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Three older AP/devices plus a rtl8380 switch. I think the only other thing I have that is a different SOC to what's on the list is like a dgnd3700v1 haha.

MSM460/MSM466: p1020 @ 800MHz

Routers details:
{
	"kernel": "5.15.162",
	"hostname": "OpenWrt-J9622-testap",
	"system": "e500v2",
	"model": "Hewlett-Packard MSM460",
	"board_name": "hpe,msm460",
	"rootfs_type": "squashfs",
	"release": {
		"distribution": "OpenWrt",
		"version": "23.05.4",
		"revision": "r24012-d8dd03c46f",
		"target": "mpc85xx/p1020",
		"description": "OpenWrt 23.05.4 r24012-d8dd03c46f"
	}
}
Connecting to host 169.254.200.2, port 4242
[  5] local 169.254.200.1 port 32906 connected to 169.254.200.2 port 4242
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr  Cwnd
[  5]   0.00-1.00   sec  8.25 MBytes  69.1 Mbits/sec    0    246 KBytes       
[  5]   1.00-2.00   sec  8.75 MBytes  73.3 Mbits/sec    0    286 KBytes       
[  5]   2.00-3.00   sec  8.25 MBytes  69.3 Mbits/sec    0    305 KBytes       
[  5]   3.00-4.00   sec  8.62 MBytes  72.3 Mbits/sec    0    321 KBytes       
[  5]   4.00-5.00   sec  9.00 MBytes  75.3 Mbits/sec    0    378 KBytes       
[  5]   5.00-6.00   sec  8.38 MBytes  70.4 Mbits/sec    0    378 KBytes       
[  5]   6.00-7.00   sec  8.38 MBytes  70.3 Mbits/sec    0    378 KBytes       
[  5]   7.00-8.00   sec  8.50 MBytes  71.3 Mbits/sec    0    401 KBytes       
[  5]   8.00-9.00   sec  8.00 MBytes  67.1 Mbits/sec    0    401 KBytes       
[  5]   9.00-10.00  sec  8.00 MBytes  67.1 Mbits/sec    0    486 KBytes       
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  84.1 MBytes  70.6 Mbits/sec    0             sender
[  5]   0.00-10.04  sec  83.2 MBytes  69.5 Mbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.
4242/tcp:             2573
root@OpenWrt-J9622-testap:~#

HiveAP 330
P1020 @ 533MHz:

{
	"kernel": "5.15.167",
	"hostname": "OpenWrt",
	"system": "e500v2",
	"model": "Aerohive HiveAP-330",
	"board_name": "aerohive,hiveap-330",
	"rootfs_type": "squashfs",
	"release": {
		"distribution": "OpenWrt",
		"version": "23.05.5",
		"revision": "r24106-10cc5fcd00",
		"target": "mpc85xx/p1020",
		"description": "OpenWrt 23.05.5 r24106-10cc5fcd00"
	}
}
Connecting to host 169.254.200.2, port 4242
[  5] local 169.254.200.1 port 34408 connected to 169.254.200.2 port 4242
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr  Cwnd
[  5]   0.00-1.00   sec  8.62 MBytes  72.3 Mbits/sec    0    262 KBytes       
[  5]   1.00-2.00   sec  8.88 MBytes  74.4 Mbits/sec    0    326 KBytes       
[  5]   2.00-3.00   sec  8.75 MBytes  73.4 Mbits/sec    0    367 KBytes       
[  5]   3.00-4.00   sec  8.50 MBytes  71.3 Mbits/sec    0    432 KBytes       
[  5]   4.00-5.00   sec  8.38 MBytes  70.3 Mbits/sec    0    476 KBytes       
[  5]   5.00-6.00   sec  9.00 MBytes  75.4 Mbits/sec    0    476 KBytes       
[  5]   6.00-7.00   sec  8.62 MBytes  72.5 Mbits/sec    0    476 KBytes       
[  5]   7.00-8.00   sec  8.38 MBytes  70.2 Mbits/sec    0    476 KBytes       
[  5]   8.00-9.00   sec  8.75 MBytes  73.4 Mbits/sec    0    476 KBytes       
[  5]   9.00-10.00  sec  8.50 MBytes  71.3 Mbits/sec    0    476 KBytes       
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  86.4 MBytes  72.4 Mbits/sec    0             sender
[  5]   0.00-10.04  sec  85.5 MBytes  71.4 Mbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.
4242/tcp:             5885

