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Asus RT-AC3200 vs Asus RT-AC88U

11.42 in
2.28 in
Asus RT-AC3200 Router
Asus RT-AC3200
11.81 in
3.3 in
Asus RT-AC88U Router
Asus RT-AC88U
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
7
4.2 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
0 %
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23
4.6 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
100 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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User rating
44
4.1 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
29 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
9 %
1 stars
0 %
75
3.9 out of 5
75 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
2 %

Full Comparison

Connectivity

Asus RT-AC3200Asus RT-AC3200
Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of LAN ports48
Number of WAN ports11
USByesyes
Total USB ports22
Number of USB 2.0 ports11
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports11
Number of USB 3.1 ports00

Design

Asus RT-AC3200Asus RT-AC3200
Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
Active cooling (fan)nono

Dimensions

Asus RT-AC3200Asus RT-AC3200
Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
Width11.42 in11.81 in
Height2.28 in3.3 in
Depth7.4 in7.4 in
Weight2.25 lb2.09 lb
Number of units11
Rack-mount designnono

Features

Asus RT-AC3200Asus RT-AC3200
Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
Built-in DSL modemnono
File serverVia USBBuilt-in NAS
Built-in printer serveryesyes
Designed for wall mountingyesyes
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyes

Communication

Asus RT-AC3200Asus RT-AC3200
Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interface
  • SNMP
  • Web/network
  • SNMP
  • Web/network
6to4noyes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • 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 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyesyes
Mobile broadband supportyesyes
Type of mobile supportUSB modemUSB modem
Mobile HSUPAnono
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)nono
Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyes
Mobile 3Gyesyes
Throughput WAN-LAN725.9 Mbps930.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nono
Wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps2167.0 Mbps
External antennayesyes
Detachable antennayesyes
MIMOyesyes
Beamformingyesyes
MU-MIMOnoyes
Number of antennas64
Total wireless data transfer rate3200.0 Mbps3167.0 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 RT-AC3200Asus RT-AC3200
Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
DynDNSyesyes
Routing protocol
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • static IP routing
  • IGMPv3
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • static IP routing
  • IGMPv3
Support for alternative firmwareDD-WrtDD-Wrt
Target audienceHome users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users

Memory

Asus RT-AC3200Asus RT-AC3200
Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
Included flash memory128.0 MB128.0 MB
Maximum flash memory128.0 MB128.0 MB
Included RAM256.0 MB512.0 MB
Maximum RAM256.0 MB512.0 MB

Power

Asus RT-AC3200Asus RT-AC3200
Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 4514.1 - 21.2
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nono

Security

Asus RT-AC3200Asus RT-AC3200
Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
DMZyesyes
Number of DMZ ports11
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • 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

          Asus RT-AC3200 vs Asus RT-AC88U - User Opinions

          • jennie
            over 1 year ago
            The RT-AC88U is a 3100Mbps class dual-band router, while the RT-AC3200 is a 3200 Mbps class tri-band router. This means that the maximum theoretical throughput of the ASUS RT-AC3200 is 600Mbps for the 2.4GHz radio band and each 5GHz radio band gets 1,300Mbps (2,600Mbps).Nov 1, 2016
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