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Asus GT-AC5300 vs Asus RT-AC86U

    9.65 in
    2.56 in
    Asus GT-AC5300 Router
    Asus GT-AC5300
      8.66 in
      3.28 in
      Asus RT-AC86U Router
      Asus RT-AC86U
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      16
      4.3 out of 5
      8 user ratings
      5 stars
      		75 %
      4 stars
      		12 %
      3 stars
      		12 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      Read editorial reviews
      14
      4.2 out of 5
      6 user ratings
      5 stars
      		33 %
      4 stars
      		66 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
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      User rating
      45
      4.0 out of 5
      45 user ratings
      5 stars
      		28 %
      4 stars
      		48 %
      3 stars
      		17 %
      2 stars
      		4 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      125
      3.6 out of 5
      125 user ratings
      5 stars
      		31 %
      4 stars
      		20 %
      3 stars
      		29 %
      2 stars
      		14 %
      1 stars
      		4 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Connectivity

      Asus GT-AC5300Asus GT-AC5300
      Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
      Connectivity technology
      • Wireless
      • Wired
      • Wireless
      • Wired
      Communication mode
      • Full-Duplex
      • Half-Duplex
      		Full-Duplex
      Number of LAN ports84
      Number of WAN ports11
      USByesyes
      Total USB ports22
      Number of USB 2.0 portsNo1
      Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports21
      Number of USB 3.1 ports00

      Design

      Asus GT-AC5300Asus GT-AC5300
      Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Red
      		Black
      Active cooling (fan)nono

      Dimensions

      Asus GT-AC5300Asus GT-AC5300
      Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
      Width9.65 in8.66 in
      Height2.56 in3.28 in
      Depth9.65 in6.3 in
      Weight4.14 lb1.92 lb
      Number of units11
      Rack-mount designnono

      Features

      Asus GT-AC5300Asus GT-AC5300
      Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
      Built-in DSL modemnono
      File serverVia USBVia USB
      Built-in printer serveryesyes
      Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyes
      Support for mesh networkyesyes

      Communication

      Asus GT-AC5300Asus GT-AC5300
      Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
      Frequency band
      • 2.4 GHz
      • 5 GHz
      • 2.4 GHz
      • 5 GHz
      Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/network
      6to4noyes
      Communication protocol
      • IPv6
      • Quality of Service
      • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
      • IPv6
      • Quality of Service
      • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
      Network / transport Protocol
      • PPTP
      • L2TP
      • NTP
      • PPPoE
      • DHCP
      • DDNS
      • PPTP
      • L2TP
      • NTP
      • IPSec
      • PPPoE
      • FTP
      • DHCP
      • DDNS
      Data link layer
      • Ethernet
      • Fast Ethernet
      • Gigabit Ethernet
      • IEEE 802.11a
      • IEEE 802.11ac
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.11n
      • Ethernet
      • Fast Ethernet
      • Gigabit Ethernet
      • IEEE 802.11a
      • IEEE 802.11ac
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.11n
      Wireless standards
      • IEEE 802.11a
      • IEEE 802.11ac
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.1x
      • IEEE 802.3ab
      • IEEE 802.3ad
      • IEEE 802.3u
      • IEEE 802.11n
      • IEEE 802.11a
      • IEEE 802.11ac
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.11n
      Jumbo frames supportnoyes
      Mobile broadband supportyesyes
      Mobile HSUPAnoyes
      Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)noyes
      Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyes
      Mobile 3Gyesyes
      Mobile 2G (GSM)noyes
      VoIP (SIP)nono
      Wireless networkyesyes
      2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
      2.4GHz data transfer rate1000.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps
      5GHz wireless networkyesyes
      5GHz data transfer rate2167.0 Mbps2167.0 Mbps
      External antennayesyes
      Detachable antennayesyes
      MIMOyesyes
      Beamformingyesyes
      MU-MIMOyesyes
      Number of antennas84
      Total wireless data transfer rate5334.0 Mbps2917.0 Mbps
      Wireless security
      • WEP
      • WPA-Enterprise
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA
      • WPA2-Enterprise
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPA2
      • WPS
      • WEP
      • WPA-Enterprise
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA
      • WPA2-Enterprise
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPA2
      • WPS

      Compatibility

      Asus GT-AC5300Asus GT-AC5300
      Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
      DynDNSyesyes
      Routing protocol
      • IGMPv2
      • IGMP
      • IGMPv3
      • IGMPv2
      • IGMP
      • static IP routing
      • IGMPv3
      Target audience
      • Business
      • Home users
      • Business
      • Home users

      Memory

      Asus GT-AC5300Asus GT-AC5300
      Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
      Included flash memory256.0 MB256.0 MB
      Maximum flash memory256.0 MB256.0 MB
      Included RAM1024.0 MB512.0 MB
      Maximum RAM1024.0 MB512.0 MB

      Power

      Asus GT-AC5300Asus GT-AC5300
      Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
      Power over Ethernet (PoE)nono

      Security

      Asus GT-AC5300Asus GT-AC5300
      Asus RT-AC86UAsus RT-AC86U
      DMZyesyes
      VPN protocol
      • L2TP
      • PPTP
      • IPSec
      • L2TP
      • PPTP
      • OpenVPN
      VPN clientyesyes
      Encryption Algorithm
      • MPPE
      • 128-bit WEP
      • 64-bit WEP
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPA-Enterprise
      • WPA2-Enterprise
      • MPPE
      • 128-bit WEP
      • 64-bit WEP
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPA-Enterprise
      • WPA2-Enterprise

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
          Cons

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