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Asus RT-AC68U vs Linksys EA8300

8.66 in
6.3 in
Asus RT-AC68U Router
Asus RT-AC68U
8.41 in
2.16 in
Linksys EA8300 Router
Linksys EA8300
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
17
4.4 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
55 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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7
4.0 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
100 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
107
3.5 out of 5
107 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
22 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
14 %
1 stars
8 %
51
3.9 out of 5
51 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
9 %
1 stars
3 %

Full Comparison

Connectivity

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
Linksys EA8300Linksys EA8300
Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of LAN ports44
Number of WAN ports11
USByesyes
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports11

Design

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
Linksys EA8300Linksys EA8300
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
Black
Active cooling (fan)nono

Dimensions

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
Linksys EA8300Linksys EA8300
Width8.66 in8.41 in
Height6.3 in2.16 in
Depth3.28 in6.37 in
Weight1.41 lb1.34 lb
Number of units11
Rack-mount designnono

Features

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
Linksys EA8300Linksys EA8300
Built-in DSL modemnono
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyes

Communication

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
Linksys EA8300Linksys EA8300
Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interface
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/network
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • Quality of Service
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 802.1Q
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.3x
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11ac
Wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps400.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps867.0 Mbps
External antennayesyes
Detachable antennayesno
MIMOyesyes
Beamformingyesyes
MU-MIMOnoyes
Number of antennas34
Total wireless data transfer rate1900.0 Mbps2200.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA2-Enterprise

Compatibility

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
Linksys EA8300Linksys EA8300
Target audience
  • Smaller offices
  • Business
  • Home users
Home users

Memory

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
Linksys EA8300Linksys EA8300
Included flash memory128.0 MB256.0 MB
Maximum flash memory128.0 MB256.0 MB
Included RAM256.0 MB256.0 MB
Maximum RAM256.0 MB256.0 MB

Security

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
Linksys EA8300Linksys EA8300
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
OpenVPN
Encryption Algorithm
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA2
  • 128-bit AES
  • WPA2-Enterprise

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