cloudscale.ch Switzerland Lupfig AMD EPYC Shared vCPUs Swiss Cloud Server Test and Review
This review will thoroughly examine the Cloudscale.ch Lupfig Shared vCPUs Swiss Cloud Server, based in Switzerland. Key server specifications include an AMD EPYC processor, 4 GB RAM, and 50 GB SSD storage. Additional features include a high-speed 10 Gbps internet port, 20 TB monthly data transfer, and IPv4 and IPv6 protocol support.
Our evaluative methodology is comprehensive and multifaceted. Here’s a rundown of the tests we’ve designed to push the server to its limits:
1. Basic Benchmark, Yabs, and Unix Benchmark: Assessing baseline performance metrics to understand the server’s capabilities.
2. Global Node Test: Providing an in-depth network assessment to highlight connectivity and speed across various geographical location nodes.
3. Global Ping Test: Measuring latency is crucial to understanding the server’s response time delay to users worldwide.
4. Media Unlock Test: Evaluating regional accessibility to confirm whether global users can access the server without hindrance.
5. CloudFlare Internet Test: Examining connection quality to ensure optimal server-client interactions.
6. PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix Performance: Analyzing web performance to offer insights into the server’s ability to handle heavy and complex web applications efficiently.
By the end of this review, you will have a comprehensive understanding of the Swiss Cloud Server’s performance capabilities through these detailed tests and analyses. Stay tuned for the results and our expert interpretation of them.
About cloudscale.ch
Cloudscale.ch is a Swiss-based self-service cloud platform that allows you to launch virtual machines within seconds. It is designed for developers committed to shaping the future and for all who care about privacy and ease of use.
The platform is simple, fast, and reliable. It eliminates the need for waiting and reduces the chances of unpleasant surprises. The pricing is simple, eliminating the need for a calculator.
Cloudscale.ch offers various plans with memory, CPU, and SSD storage configurations. For instance, the Flex-4-1 plan offers 4 GB memory, 1 vCPU, and 10 GB SSD storage for CHF 30 per 30 days. All plans include 10 GB NVMe SSD storage, which can be upgraded on the fly in steps of 1 GB.
The company is located in Neugasse 6, 8005 Zurich, Switzerland. They can be contacted via phone or email. They have a certified information security system, including ISO 27001, ISO 27017, and ISO 27018 certifications.
Cloudscale.ch uses top-notch infrastructure to exceed expectations. They are an active community member of OpenStack & Ceph and use Ubuntu LTS Linux. Their data centers are ISO 27001 certified and FINMA RS 08/7 compliant, with 24/7 security personnel.
The company’s network uses high-end networking gear and is multi-homed AS59414 with international peerings. Their data centers are in Switzerland at NTT Global Data Centers in Rümlang, Zurich.
Official Website: https://www.cloudscale.ch
BasicBench: Server Profile, I/O Speed, Upload and Download Speed
CPU Model : AMD EPYC Processor (with IBPB)
CPU Cores : 2 @ 2250.000 MHz
CPU Cache : 512 KB
AES-NI : Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : Enabled
Total Disk : 49.2 GB (626.0 MB Used)
Total Mem : 3.8 GB (66.5 MB Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 10 min
Load average : 0.00, 0.02, 0.00
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 11
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 5.10.0-23-cloud-amd64
TCP CC : bbr
Virtualization : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : Online / Online
Organization : AS59414 cloudscale.ch AG
Location : Zürich / CH
Region : Zurich
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 741 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 817 MB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 712 MB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 756.7 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 9193.43 Mbps 9158.33 Mbps 1.12 ms
Los Angeles, US 540.89 Mbps 2449.42 Mbps 149.58 ms
Dallas, US 663.88 Mbps 967.82 Mbps 121.63 ms
Montreal, CA 655.41 Mbps 939.16 Mbps 95.46 ms
Paris, FR 4594.01 Mbps 3413.92 Mbps 17.98 ms
Amsterdam, NL 5645.75 Mbps 4754.20 Mbps 15.28 ms
Shanghai, CN 482.17 Mbps 2770.86 Mbps 160.85 ms
Nanjing, CN 12.68 Mbps 2719.61 Mbps 210.47 ms
Hongkong, CN 138.67 Mbps 802.51 Mbps 216.95 ms
Singapore, SG 182.86 Mbps 2660.80 Mbps 167.23 ms
Tokyo, JP 283.22 Mbps 2761.41 Mbps 295.42 ms
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Finished in : 5 min 38 sec
Timestamp : 2023-09-21 06:05:13 UTC
YabsBench: Disk Speed, iperf3 Network Speed, Geekbench 6 Benchmark
Basic System Information:
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Uptime : 0 days, 0 hours, 16 minutes
Processor : AMD EPYC Processor (with IBPB)
CPU cores : 2 @ 2250.000 MHz
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 3.8 GiB
Swap : 0.0 KiB
Disk : 49.2 GiB
Distro : Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Kernel : 5.10.0-23-cloud-amd64
VM Type : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✔ Online / ✔ Online
IPv6 Network Information:
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ISP : cloudscale.ch AG
ASN : AS59414 cloudscale.ch AG
Host : cloudscale.ch AG
Location : Zurich, Zurich (ZH)
Country : Switzerland
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 27.52 MB/s (6.8k) | 397.27 MB/s (6.2k)
Write | 27.54 MB/s (6.8k) | 399.36 MB/s (6.2k)
Total | 55.06 MB/s (13.7k) | 796.63 MB/s (12.4k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 1.24 GB/s (2.4k) | 1.84 GB/s (1.7k)
Write | 1.31 GB/s (2.5k) | 1.96 GB/s (1.9k)