Aruba AP105: ar7161 @680MHz

Routers details:
{
	"kernel": "5.15.167",
	"hostname": "OpenWrt-AP105",
	"system": "Atheros AR7161 rev 2",
	"model": "Aruba AP-105",
	"board_name": "aruba,ap-105",
	"rootfs_type": "squashfs",
	"release": {
		"distribution": "OpenWrt",
		"version": "23.05.5",
		"revision": "r24106-10cc5fcd00",
		"target": "ath79/generic",
		"description": "OpenWrt 23.05.5 r24106-10cc5fcd00"
	}
}
Connecting to host 169.254.200.2, port 4242
[  5] local 169.254.200.1 port 43094 connected to 169.254.200.2 port 4242
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr  Cwnd
[  5]   0.00-1.00   sec  3.62 MBytes  30.4 Mbits/sec    0    154 KBytes       
[  5]   1.00-2.00   sec  3.50 MBytes  29.4 Mbits/sec    0    202 KBytes       
[  5]   2.00-3.00   sec  3.62 MBytes  30.4 Mbits/sec    0    235 KBytes       
[  5]   3.00-4.00   sec  3.12 MBytes  26.2 Mbits/sec    0    235 KBytes       
[  5]   4.00-5.00   sec  3.38 MBytes  28.3 Mbits/sec    0    235 KBytes       
[  5]   5.00-6.00   sec  3.50 MBytes  29.4 Mbits/sec    0    255 KBytes       
[  5]   6.00-7.00   sec  3.38 MBytes  28.3 Mbits/sec    0    255 KBytes       
[  5]   7.00-8.00   sec  3.50 MBytes  29.4 Mbits/sec    0    255 KBytes       
[  5]   8.00-9.00   sec  3.38 MBytes  28.3 Mbits/sec    0    347 KBytes       
[  5]   9.00-10.00  sec  3.88 MBytes  32.5 Mbits/sec    0    347 KBytes       
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  34.9 MBytes  29.3 Mbits/sec    0             sender
[  5]   0.00-10.03  sec  34.0 MBytes  28.4 Mbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.
4242/tcp:             3674

JG921A, RTL8380. mips4kc?

Routers details:
{
	"kernel": "5.15.162",
	"hostname": "OpenWrt-JG921A",
	"system": "RTL8380",
	"model": "HPE 1920-8G-PoE+ 65W (JG921A)",
	"board_name": "hpe,1920-8g-poe-65w",
	"rootfs_type": "squashfs",
	"release": {
		"distribution": "OpenWrt",
		"version": "23.05.4",
		"revision": "r24012-d8dd03c46f",
		"target": "realtek/rtl838x",
		"description": "OpenWrt 23.05.4 r24012-d8dd03c46f"
	}
}
Connecting to host 169.254.200.2, port 4242
[  5] local 169.254.200.1 port 59738 connected to 169.254.200.2 port 4242
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr  Cwnd
[  5]   0.00-1.00   sec   896 KBytes  7.33 Mbits/sec    0   44.1 KBytes       
[  5]   1.00-2.01   sec  1.00 MBytes  8.35 Mbits/sec    0   49.4 KBytes       
[  5]   2.01-3.00   sec   896 KBytes  7.37 Mbits/sec    0   53.4 KBytes       
[  5]   3.00-4.00   sec  1.00 MBytes  8.39 Mbits/sec    0   60.1 KBytes       
[  5]   4.00-5.00   sec   896 KBytes  7.34 Mbits/sec    0   60.1 KBytes       
[  5]   5.00-6.00   sec  1.00 MBytes  8.39 Mbits/sec    0   60.1 KBytes       
[  5]   6.00-7.00   sec  1.00 MBytes  8.39 Mbits/sec    0   93.5 KBytes       
[  5]   7.00-8.00   sec  1.00 MBytes  8.39 Mbits/sec    0   93.5 KBytes       
[  5]   8.00-9.00   sec   896 KBytes  7.34 Mbits/sec    0   93.5 KBytes       
[  5]   9.00-10.00  sec  1.00 MBytes  8.38 Mbits/sec    0   93.5 KBytes       
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  9.50 MBytes  7.97 Mbits/sec    0             sender
[  5]   0.00-10.05  sec  9.38 MBytes  7.82 Mbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.
4242/tcp:            17989
268

The last one is a switch??

269

https://openwrt.org/supported_devices/openwrt_on_switches_faq

Yeah. CPU is weak per this article =)

270

I saw that someone managed to swap the WiFi module in HiveAP 330 then you'll be able to make it an AP with 5GHz capability (maybe time to source a MT7915E)

271

Hive-AP 330 does have 5ghz. It's a dual radio 2.4 / 5 with two 3x3 cards?

Hahaha. I would like to test that at some point. When I first got them I bought the cheap brcmfmac 4x4 wifi ac cards you could get on aliexpress with that intent. I run 40mhz channels on my AC gear anyway so it's not much of an upgrade.

My main issue at the moment before I explore using my HiveAP 330's over my AP105's in production is that you can't run the PoE and the 12v without browning out the supply causing a reboot if one of them goes. Probably would require hardware hacks. i.e. the idea was cross stack link aggregation with a poe to 12v adapter. (These were by far the cheapest dual ethernet PoE AP's i could find when I was exploring)

I ended up just doubling up the AP's and going with the Aruba AP 105 per power domain as they were even cheaper.

Recently I saw there's the fortiap 421. Issue is non local supply, but that looks to have dual PoE supplies.

Regarding Wifi 6, I have heaps of 802.11n and '1ac clients still. My design is 4x4 wifi 5 ap's in every room at home. Lounge room has the 4x4 wifi 6 AP and a 2x2 wifi 6 ap just for the TV which sadly is wifi only and I can't get a USB adapter to work with it.

I've cabled everything else. Plus there's always the fact I'm on VDSL2 and fibre upgrade involves redoing my entire concrete driveway or digging up the garden. So getting better than 70mbit at home is a way away.

272

so RTL8380 get around 9Mbps for wireguard, and around 30Mbps for routing/nat, not bad, for backup tunnel with ssh/webadmin access is more than enough.

really curious about RTL930x switches wireguard performance

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273

Yeah. Not good enough to send a ludicrous amount of logs through though =P

274

MISP34Kc @ 800MHz?
Probably could approximate its performance on an RTL839x too as they have 700MHz MIPS34Kc. Perhaps ask someone in the realtek support thread?