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Asus GT-AC5300 vs Asus RT-AC5300

9.65 in
2.56 in
Asus GT-AC5300 Router
Asus GT-AC5300
9.65 in
2.56 in
Asus RT-AC5300 Router
Asus RT-AC5300
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 %
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8
3.9 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
20 %
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 %
53
4.0 out of 5
53 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
5 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Connectivity

Asus GT-AC5300Asus GT-AC5300
Asus RT-AC5300Asus RT-AC5300
Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
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-AC5300Asus RT-AC5300
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
Active cooling (fan)nono

Dimensions

Asus GT-AC5300Asus GT-AC5300
Asus RT-AC5300Asus RT-AC5300
Width9.65 in9.65 in
Height2.56 in2.56 in
Depth9.65 in9.65 in
Weight4.14 lb3.97 lb
Number of units11
Rack-mount designnono

Features

Asus GT-AC5300Asus GT-AC5300
Asus RT-AC5300Asus RT-AC5300
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-AC5300Asus RT-AC5300
Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interfaceWeb/network
  • SNMP
  • Web/network
6to4noyes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • LPR/LPD
  • FTP
  • 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 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportnoyes
Mobile broadband supportyesyes
Mobile HSUPAnoyes
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)noyes
Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyes
Mobile 3Gyesyes
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 antennas88
Total wireless data transfer rate5334.0 Mbps5300.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Compatibility

Asus GT-AC5300Asus GT-AC5300
Asus RT-AC5300Asus RT-AC5300
DynDNSyesyes
Routing protocol
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • IGMPv3
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • IGMPv3
Target audience
  • Business
  • Home users
Home users

Memory

Asus GT-AC5300Asus GT-AC5300
Asus RT-AC5300Asus RT-AC5300
Included flash memory256.0 MB128.0 MB
Maximum flash memory256.0 MB128.0 MB
Included RAM1024.0 MB512.0 MB
Maximum RAM1024.0 MB512.0 MB

Power

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

Security

Asus GT-AC5300Asus GT-AC5300
Asus RT-AC5300Asus RT-AC5300
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

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