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Asus RT-AC66U vs Netgear R6300

    8.15 in
    1.4 in
    Asus RT-AC66U Router
    Asus RT-AC66U
      8.07 in
      10.04 in
      Netgear R6300 Router
      Netgear R6300
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      19
      4.3 out of 5
      8 user ratings
      5 stars
      		37 %
      4 stars
      		50 %
      3 stars
      		12 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      Read editorial reviews
      12
      4.1 out of 5
      5 user ratings
      5 stars
      		40 %
      4 stars
      		40 %
      3 stars
      		20 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      Read editorial reviews
      User rating
      60
      3.8 out of 5
      60 user ratings
      5 stars
      		33 %
      4 stars
      		26 %
      3 stars
      		28 %
      2 stars
      		8 %
      1 stars
      		3 %
      40
      4.3 out of 5
      40 user ratings
      5 stars
      		55 %
      4 stars
      		20 %
      3 stars
      		22 %
      2 stars
      		2 %
      1 stars
      		0 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Connectivity

      Asus RT-AC66UAsus RT-AC66U
      Netgear R6300Netgear R6300
      Number of LAN ports44
      Number of WAN ports11
      USByesyes
      Total USB ports22
      Number of USB 2.0 ports21
      Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports01
      Number of USB 3.1 ports00

      Design

      Asus RT-AC66UAsus RT-AC66U
      Netgear R6300Netgear R6300
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Grey
      • White
      		Black
      Active cooling (fan)nono

      Dimensions

      Asus RT-AC66UAsus RT-AC66U
      Netgear R6300Netgear R6300
      Width8.15 in8.07 in
      Height1.4 in10.04 in
      Depth5.86 in3.03 in
      Weight0.99 lb1.43 lb
      Number of units11
      Rack-mount designnono

      Features

      Asus RT-AC66UAsus RT-AC66U
      Netgear R6300Netgear R6300
      Built-in DSL modemnono
      File serverVia USBVia USB
      Built-in printer serveryesyes
      Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyes

      Communication

      Asus RT-AC66UAsus RT-AC66U
      Netgear R6300Netgear R6300
      Management interface
      • Telnet
      • Web/network
      		Web/network
      6to4yesyes
      Communication protocol
      • IPv6
      • Multicast
      • Quality of Service
      • Virtual LAN
      • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
      • IPv6
      • Quality of Service
      • Virtual LAN
      • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
      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
      Number of simultaneous connections300694096
      Wireless standards
      • IEEE 802.11a
      • IEEE 802.11ac
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.1Q
      • IEEE 802.3
      • IEEE 802.3ab
      • IEEE 802.3u
      • IEEE 802.3x
      • IEEE 802.11n
      • IEEE 802.11a
      • IEEE 802.11ac
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.3ab
      • IEEE 802.3u
      • IEEE 802.11n
      Mobile broadband supportyesno
      Throughput WAN-LAN937.0 Mbps783.0 Mbps
      Wireless networkyesyes
      2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
      2.4GHz data transfer rate450.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps
      5GHz wireless networkyesyes
      5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps
      External antennayesno
      MIMOyesyes
      Total wireless data transfer rate1750.0 Mbps1750.0 Mbps
      Wireless security
      • TKIP
      • WEP
      • WPA-Enterprise
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA
      • WPA2-Enterprise
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPA2
      • WPS
      • WEP
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPA2
      • WPS

      Compatibility

      Asus RT-AC66UAsus RT-AC66U
      Netgear R6300Netgear R6300
      DynDNSyesyes
      Routing protocolStatic IP routing
      • RIP-1
      • RIP-2
      Target audience
      • Smaller offices
      • Business
      • Home users
      • Smaller offices
      • Home users

      Memory

      Asus RT-AC66UAsus RT-AC66U
      Netgear R6300Netgear R6300
      Included flash memory128.0 MB128.0 MB
      Maximum flash memory128.0 MB128.0 MB
      Included RAM256.0 MB128.0 MB
      Maximum RAM256.0 MB128.0 MB

      Power

      Asus RT-AC66UAsus RT-AC66U
      Netgear R6300Netgear R6300
      Operational Power Consumption (min-max)9.1 - 15< 12
      Power over Ethernet (PoE)nono

      Security

      Asus RT-AC66UAsus RT-AC66U
      Netgear R6300Netgear R6300
      DMZyesyes
      VPN clientyesno

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
          Cons

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