decent openvpn router ?

[houmi]

I have zero experience with SSH. What I have noticed just from observations during different types of test is that core 1 seems to be more responsive to NAT type stuff while core 2 reacts to heavy wifi usage and based on the vpn test core 2 also appears to handle the vpn traffic/encryption. When not using the openvpn client I'll see high core 1 usage and negligible core 2 usage during speedtest.

Look for the RT-AC1900P model as it's the newer version of the 68U and has the same dual core 1.4 Ghz processor as the 88u/3100. Make sure to read this thread before purchasing a 1900 class Asus router. http://www.snbforums.com/threads/rt-ac68u-rt-ac68p-rt-ac1900-rt-ac1900p.35759/

I ended up getting two AC1900P model from Best Buy, I'll report back of my speeds when I have them setup.

Thanks!

 

[houmi]

My speeds with PIA on a 3100 are:

AC3100
CTF enabled
DL: 61 Mbps with core 1 at 25%, core 2 at 75%
UL: 84 Mbps with core 1 at 35%, core 2 at 100%

This is using the recommended settings from the PIA website. I believe there might be some tweaks that might help in the sticky thread in this forum but I have not messed with any of them yet.

More info here: http://www.snbforums.com/threads/asus-rt-ac88u-asuswrt-merlin-380-64-vpn-connection-slow.36552/

So I tried PIA with those recommended settings link you sent:

My link is 120/6 and with VPN to PIA (west coast) I got:

DL: 38Mbps , Core 1: 21% - Core 2: 55%
UL: 5.62Mbps, Core 1: 5% - Core 2: 10%

My VPN provider was much slower (since it's using AES-256-CBC, SHA512), the good thing with latest Merlin is that you can actually upload .ovpn file, which is very handy, I'll fiddle with those settings to see if I can get better throughput or not.

Thanks everyone for their recommendations!