it works. This will help you decide which router is right for you.

Let's compare the Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5300 to see which one is better!

Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5300 (R8500)
Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5300 (R8500)
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Launch
2015
Body
Dimensions
316 x 264 x 61 mm
Weight
1.68 kg
System
Chipset
Broadcom BCM47094 @ 1.4 GHz
RAM
512 MB
Flash
128 MB
OS
Netgear
Alternative OS
 
Power supply
19 V / 3.16 A
Network
Protocols
IPv4
IPv6
LAN ports
6 x 10/100/1000 Mbps
WAN ports
1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps
Mobile network
no
VPN support
OpenVPN
Wireless
Antennas
4 x 2 dBi (internal)
4 x 3 dBi (external)
2.4 GHz
yes
5 GHz
yes
6 GHz
 
60 GHz
no
Standards
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Class
AC5300
Speed
1000 + 2167 + 2167 Mbps
Transmit power
20 dBm
Security
WEP
WPA
WPA2
Guest network
yes
Connectivity
USB ports
1 x USB 2.0
1 x USB 3.0
Print server
yes
File server
yes
Features
Specials
 
Administration
Default IP
192.168.1.1
Default username
admin
Default password
password

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