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Wireguard is implemented using imported packages from [git.zx2c4.com/wireguard-go](https://git.zx2c4.com/wireguard-go).
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It should be using the Kernel wireguard module if it is present and fallback to a Go user space Wireguard implementation otherwise, to maximize compatibility and performance.
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## Performance
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Wireguard is often known as *so much faster* than OpenVPN. Let's find out!
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- Gluetun `v3.24.0` is used
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- The Mullvad VPN service provider is used
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- Gluetun is connected to the closest VPN server. This is to better measure the performance of the protocol, instead of the various bandwidth bottlenecks on a further away server.
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- The following command is used to measure bandwidth performance:
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```sh
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docker run -it --rm --network=container:gluetun alpine:3.14 /bin/sh -c "apk add speedtest-cli && speedtest-cli"
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```
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- Two machines were tested:
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1. Docker Desktop on WSL2 on a Windows host
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- 24 threads cpu (amd 5900x)
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- Running on Docker desktop with wsl2 on a windows host
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2. Linux host
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- 12 threads cpu (amd 2600x)
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- Running on an Arch Linux host with recent kernel
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Here comes the disappointment bomb...
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| Machine | Protocol | Download | Upload | Download diff vs other protocol |
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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| Windows host | OpenVPN | `299.24` | `463.69` | +0.23% |
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| Windows host | Wireguard | `298.55` | `493.49` | -0.23% |
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| Linux host | OpenVPN | `645.91` | `481.25` | -4% |
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| Linux host | Wireguard | `673.37` | `561.28` | +4.2% |
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Conclusions:
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- Docker desktop on Windows sucks network performance wise 😆
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- Wireguard is only up to 4.2% faster than OpenVPN.
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Further investigations:
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- [ ] Does Wireguard have a bigger impact on low power devices such as Raspberry Pis?
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- [ ] Does Wireguard have a bigger impact on many cores and low single thread performance CPUs?
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