APU/TLSense boards spec comparison

Quick comparison of all boards offered in the store. 

Name	CPU Cores	CPU	RAM	NICs	NIC type	OpenVPN throughput	Notes
APU2 D0 APU2 E0	4 cores	1 GHz, G series GX-412TC	2 GB DDR3-1333 DRAM	2	Gigabit intel i211AT	~100Mbit/s on pfSense ~140Mbit/s on OpenWRT	2 NICs. Cheaper. Recommended for a router/firewall
APU2 D4 APU2 E4			ECC 4 GB, DDR3-1333 DRAM	3	Gigabit intel i210AT		Recommended for a router/firewall
APU3 C4					Gigabit intel i211AT		optimized for 3G/LTE modems
APU4 C4 APU4 D4				4			4 NICs. optimized for 3G/LTE modems
TLSense i5	2 cores,  4 threads	2.7 Ghz, Intel Core i5 4200U	2-8 GB, DDR-1333/1600 DRAM	4		Up to ~700 Mbits/sec tested on OpenWRT	Recommended for router / server / high VPN throughput
TLSense i7	2 cores,  4 threads	3.0 Ghz, Intel Core i7 4500U	2-8 GB, DDR-1333/1600 DRAM	4		Up to ~800 Mbits/sec tested on OpenWRT	Recommended for router / server / high VPN throughput
TLSense i5 6P	2 cores,  4 threads	2.8 Ghz, Intel Core i5 6200U	2-16 GB, DDR-1333/1600 DRAM	6		Up to ~1Gbit/sec tested on OpenWRT	Recommended for router / server / high VPN throughput
TLSense i7 6P	2 cores,  4 threads	3.1 Ghz, Intel Core i7 6500U	2-16 GB, DDR-1333/1600 DRAM	6		Up to ~1Gbit/sec tested on OpenWRT	Recommended for router / server / high VPN throughput
TLSense 7400 6P	4 cores, 4 threads	3.50 GHz, Intel Core i5, 7th Gen i5-7400	2 x DDR4 SO-DIMM Socket 2133MHz 16GB installed (32GB Max)	6		~1Gbit	Recommended for router / server / high VPN throughput

 

Detailed CPU performance comparison can be found here. 

Note, the "Single Thread Rating" is the most important metric for OpenVPN because it's not able to utilize multiple cores..

The overal CPU Mark is important for other software that can utilize multiple CPU cores.