Comparison of TP-Link Archer C5400 and Asus RT-AC68U

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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TP-Link Archer C5400 (C5400) Remove	Asus RT-AC68U (RT-AC68U) Remove	Add a router to compare
Launch
2016	2013
Body
Dimensions
230 x 230 x 43 mm	220 x 83.3 x 160 mm
Weight
	640 g
System
Chipset
Broadcom BCM4709C0 @ 1.4 GHz	Broadcom BCM4708A0 @ 800 MHz
RAM
512 MB	256 MB
Flash
256 MB	128 MB
OS
TP-Link	Asus
Alternative OS
	DD-WRT
Power supply
12 V / 5 A	19 V / 1.75 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	yes, with USB dongle
VPN support
PPTP OpenVPN	PPTP L2TP OpenVPN
Wireless
Antennas
8 x external	3 x 3.5 dBi RP-SMA
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	AC1900
Speed
1000 + 2167 + 2167 Mbps	600 + 1300 Mbps
Transmit power
30 dBm	25 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
Administration
Default IP
192.168.0.1	192.168.1.1
Default username
admin	admin
Default password
admin	admin