ASUS RT AC1200 plus vs TPLINK Archer A9 v6

VS

ASUS RT-AC1200+

TP-LINK Archer A9 v6.x

We compared the ASUS RT AC1200 plus (AC1200) with Broadcom BCM47189 1-core processor and the TPLINK Archer A9 v6 (AC1900) with Qualcomm QCN5502 1-core processor. You will find out which router performs better in benchmark tests, wireless specifications, and other information.

Main Differences

ASUS RT AC1200 plus Advantages

Higher CPU Performance (900MHz vs 775MHz)

Faster Wireless Speed (867Mbps vs 600Mbps)

TPLINK Archer A9 v6 Advantages

Faster Wireless Speed (1300Mbps vs 300Mbps)

Score

benchmark

DMIPS performance

ASUS RT AC1200 plus +14%

1710

TPLINK Archer A9 v6

1496

ASUS RT AC1200 plus

VS

TPLINK Archer A9 v6

General

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Release Date

Mar 2019

Wi-Fi 5

Wireless Protocol

Wi-Fi 5

AC1200

Series

AC1900

Yes

3rd Party ROM Support

-

CPU Performance

Broadcom BCM47189

Processor

Qualcomm QCN5502

ARM Cortex-A7

CPU Architecture

MIPS 74Kc

900 MHz x1

CPU Performance

775 MHz x1

16 MiB

Flash ROM

16 MiB

128 MiB

RAM

128 MiB

Radio Band 1

5 GHz

Frequency Band

2.4 GHz

Broadcom BCM43217

Wireless Chip

Qualcomm QCN5502

867 Mbps

Wireless Speed

600 Mbps

2 spatial streams 2x2

MIMO Specification

3 spatial streams 4x4

Radio Band 2

2.4 GHz

Frequency Band

5 GHz

Broadcom BCM47189

Wireless Chip

Qualcomm Atheros QCA9984

300 Mbps

Wireless Speed

1300 Mbps

2 spatial streams 2x2

MIMO Specification

3 spatial streams 4x4

Wireless Parameters

-

5G Signal Booster

4

-

MIMO

MU-MIMO

-

QAM Modulation

256

LAN Parameters

Broadcom BCM47189

Switch Chip

Qualcomm Atheros QCA8337N

1 GbE x4

LAN Port

1 GbE x4

0 x

WAN Port

1 GbE x1

Miscellaneous

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Official Website Link

TPLINK Archer A9 v6

12 VDC, 2 A

Power

12 VDC, 1.5 A

1

USB Ports

1

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