The OpenWrt One comes with 1GB of RAM. After upgrading to the latest RC Snapshot (OpenWrt 24.10.0-rc2, r28161), we performed an in-depth analysis of the system’s resource usage using htop. Our findings revealed that in a clean installation, with no additional background services running, only 220MB of the total 988MB of RAM was in use—approximately 21%. Additionally, CPU utilization fluctuated between 0.7% and 7.3%.
It’s a mistake to compare the router with BPI R4.
Compare it with BPI R3. Unfortunately Openwrt One looses in every possible category including price.
OpenWrt may have prioritized profit over customer value, which could be considered a strategic mistake.