TP-Link Archer C5400 v2 vs Linksys EA7500

The TP-Link Archer C5400 v2 has impressed reviewers from two sources that are among the most highly trusted on the internet, namely Tom's Guide and PCmag. It did great in their objective hands-on roundups - it earned the "The best Wi-Fi 5 gaming router" and "Best Gaming Router for Alexa and IFTTT Users" awards from Tom's Guide and PCmag, respectively. That's high praise from such reputable sources.

Moving on to the Linksys EA7500: it did great in a number of roundups that were conducted by sources that perform their own hands-on testing, such as Reviewed, MakeUseOf, and nerdtechy.com - it was dubbed "Best Wi-Fi Router" by Reviewed, "Best Router for Most Users" by MakeUseOf, and "Ranked 1 out of 4" by nerdtechy.com, which indicates that it's worthy of consideration.

We examined all of the review data that we could find and first took a look at sources that reviewed both of them, like 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 Linksys EA7500 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 Linksys EA7500 managed averages of 8.6 and 8.0 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. Linksys EA7500 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.