Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-AX3000E wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs D-Link S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

38specifications compared
15differ
23identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS RT-AX3000E wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz has 1,800 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the D-Link S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (3000 Mbit/s vs 1200 Mbit/s). The ASUS RT-AX3000E wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz has 274 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (first band) than the D-Link S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (574 Mbit/s vs 300 Mbit/s). The ASUS RT-AX3000E wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz has 1,535 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (second band) than the D-Link S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (2402 Mbit/s vs 867 Mbit/s). Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) on the ASUS RT-AX3000E wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) on the D-Link S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz. Product colour: Black on the ASUS RT-AX3000E wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz, White on the D-Link S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz.

Top Wi-Fi standard
- RT-AX3000E wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
- S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- RT-AX3000E wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:3000 Mbit/s
- S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:1200 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
- RT-AX3000E wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:574 Mbit/s
- S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:300 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
- RT-AX3000E wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:2402 Mbit/s
- S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:867 Mbit/s
Product colour
- RT-AX3000E wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Black
- S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:White
LED indicators
- RT-AX3000E wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Status
- S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Power, Status, WLAN, WPS
Power source type
- RT-AX3000E wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:AC, DC
- S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:DC
Output voltage
- RT-AX3000E wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:12 V
- S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:12/1A

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Comparison of RT-AX3000E, S12
69 specifications	A ASUS RT-AX3000E wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model RT-AX3000E View product	B D-Link S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model S12 View product
Wireless LAN features5 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	3000 Mbit/s	1200 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Differs	574 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs	2402 Mbit/s	867 Mbit/s
ModulationKnown for one	1024-QAM, OFDMA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a	IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.11k, IEEE 802.11v, IEEE 802.11h
Port triggeringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN serverKnown for one	Instant Guard, VPN Client L2TP, VPN Client Open VPN, VPN Client PPTP, VPN Client WireGuard, VPN Server IPSec, VPN Server Open VPN, VPN Server PPTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	Instant Guard, VPN Client L2TP, VPN Client Open VPN, VPN Client PPTP, VPN Client WireGuard, VPN Server IPSec, VPN Server Open VPN, VPN Server PPTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA, WPA2, WPA3-Personal, WPA2-Enterprise, WPS, SSH	WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA3-Personal, WPS
Parental controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FilteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IP address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
LED indicatorsDiffers	Status	Power, Status, WLAN, WPS
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warranty cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	1300 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power source typeDiffers	AC, DC	DC
AC input voltageKnown for one	110 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageDiffers	12 V	12/1A
Output currentKnown for one	1 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	156 mm	104.5 mm
HeightDiffers	46 mm	30.8 mm
WeightDiffers	353 g	254.9 g
WidthDiffers	261 mm	187.4 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Number of products includedKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C
System requirementsidentical
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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