TP-Link Archer C5400 v2 vs ASUS RT-AC68U

The TP-Link Archer C5400 v2 got praised by PCmag and Tom's Guide - two highly trusted sources that perform in-depth hands-on testing. It was awarded the "Best Gaming Router for Alexa and IFTTT Users" title from PCmag and "The best Wi-Fi 5 gaming router" from Tom's Guide in their respective Wi-Fi Router roundups.

As for our analysis of the ASUS RT-AC68U - it's considered to be a great product by two reliable sources that do their own hands-on testing - it earned the "Ranked 2 out of 5" award from MakeUseOf and "Ranked 1 out of 5" from Windows Central, which is no small feat.

We examined all of the review data that we could find and first took a look at sources that reviewed both of them, like Tom's Guide, Techradar, and PCmag, and found that they haven't shown a preference for either product.

Then we checked which sources liked these two Wi-Fi Routers best and found that the TP-Link Archer C5400 v2 got its highest, 9.2, review score from reviewers at PC Gamer, whereas the ASUS RT-AC68U earned its best score of 9 from TechGearLab.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Wi-Fi Routers on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Wi-Fi Routers being 7.4 out of 10, whereas the TP-Link Archer C5400 v2 and ASUS RT-AC68U managed averages of 8.6 and 8.6 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct TP-Link Archer C5400 v2 vs. ASUS RT-AC68U comparison might not be entirely fair - some sources don't take value for money into account when assigning their scores and therefore have a tendency to rate more premium products better.