Total | 2.56 GB/s (5.0k) | 3.80 GB/s (3.7k)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 217 Mbits/sec | 296 Mbits/sec | 114 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | 7.61 Gbits/sec | 4.56 Gbits/sec | 18.6 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | busy | busy | 111 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 2.51 Gbits/sec | 1.04 Gbits/sec | 130 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 33.3 Mbits/sec | 49.7 Mbits/sec | 214 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 25.0 Mbits/sec | 46.1 Mbits/sec | 200 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 21.6 Mbits/sec | 29.7 Mbits/sec | 260 ms
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 212 Mbits/sec | busy | 18.7 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | busy | 4.02 Gbits/sec | 18.4 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | busy | busy | 17.4 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 2.21 Gbits/sec | 673 Mbits/sec | 77.8 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 31.8 Mbits/sec | 47.6 Mbits/sec | 120 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 23.7 Mbits/sec | 46.9 Mbits/sec | 158 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 21.9 Mbits/sec | 33.2 Mbits/sec | 167 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
|
Single Core | 1462
Multi Core | 2597
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/2695862
YABS completed in 14 min 2 sec
UnixBench: CPU Performance, A score higher is better
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Benchmark Run: Thu Sep 21 2023 06:35:05 - 07:03:08
2 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 42054783.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 7466.7 MWIPS (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 5889.1 lps (29.9 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 1074398.8 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 285904.5 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 3072778.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 1847216.9 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 107020.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 9428.5 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 8838.2 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 2579.2 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 2070801.0 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 42054783.8 3603.7
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 7466.7 1357.6
Execl Throughput 43.0 5889.1 1369.6
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 1074398.8 2713.1
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 285904.5 1727.5
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 3072778.0 5297.9
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 1847216.9 1484.9
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 107020.7 267.6
Process Creation 126.0 9428.5 748.3
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 8838.2 2084.5
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 2579.2 4298.7
System Call Overhead 15000.0 2070801.0 1380.5
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System Benchmarks Index Score 1706.9
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Benchmark Run: Thu Sep 21 2023 07:03:08 - 07:31:15
2 CPUs in system; running 2 parallel copies of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 83958203.2 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 14952.6 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 9433.4 lps (29.9 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 965937.6 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 256968.8 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 2940159.2 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 3687268.4 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 441393.9 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 24489.6 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 19169.1 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 2764.5 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 3362329.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 83958203.2 7194.4
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 14952.6 2718.7
Execl Throughput 43.0 9433.4 2193.8
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 965937.6 2439.2
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 256968.8 1552.7
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 2940159.2 5069.2
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 3687268.4 2964.0
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 441393.9 1103.5
Process Creation 126.0 24489.6 1943.6
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 19169.1 4521.0
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 2764.5 4607.5
System Call Overhead 15000.0 3362329.1 2241.6
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System Benchmarks Index Score 2812.1
======= Script description and score comparison completed! =======
Looking Glass
None
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 271.00 MiB/s | 2168.02 Mbps | ping 6.324ms
Gdrive : 48.80 MiB/s | 390.43 Mbps | ping 0.995ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 908.83 KiB/s | 7.10 Mbps | ping 137.455ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 2.75 MiB/s | 22.01 Mbps | ping 158.374ms
SoftLayer, Dallas, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 20.04 MiB/s | 160.31 Mbps | ping 79.478ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 4.29 MiB/s | 34.30 Mbps | ping 191.358ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 12.99 MiB/s | 103.89 Mbps | ping 156.110ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 8.22 MiB/s | 65.74 Mbps | ping 186.030ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 17.81 MiB/s | 142.46 Mbps | ping 212.259ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 15.72 MiB/s | 125.78 Mbps | ping 130.198ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 110.99 MiB/s | 887.90 Mbps | ping 18.562ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 63.35 KiB/s | 0.49 Mbps | ping 13.367ms
