Netgear R7000 series (2016) vs ASUS RT-AC68U

The Netgear R7000P Nighthawk is widely considered to be a great Wi-Fi Router at its $210 budget. The ASUS RT-AC68U, however, while also a good product at this price point, doesn't stack up against its competitors quite as well.

The Netgear R7000P Nighthawk was loved by reviewers at mbreviews.com, a highly trusted source that performs reliable in-depth testing. It did great in its "Best Wireless 802.11ac routers under 200 dollars in 2019" roundup where it was named its "Ranked 2 out of 9", which, in itself, makes it a product worth considering.

Moving on to the ASUS RT-AC68U: it was loved by MakeUseOf and realgear.net - two reliable sources that conduct their own in-depth testing. In fact, it was named "Ranked 2 out of 5" and "Ranked 3 out of 10" in their respective roundups, which points to it being a product worthy of consideration.

For a direct Netgear R7000P Nighthawk vs. ASUS RT-AC68U comparison, we took a look at sources that tested both and found that the Netgear R7000P Nighthawk got reviewed better by mbreviews.com, whereas the reviewers at CNET and TrustedReviews preferred the ASUS RT-AC68U. Reviewers at PCmag haven't shown a preference for either.

We also took a look at which sources liked these two products the most. We found that the Netgear R7000P Nighthawk received its best, 8.7, rating from mbreviews.com, while the ASUS RT-AC68U got its highest score of 10 from Expert Reviews.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the Netgear R7000P Nighthawk earned an average review score of 7.8 out of 10 points and the ASUS RT-AC68U received an average of 8.8, compared to the 7.4 average of Wi-Fi Routers in general.