Netgear WNDR3700 Vs Linksys E3000 - High Performance Showdown!

Here is a direct feature-by-feature comparison between these two behemoths of the wireless networking world. We also have the actual numbers produced by extensive testing done by Smallnetbuilder.com in the price/performance ratio row. As you can see they are very close in almost every area. In the price/performance category you have to give the edge to the Netgear WNDR3700. I personally chose the Netgear because of it’s processor power, sleek looks and customer satisfaction ratings. You be the judge.

	Netgear WNDR3700 Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router Lowest price: $ 135	Linksys E3000 High Performance Wireless-N Gigabit Router Lowest price: $ 112
Dual-band	Yes	Yes
*Price/Performance Ratio	$135/*41.5Mbps	$112/*33.8Mbps
Bridging/Repeating (WDS)	Yes	No
Wi-Fi Protected Setup	Yes	Yes
WAN	10/100/1000 (1)	10/100/1000 (1)
LAN	10/100/1000 (4)	10/100/1000 (4)
Processor	680 MH	480 MHz
RAM	32 MB	64 MB
Flash	8 MB	8 MB
Switch	4 port Gigabit	4 port Gigabit
WLAN	Atheros XSPAN	Dual-band, dual radio 802.11n
QoS	Yes	Yes
VPN Endpoint	No	No
Other Features	~ Wireless Guest Networks ~ Internet bandwidth metering ~ USB port for NAS or flash drives	~ USB port for NAS or flash drives ~ Cisco Connect software on CD ~ Guest WLAN and parental controls (Only with Cisco Connect)
*Statistics provided by Smallnetbuilder.com	*Average of six different locations in a two story home ranging from 6 to 65 feet away.

The Linksys WNDR3700 is still one of the best gaming routers on the market. It was one of the first wireless routers to be designed specifically for multimedia streaming and gaming. It has since been replaced with the WNDR37AV. Actually the AV is the same hardware with a new name and marketing campaign. Of interest to those in the gaming community is the new WNDR4500 which truly takes gaming performance to the next level. When shopping for the best router for gaming you want to consider gigabit switch ports, QOS or Quality Of Service, Additional RAM and processor power and dual bands. These are all important considerations when looking for the best router for gaming.