[GH-ISSUE #526] AmneziaWG massive overhead. #157

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opened 2026-10-13 20:13:58 +00:00 by bsakaguchi · 1 comment

bsakaguchi commented

2026-10-13 20:13:58 +00:00

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Originally created by @wyntrson on GitHub (Jan 22, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/amnezia-vpn/amnezia-client/issues/526

Hello, first I want to say thank you to people who created Amnezia. You are awesome.

Second, my question is why AmneziaWG has 65% overhead. I know it is not a classing wireguard connection, but with wireguard, I was experiencing only 25-30% overhead on the same server.

Is there a way to fix this?
Or maybe we should add the option in the client to address this?

Originally created by @wyntrson on GitHub (Jan 22, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/amnezia-vpn/amnezia-client/issues/526 Hello, first I want to say thank you to people who created Amnezia. You are awesome. Second, my question is why AmneziaWG has 65% overhead. I know it is not a classing wireguard connection, but with wireguard, I was experiencing only 25-30% overhead on the same server. Is there a way to fix this? Or maybe we should add the option in the client to address this?

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2026-10-13 20:13:59 +00:00

bsakaguchi commented

2026-10-13 20:14:00 +00:00

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@pokamest commented on GitHub (Feb 23, 2024):

AmneziaWG has only few changes in comparing with WireGuard, which can not affect to the speed.
It may be confirmed if you will run it locally and measure speed from one docker container to another, or from host directly connected.
In real world connection speed controlled by your ISP, firewalls, government etc.

Also keep in mind that there is a difference between amneziawg-go implementation (based on wireguard-go) and kernel module implementation. When you installing AmneziaWG on your server by AmneziaVPN app, amneziawg-go installed, which may be slower than kernel module implementation on high speed connections and eat more CPU.

@pokamest commented on GitHub (Feb 23, 2024): AmneziaWG has only few changes in comparing with WireGuard, which can not affect to the speed. It may be confirmed if you will run it locally and measure speed from one docker container to another, or from host directly connected. In real world connection speed controlled by your ISP, firewalls, government etc. Also keep in mind that there is a difference between amneziawg-go implementation (based on wireguard-go) and kernel module implementation. When you installing AmneziaWG on your server by AmneziaVPN app, amneziawg-go installed, which may be slower than kernel module implementation on high speed connections and eat more CPU.

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2026-10-13 20:46:05 +00:00

[PR #157] [CLOSED] Build openvpn android native library with pt transport from sources #1623