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Asus RT-AC68U vs Linksys WRT1900ACS

8.66 in
6.3 in
Asus RT-AC68U Router
Asus RT-AC68U
4.76 in
1.02 in
Linksys WRT1900ACS Router
Linksys WRT1900ACS
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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18
3.9 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
14 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
106
3.5 out of 5
106 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
22 %
3 stars
24 %
2 stars
15 %
1 stars
8 %
45
4.1 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Connectivity

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
Linksys WRT1900ACSLinksys WRT1900ACS
Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication modeFull-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of LAN ports44
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-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
Linksys WRT1900ACSLinksys WRT1900ACS
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
Active cooling (fan)nono

Dimensions

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
Linksys WRT1900ACSLinksys WRT1900ACS
Width8.66 in4.76 in
Height6.3 in1.02 in
Depth3.28 in2.95 in
Weight1.41 lb1.59 lb
Number of units11
Rack-mount designnono

Features

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
Linksys WRT1900ACSLinksys WRT1900ACS
Built-in DSL modemnono
File serverVia USBVia USB
Built-in printer serveryesyes

Communication

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
Linksys WRT1900ACSLinksys WRT1900ACS
Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interface
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/network
6to4yesno
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • LPR/LPD
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
PPTP
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 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyesno
Mobile broadband supportyesno
Throughput WAN-LAN755.0 Mbps809.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nono
Wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps
External antennayesyes
Detachable antennayesyes
MIMOyesyes
Beamformingyesyes
MU-MIMOnono
Number of antennas34
Total wireless data transfer rate1900.0 Mbps1900.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • TKIP
  • 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-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
Linksys WRT1900ACSLinksys WRT1900ACS
DynDNSyesyes
Support for alternative firmwareDD-Wrt
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
Target audience
  • Smaller offices
  • Business
  • Home users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users

Memory

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
Linksys WRT1900ACSLinksys WRT1900ACS
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-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
Linksys WRT1900ACSLinksys WRT1900ACS
Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 11.3< 30
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nono

Security

Asus RT-AC68UAsus RT-AC68U
Linksys WRT1900ACSLinksys WRT1900ACS
DMZyesyes
Number of DMZ ports11
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
VPN clientyesno
Encryption Algorithm
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • 128-bit AES
  • WPA2-Enterprise

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Asus RT-AC68U vs Linksys WRT1900ACS - User Opinions

          • eldridge
            over 1 year ago
            The Asus RT-AC68U did reasonably well, delivering 25MBps for reading and 15MBps for writing. The Linksys WRT1900ACS is on a league of its own, managing to deliver 111 Mbps for reading and 87 Mbps for writing. This means that the Linksys WRT1900ACS is able to rival even some dedicated NAS servers.Nov 22, 2016
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