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WireGuard vs OpenVPN on VPS: real iperf3 benchmarks 2026

100 iperf3 runs on Contabo VPS S, Orange 1 Gbps fiber Paris → Nuremberg. WireGuard wins on throughput (-4% vs raw link) and latency (+18ms). OpenVPN: -27% throughput.

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