Looking into getting the ASUS RT-AC68U to setup as a OpenVPN Client using PIA.
My ISP Speed is 60Mbps/10Mbps
PIA VPN Client on PC is about the same rate.
What Speeds Can I Expect From the AC68U As An OpenVPN Client using Merlin FW at stock or OC'd CPU/MEM?
are there any significant advantages of the AC68U over the AC56U at all hardware or spec wise that would allow the AC68U to outperform the AC56U as a OpenVPN client?
I already installed the PIA Windows client on my PC and was able to get relatively the same speeds I was getting without the VPN Client, around 60/10Mbps.
I had struggles running the VPN on the router, and just stick to using it in my PC. I get great speeds with PIA
IMHO the only advantage AC68 has it much better wifi; the CPU, RAM is the same which made me really disappointed.
If you are running 1200/800, it is hard to predict what is your ceiling. Really need to try - and try under heavy load to see CPU usage spikes. And please share your finding - I am very curious
BTW, what PIA server are you using that you are getting close to 60?
Haven't got the router yet, but will share results when I do.
So should I just get the AC56U instead of the AC68U then since you said they both have the same CPU/MEM and the only real major difference is the AC68U has better WiFi Speeds.
I dont even use WiFi at all, so will the OpenVPN performance be pretty much the same between the AC56U and the AC68U?
Or is there any other SOHO router out right now with better CPU/MEM that would allow better OpenVPN performance?
What kinda VPN speeds can you get on your AC56U without overclocking its CPU/MEM?
Are you using stock FW or Merlins?
Any significant OpenVPN Client performance differences between stock FW or Merlins?
I can pretty much get close to 60/10Mbps on all USA PIA VPN servers with the PC PIA VPN Client.
I can tell you that my RT-N66 could only muster about ~10meg at best running VPN with PIA. I would expect the AC series to be able to do better but I highly doubt you will be able to utilize your entire 60meg...
My PC client is able to max my 50/10 connection however.
I just did a quick Ookla Speedtest of my AC68 (running Merlins 374.39 build) using my Charter 30/3Mb service. Naked was 34.12 down, 3.07 up. Using PIA from the PC and connecting to their midwest server which is closest to me, I got 86.46 down, 2.76 up (really weird). Using PIA OpenVPN thru the router to the same server I could only manage 18.34 down, 2.76 up so there was a definite loss.
For some reason running OpenVPN on the PC more than doubles my ISP downloads. I know its accurate as I can hear it hammering the hard drive with data. I also did several runs with only minor variances each time.
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