Archer A7 speed

[Jhmc93]

I have 1GB internet if I use openWrt on my TP-Link Archer A7 will I retain my speed

[mk24]

No, its CPU is not fast enough.

[Jhmc93]

What does cpu have to do with internet speed.
When you look at this product on Amazon it says it will do 1300mbps on 5ghz.
That’s with original tp link software installed.
I would’ve thought openwrt would be less cpu stress then tp links own software

[slh]

The Archer A7 v5 has a single-core mips 74Kc based QCA9563 SOC, running at a clockspeed of 750 MHz. The performance of this 750 MHz (mips 74Kc router-) CPU is good for around 200 MBit/s (give or take) WAN-LAN routing/ NAT in software, it's utterly insufficient to handle 1 GBit/s WAN speeds.

So you have 500Mbps-1Gbps fiber and need a router READ THIS FIRST

It's such a frequently asked question over the last few years that we really need a post we can point people to. So your cable company rolled out 500Mbps or 1Gbps download speeds, or you have 1Gbps symmetric fiber (GPON/EPON) from ATT or Centurylink or Orange or whoever. You realize your old all in one router from 2009 is not up to the task of handling this, but hey by now stuff should be cheap and available that will handle your new fiber connection right? So you want advice about a router for…

[Jhmc93]

TP-Link AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Full Gigabit Wi-Fi Router, Wi-Fi Speed Up to 1300 Mbps/5 GHz + 450 Mbps/2.4 GHz, With1 x USB2.0 Port, Qualcomm CPU, Supports Parental Control, Easy setup (Archer A7) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00416PTDW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_JF2SCFC7TWY49T8RA0PX

So this is wrong then

[Jhmc93]

I connected my pc to the tp link router yesterday, these are my speed results…

I was hoping openWrt would run smoothly on it as I’ve wanted to setup an openvpn using my vpn provider.