TPLINK Archer A5 v5 vs ASUS RT AC1200GE

VS

TP-LINK Archer A5 v5.x

ASUS RT-AC1200GE

We compared the TPLINK Archer A5 v5 (AC1200) with MediaTek MT7628A 1-core processor and the ASUS RT AC1200GE (AC1200) with Qualcomm QCN5502 1-core processor. You will find out which router performs better in benchmark tests, wireless specifications, and other information.

Main Differences

TPLINK Archer A5 v5 Advantages

Faster LAN Port (100MbE vs 1GbE)

Faster WAN Port (100MbE vs 1GbE)

ASUS RT AC1200GE Advantages

Higher CPU Performance (775MHz vs 575MHz)

Larger RAM (128MiB vs 64MiB)

Score

benchmark

DMIPS performance

TPLINK Archer A5 v5

920

ASUS RT AC1200GE +62%

1496

TPLINK Archer A5 v5

VS

ASUS RT AC1200GE

General

Wi-Fi 5

Wireless Protocol

-

AC1200

Series

AC1200

Yes

3rd Party ROM Support

Yes

CPU Performance

MediaTek MT7628A

Processor

Qualcomm QCN5502

MIPS 24KEc

CPU Architecture

MIPS 74Kc

575 MHz x1

CPU Performance

775 MHz x1

8 MiB

Flash ROM

16 MiB

64 MiB

RAM

128 MiB

Radio Band 1

2.4 GHz

Frequency Band

2.4 GHz

MediaTek MT7628A

Wireless Chip

Qualcomm QCN5502

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 MT7612E

Wireless Chip

Qualcomm Atheros QCA9888

867 Mbps

Wireless Speed

867 Mbps

2 spatial streams 2x2

MIMO Specification

2 spatial streams 2x2

Wireless Parameters

-

QAM Modulation

256

-

Channel Bandwidth

80 MHz

LAN Parameters

MediaTek MT7628A

Switch Chip

Qualcomm Atheros QCA8337

100 MbE x4

LAN Port

1 GbE x4

100 MbE x1

WAN Port

1 GbE x1

Miscellaneous

TPLINK Archer A5 v5

Official Website Link

ASUS RT AC1200GE

12 VDC, 1 A

Power

12 VDC, 1.5 A

-

USB Ports

1

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