Marvell vs. Atheros - OpenWRT

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Hello there! As the title of the thread shows I'm curious about which of these two chipset makers offers better support. stability and performance for OpenWRT. The reason I'm curious is because I own a Linksys WRT1200AC router which has the Marvell chipset in it as well as a TPLINK Archer C7 that has the Atheros chipset in it. When I search for recommended OpenWRT routers the page that comes up mentions the Archer C7 specifically as recommended whereas the Marvell chipset is mentioned as a bit unstable. Is this still true today? Even though the Linksys router has way better specs on paper, would it be best to stick with the Archer C7 or has the firmware matured enough that the Linksys is the better choice?