TPLINK Archer A5 v5 vs ASUS RT AC58U

VS

TP-LINK Archer A5 v5.x

ASUS RT-AC58U

We compared the TPLINK Archer A5 v5 (AC1200) with MediaTek MT7628A 1-core processor and the ASUS RT AC58U (AC1300) with Qualcomm IPQ4018 4-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 AC58U Advantages

Higher CPU Performance (710MHz vs 575MHz)

Larger RAM (128MiB vs 64MiB)

Faster Wireless Speed (400Mbps vs 300Mbps)

Score

benchmark

DMIPS performance

TPLINK Archer A5 v5

920

ASUS RT AC58U +486%

5396

TPLINK Archer A5 v5

VS

ASUS RT AC58U

General

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Release Date

Aug 2016

Wi-Fi 5

Wireless Protocol

Wi-Fi 5

AC1200

Series

AC1300

Yes

3rd Party ROM Support

Yes

CPU Performance

MediaTek MT7628A

Processor

Qualcomm IPQ4018

MIPS 24KEc

CPU Architecture

ARM Cortex-A7

575 MHz x1

CPU Performance

710 MHz x4

8 MiB

Flash ROM

128 MiB

64 MiB

RAM

128 MiB

Radio Band 1

2.4 GHz

Frequency Band

2.4 GHz

MediaTek MT7628A

Wireless Chip

Qualcomm IPQ4018

300 Mbps

Wireless Speed

400 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 IPQ4018

867 Mbps

Wireless Speed

867 Mbps

2 spatial streams 2x2

MIMO Specification

2 spatial streams 2x2

Wireless Parameters

-

MIMO

MU-MIMO

LAN Parameters

MediaTek MT7628A

Switch Chip

Qualcomm Atheros QCA8075

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 AC58U

12 VDC, 1 A

Power

12 VDC, 1.5 A

-

USB Ports

1

-

Dimensions

207 x 148.8 x 35.5 mm (LxWxH)

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Weight

Weight: 395 g

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