TPLINK Archer A5 v5 vs ASUS RT AC1200GU

VS

TP-LINK Archer A5 v5.x

ASUS RT-AC1200GU

We compared the TPLINK Archer A5 v5 (AC1200) with MediaTek MT7628A 1-core processor and the ASUS RT AC1200GU (AC1200) with MediaTek MT7621AT 2-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 AC1200GU Advantages

Higher CPU Performance (880MHz vs 575MHz)

Larger RAM (128MiB vs 64MiB)

Score

benchmark

DMIPS performance

TPLINK Archer A5 v5

920

ASUS RT AC1200GU +206%

2816

TPLINK Archer A5 v5

VS

ASUS RT AC1200GU

General

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Release Date

Aug 2016

Wi-Fi 5

Wireless Protocol

Wi-Fi 5

AC1200

Series

AC1200

Yes

3rd Party ROM Support

Yes

CPU Performance

MediaTek MT7628A

Processor

MediaTek MT7621AT

MIPS 24KEc

CPU Architecture

MIPS 1004Kc

575 MHz x1

CPU Performance

880 MHz x2

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

MediaTek MT7603EN

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

MediaTek MT7612EN

867 Mbps

Wireless Speed

867 Mbps

2 spatial streams 2x2

MIMO Specification

2 spatial streams 2x2

LAN Parameters

MediaTek MT7628A

Switch Chip

MediaTek MT7621AT

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 AC1200GU

12 VDC, 1 A

Power

12 VDC, 2 A

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USB Ports

1

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