ASUS RT AC1200 v1 vs TPLINK Archer A6 v2

VS

ASUS RT-AC1200 v1

TP-LINK Archer A6 v2.x

We compared the ASUS RT AC1200 v1 (AC1200) with MediaTek MT7628AN 1-core processor and the TPLINK Archer A6 v2 (AC1200) with Qualcomm Atheros QCA9563 1-core processor. You will find out which router performs better in benchmark tests, wireless specifications, and other information.

Main Differences

ASUS RT AC1200 v1 Advantages

Faster LAN Port (100MbE vs 1GbE)

Faster WAN Port (100MbE vs 1GbE)

TPLINK Archer A6 v2 Advantages

Higher CPU Performance (750MHz vs 580MHz)

Larger RAM (128MiB vs 64MiB)

Score

benchmark

DMIPS performance

ASUS RT AC1200 v1

928

TPLINK Archer A6 v2 +56%

1448

ASUS RT AC1200 v1

VS

TPLINK Archer A6 v2

General

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Release Date

Mar 2019

Wi-Fi 5

Wireless Protocol

Wi-Fi 5

AC1200

Series

AC1200

Yes

3rd Party ROM Support

Yes

CPU Performance

MediaTek MT7628AN

Processor

Qualcomm Atheros QCA9563

MIPS 24Kc

CPU Architecture

MIPS 74Kc

580 MHz x1

CPU Performance

750 MHz x1

16 MiB

Flash ROM

16 MiB

64 MiB

RAM

128 MiB

Radio Band 1

2.4 GHz

Frequency Band

2.4 GHz

MediaTek MT7628AN

Wireless Chip

Qualcomm Atheros QCA9563

300 Mbps

Wireless Speed

300 Mbps

2 spatial streams 2x2

MIMO Specification

2 spatial streams 2x2

Radio Band 2

5 GHz

Frequency Band

5 GHz

MediaTek MT7612EN

Wireless Chip

Qualcomm Atheros QCA9886

867 Mbps

Wireless Speed

867 Mbps

2 spatial streams 2x2

MIMO Specification

2 spatial streams 2x2

Wireless Parameters

-

MIMO

MU-MIMO

LAN Parameters

MediaTek MT7628AN

Switch Chip

Qualcomm Atheros QCA8337

100 MbE x4

LAN Port

1 GbE x4

100 MbE x1

WAN Port

1 GbE x1

Miscellaneous

ASUS RT AC1200 v1

Official Website Link

TPLINK Archer A6 v2

12 VDC, 1.5 A

Power

12 VDC, 1 A

1

USB Ports

-

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