[Upcoming] ASUS RT-AC67U Dual-band Wireless-AC1900 Router

maylyn

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ASUS RT-AC56U

Guess the cat is out from the bag :eek:

Asus RT-AC56U @800MHz (default)

Code:
./cpubench
This is CPU and memory benchmark for OpenWRT v0.6. This will then take some time... (typically 30-60 seconds on a 200MHz computer)
Overhead for getting time: 1us
Time to run memory bench: 1.62[secs]
Time to run computation of pi (2400 digits, 10 times): 6.64[secs]
Time to run computation of e (9009 digits): 5.22[secs]
Time to run float bench: 0.05[secs]
Total time: 13.5s

You can copy/paste the following line in the wiki table at: http://wiki.openwrt.org/HardwarePerformance
|| 2013-06-02 || ''Author'' || 1.6s || 6.6s || 5.2s || 0.0s || v0.6 || ''OS'' || ''DeviceModel'' || ''CPU model'' || ''CPU Frequency'' || ''LinkToHwPage'' ||

Asus RT-AC56U @1000MHz (overclocked):

Code:
This is CPU and memory benchmark for OpenWRT v0.6. This will then take some time... (typically 30-60 seconds on a 200MHz computer)
Overhead for getting time: 1us
Time to run memory bench: 1.51[secs]
Time to run computation of pi (2400 digits, 10 times): 5.32[secs]
Time to run computation of e (9009 digits): 4.19[secs]
Time to run float bench: 0.04[secs]
Total time: 11.1s

You can copy/paste the following line in the wiki table at: http://wiki.openwrt.org/HardwarePerformance
|| 2013-06-02 || ''Author'' || 1.5s || 5.3s || 4.2s || 0.0s || v0.6 || ''OS'' || ''DeviceModel'' || ''CPU model'' || ''CPU Frequency'' || ''LinkToHwPage'' ||

CPU:

Code:
# cat /proc/cpuinfo
Processor    : ARMv7 Processor rev 0 (v7l)
processor    : 0
BogoMIPS    : 1599.07

processor    : 1
BogoMIPS    : 1595.80

Features    : swp half thumb fastmult edsp
CPU implementer    : 0x41
CPU architecture: 7
CPU variant    : 0x3
CPU part    : 0xc09
CPU revision    : 0

Hardware  : Northstar Prototype
Revision    : 0000
Serial        : 0000000000000000

Toolchains

Code:
arm-brcm-linux-uclibcgnueabi-cc -v
Using built-in specs.
COLLECT_GCC=arm-brcm-linux-uclibcgnueabi-cc
COLLECT_LTO_WRAPPER=/root/asuswrt-arm/release/src-rt-6.x.4708/toolchains/hndtools-arm-linux-2.6.36-uclibc-4.5.3/bin/../libexec/gcc/arm-brcm-linux-uclibcgnueabi/4.5.3/lto-wrapper
Target: arm-brcm-linux-uclibcgnueabi
Configured with: /projects/toolchains_build/buildroot-2012.02-brcm/output/toolchain/gcc-4.5.3/configure --prefix=/projects/hnd/tools/linux/hndtools-arm-linux-2.6.36-uclibc-4.5.3 --build=i686-pc-linux-gnu --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --target=arm-brcm-linux-uclibcgnueabi --enable-languages=c,c++ --with-sysroot=/projects/hnd/tools/linux/hndtools-arm-linux-2.6.36-uclibc-4.5.3/arm-brcm-linux-uclibcgnueabi/sysroot --with-build-time-tools=/projects/hnd/tools/linux/hndtools-arm-linux-2.6.36-uclibc-4.5.3/arm-brcm-linux-uclibcgnueabi/bin --disable-__cxa_atexit --enable-target-optspace --disable-libgomp --with-gnu-ld --disable-libssp --disable-multilib --disable-tls --enable-shared --with-gmp=/projects/hnd/tools/linux/hndtools-arm-linux-2.6.36-uclibc-4.5.3 --with-mpfr=/projects/hnd/tools/linux/hndtools-arm-linux-2.6.36-uclibc-4.5.3 --with-mpc=/projects/hnd/tools/linux/hndtools-arm-linux-2.6.36-uclibc-4.5.3 --enable-threads --disable-decimal-float --with-float=soft --with-abi=aapcs-linux --with-arch=armv7-a --with-tune=cortex-a9 --with-pkgversion='Buildroot 2012.02' --with-bugurl=http://bugs.buildroot.net/
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.5.3 (Buildroot 2012.02)
 

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Taking a break off the usual testing and catching up some rest, I'm back with more reporting :s13:

Since I'm on the dual core ARM Cortex A9, some might wonder is there a need for routers to move to multi cores to provide better performance? IMHO, it's definitelyYES in our local context especially for FTTH aka Fiber users and the multiple tasks that users use their routers these days

Up for thoughts and discussion

Just quoting some interesting quotes from RMerlin for the night and some updates.

