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Asus RT-AC87U vs Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800

    11.4 in
    1.87 in
    Asus RT-AC87U Router
    Asus RT-AC87U
      11.22 in
      1.97 in
      Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800 Router
      Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      18
      4.1 out of 5
      5 user ratings
      5 stars
      		40 %
      4 stars
      		60 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      Read editorial reviews
      15
      3.7 out of 5
      4 user ratings
      5 stars
      		25 %
      4 stars
      		50 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		25 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
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      User rating
      60
      3.7 out of 5
      60 user ratings
      5 stars
      		28 %
      4 stars
      		28 %
      3 stars
      		25 %
      2 stars
      		18 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      52
      3.9 out of 5
      52 user ratings
      5 stars
      		34 %
      4 stars
      		34 %
      3 stars
      		15 %
      2 stars
      		15 %
      1 stars
      		0 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Connectivity

      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800
      Connectivity technology
      • Wireless
      • Wired
      • Wireless
      • Wired
      Communication mode
      • Full-Duplex
      • Half-Duplex
      		Full-Duplex
      Number of LAN ports44
      Number of WAN ports11
      USByesyes
      Total USB ports22
      Number of USB 2.0 ports1No
      Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports12
      Number of USB 3.1 ports00

      Design

      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Grey
      • Red
      • White
      		Black
      Active cooling (fan)nono

      Dimensions

      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800
      Width11.4 in11.22 in
      Height1.87 in1.97 in
      Depth6.6 in7.28 in
      Weight1.65 lb1.85 lb
      Number of units11
      Rack-mount designnono

      Features

      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800
      Built-in DSL modemnono
      File serverVia USBVia USB
      Built-in printer serveryesyes
      Designed for wall mountingyesyes

      Communication

      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800
      Frequency band
      • 2.4 GHz
      • 5 GHz
      • 2.4 GHz
      • 5 GHz
      Management interface
      • Telnet
      • Web/network
      • SNMP
      • Web/network
      6to4yesyes
      Communication protocol
      • IPv6
      • Multicast
      • Quality of Service
      • Virtual LAN
      • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
      • IPv6
      • Multicast
      • Quality of Service
      • 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
      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 802.3
      • IEEE 802.3ab
      • IEEE 802.3u
      • IEEE 802.11n
      Jumbo frames supportyesyes
      Mobile broadband supportyesno
      Throughput WAN-LAN787.1 Mbps765.0 Mbps
      VoIP (SIP)nono
      Wireless networkyesyes
      2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
      2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps800.0 Mbps
      5GHz wireless networkyesyes
      5GHz data transfer rate1734.0 Mbps1733.0 Mbps
      External antennayesyes
      Detachable antennayesyes
      MIMOyesyes
      Beamformingyesyes
      MU-MIMOyesyes
      Number of antennas44
      Total wireless data transfer rate2334.0 Mbps2533.0 Mbps
      Wireless security
      • WEP
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPA2
      • WPS
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPA2

      Compatibility

      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800
      DynDNSyesno
      Routing protocol
      • IGMPv2
      • IGMP
      • static IP routing
      • IGMPv3
      • RIP-1
      • RIP-2
      Support for alternative firmware
      • DD-Wrt
      • OpenWrt
      • DD-Wrt
      • OpenWrt
      Target audience
      • Business
      • Home users
      • Smaller offices
      • Home users

      Memory

      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800
      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-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800
      Power over Ethernet (PoE)nono

      Security

      Asus RT-AC87UAsus RT-AC87U
      Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800
      DMZyesyes
      Number of DMZ ports11
      VPN protocol
      • IPSec
      • L2TP
      • PPTP
      • OpenVPN
      • L2TP
      • PPTP
      VPN clientyesyes
      Encryption Algorithm
      • MPPE
      • 128-bit WEP
      • 64-bit WEP
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPA-Enterprise
      • WPA2-Enterprise
      • WPA
      • WPA2
      • WPA2-PSK

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
          Cons

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