The Linksys E5400 is a dual-band Wi-Fi 5 router with a 2.4GHz band and a 5GHz band. It's a compact, basic model with few extra features. It has four LAN ports and a WAN port, all rated at 100 Mbps speeds.
Our Verdict
The Linksys E5400 is an inadequate router for apartments or condos. Its speeds are slow since the WAN port is limited to 100 Mbps. It's suitable for general web browsing and video streaming, but downloads take a long time. It's small and easy to place in your living space.
- Very slow top speeds.
- Networking ports limited to 100 Mbps.
- Poor range.
The Linksys E5400 is bad if you live in a multi-level house. Its speeds are slow since the WAN port is limited to 100 Mbps, and this router has poor range. It's suitable for general web browsing and video streaming, but file downloads take a long time. That said, it's small and has screw-head slots for mounting.
- Very slow top speeds.
- Networking ports limited to 100 Mbps.
- Poor range.
The Linksys E5400's speeds are disappointing as the WAN port is limited to 100 Mbps. It also lacks DFS (dynamic frequency selection), so it can't use less congested DFS-only channels.
- Very slow top speeds.
- Networking ports limited to 100 Mbps.
The Linksys E5400 has poor range.
- Poor range.
Changelog
- Updated May 01, 2025: We've converted this review to Test Bench 0.8.1. This includes a new test result for our Test Configuration box.
- Updated Jul 22, 2024: Review published.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Linksys E5400 has no variants. Here's a photo of its label.
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The Linksys E5400 is a budget dual-band Wi-Fi 5 router. It doesn't have many additional features, and its wired networking ports are limited to 100 Mbps. At the time of writing, it's one of the cheapest routers we've tested, but it vastly underperforms compared to other budget routers like the TP-Link Archer A8 and the TP-Link Archer AX10.
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Test Results
The LAN ports and the WAN port are only rated at 100 Mbps.
This router has a pair of screw head slots on the bottom, so you can easily mount it to your wall or ceiling.
It's a standalone router without mesh capabilities, so the mesh satellite position line on the graph isn't applicable.
It's a standalone router without mesh capabilities, so the mesh satellite position line on the graph isn't applicable.