The areas where this new CPU will be of benefit:

- People using the VPN server (either Asus's PPTP, or Tomato/A-M OpenVPN)
- People with a lot of clients sharing files over USB
- People who can't use HW acceleration because they use QoS. (lack of HW acceleration drops max WAN speed from 700+ Mbps to around 150 Mbps on an RT-N66U, about 240 Mbps on an RT-AC56U).

Note that the R6250 does not have both CPU cores enabled, so it's not a good test case.. No idea about the DLink/Linksys products.

I can see in the latest FW code I got from Asus last week that they are making efforts to specifically optimize the FW for taking advantage of the two CPU cores.

The faster CPU will not have a big impact on your actual wireless performance, but it will have a measurable effect for people heavily using a shared USB disk or using features that disables HW acceleration.

Netgear specifically states on their site that the R6250 has a dual core cpu.

'The dual-core 800 MHz processor delivers high-performance connectivity'

Maybe the other core comes online under heavy load only?

No. It was deliberately disabled by them. I got confirmation of it from an inside source.

Same thing with the missing 128 MB of RAM - router should have 256 MB, but Netgear only enabled the first 128 MB.

29/06/2013

Under a week's time since his ASUS RT-AC56U 3.0.0.4.372.30 beta 2 firmware, RMerlin has released his 3.0.0.4.372.30 beta 3. Numerous bugs fixes are done @ nvram level and by far it's the most comprehensive customised next generation Broadcom dual core ARM Cortex A9 DDWRT firmware.



As we are kinda running out of bugs to find ;) so the next stage for us to correlate stability tests and results.

IPv6 6to4

I was sidetracked in trying out the IPv6 6to4 using HE tunnelbroker on SingTel Fiber as well :s13:



 
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Hi guys, any advantage of getting the AC56U or AC68U if I am just a casual user?

The only thing I do is play games online (BF3, STO, WOT etc...) Do some downloads from time to time and BT.

Using Sintel 300Mbps. currently using AC66U. If AC56/68 can lower ping or improve DL/BT speed it will be great.
 

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Hi guys, any advantage of getting the AC56U or AC68U if I am just a casual user?

The only thing I do is play games online (BF3, STO, WOT etc...) Do some downloads from time to time and BT.

Using Sintel 300Mbps. currently using AC66U. If AC56/68 can lower ping or improve DL/BT speed it will be great.

no diff if ping is what you are aiming for.
 

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ASUS RP-N53

Some nice updates for today

First up, ASUS RP-N53

Exciting times :D coming soon :D



 

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ASUS RP-N53 Quick Setup Guide

ASUS RP-N53 Quick Setup Guide





Easy Setup







Wireless Media PlayBack

 

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ASUS RT-AC56U

02/07/2013

Update 2

If anyone has been following on the ASUS RT-AC56U RMerlin DDWRT development that i have posted in this thread, i'm pleased to announce that another milestone has been reached :D We are officially @ 3.0.0.4.372.30 beta5 now, barely a week ago since 3.0.0.4.372.30 beta3.

More bug fixes and enhancements have been done. I will post up fixes list (when allowed by RMerlin) when we hit general public release status. ASUS RT-AC56U users can expect a comprehensive and robust firmware with good feature set that works well when the ASUS RT-AC56U ships.

Just love seeing this system log knowing that 2x ARM Cortex A9 CPU cores are running :s13:



Update 3

No effort are spared in perfecting it's WiFi transmission/receive as well :eek: :D even the ASUS RT-AC56U hardware are redesigned as compared to last year models to reduce WiFi interference, I will write more on this in due time ;)



That's for now ;)
 
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ASUS RT-AC56U

On another note,

The ASUS RT-AC56U will be making it's debut soon i think :D It's already leaked and "retailing" in Russia :eek:

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Source ~> Asus RT-AC56U Gigabit DualBand Wireless AC1200 Router (802.11ac 876Mbps, 802.11n 300Mbps) [3] - via smallbuilder.com (RTN)

Spotted anything interesting? :eek:
 
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Power adapter design consolidation?
Looking more like the new brick supplied together with the newer Asus laptops

But why the uncommon 19v for embedded dev?
 
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