Hetzner, Germany : 9.98 MiB/s | 79.86 Mbps | ping 14.849ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 83.73 MiB/s | 669.83 Mbps | ping 16.236ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 154.32 MiB/s | 1234.57 Mbps | ping 12.607ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 1.47 KiB/s | 0.01 Mbps | ping 26.486ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 2.73 KiB/s | 0.02 Mbps | ping 14.051ms
Online, France : 127.84 MiB/s | 1022.71 Mbps | ping 18.564ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 1.03 KiB/s | 0.01 Mbps | ping 5.281ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 1.53 MiB/s | 12.25 Mbps | ping 326.578ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 85 B/s | N/A | ping 286.312ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 47.48 MiB/s | 379.87 Mbps | ping 37.227ms
Prima, Argentina : 107.43 KiB/s | 0.84 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 975.16 KiB/s | 7.62 Mbps | ping 265.177ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 3.08 MiB/s | 24.67 Mbps | ping 284.532ms
Linode, Singapore : 5.89 MiB/s | 47.12 Mbps | ping 227.918ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 2.93 MiB/s | 23.42 Mbps | ping 246.418ms
Benchmark finished in 123 seconds
Global Latency Test
Query: ping 185.79.235.207, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 185.79.235.207 – RIPENCC /22 AS59414 CLOUDSCALE – Switzerland
Media Unlock Test
** Test Starts At: Thu Sep 21 06:27:03 UTC 2023
** Checking Results Under IPv4
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** Your Network Provider: cloudscale.ch AG (185.79.*.*)
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Yes (Region: CH)
HotStar: No
Disney+: No
Netflix: Yes (Region: CH)
YouTube Premium: Failed
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: CH)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
iQyi Oversea Region: INTL
Viu.com: No
YouTube CDN: Zurich
Netflix Preferred CDN: Switzerland
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: CHF
ChatGPT: Yes
=======================================
** Checking Results Under IPv6
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** Your Network Provider: cloudscale.ch AG (2a06:c02:1000:*:*)
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Failed (Network Connection)
HotStar: No
Disney+: Yes (Region: CH)
Netflix: Yes (Region: CH)
YouTube Premium: Failed
Amazon Prime Video: Unsupported
TVBAnywhere+: Failed (Network Connection)
iQyi Oversea Region: Failed
Viu.com: Failed
YouTube CDN: Zurich
Netflix Preferred CDN: Switzerland
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: Failed (Network Connection)
ChatGPT: Yes
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Testing Done! CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Admin Control Panel
Cloudscale.ch’s Admin Control Panel is designed to be simple, intuitive, and efficient. Here are some of its features:
1. Default Project: You can set your most frequently used project as your “default project” in your account settings. This allows you to get started immediately after logging in.
2. Search in the Dropdown: You can move intuitively between your projects by selecting them from the dropdown field. You can also type a few letters from the required project name into the open field and confirm by pressing Enter.
3. Time Zone and Format: Select the time zone and format that best supports your work.
4. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA): You can protect your cloudscale.ch account with 2FA. When logging in, you will be asked for a token (a one-time password or OTP), which you generate with your smartphone.
5. Login Notification: You can indicate whether you want to be informed of logins to your cloudscale.ch account.
6. Default SSH Keys: You can upload your colleagues’ public SSH keys into the control panel to grant them access from the outset when creating new servers.
7. Server Groups: Anti-affinity ensures that correspondingly grouped servers (e.g., three web servers in a load-balancing cluster) simultaneously run on different physical systems.
Server Pricing
Cloudscale.ch offers a variety of pricing options based on your needs. All plans include 10 GB NVMe SSD storage, which can be upgraded on the fly in steps of 1 GB. The billing is to the second, and there is no minimum contract. Please visit the Cloudscale.ch website for more detailed information.
Official Website: https://www.cloudscale.ch
Payments
Cloudscale.ch supports several means of payment for topping up your credit balance. This includes TWINT, the popular Swiss payment app. They have recently switched to a new payment service provider, which has updated the look and feel of their payment methods.
Coupon
The merchant did not provide
Customer Support
Cloudscale.ch provides customer support via email. You can reach them at [email protected]. They also have a general contact email, which is [email protected]. If you prefer to contact them by phone, their number is +41 44 55 222 55.
Conclusion
Our evaluation of the Cloudscale.ch Lupfig Shared vCPUs Swiss Cloud Server began with a Basic Benchmark test, revealing a respectable average I/O speed of 756.7 MB/s. Notably, upload and download speeds demonstrated significant strengths at regional levels.
Imposing figures were recorded in Europe, with Amsterdam and Paris achieving download speeds of 4754.20 Mbps and 3413.92 Mbps respectively. While speeds were understandably slower for farther regions, the consistent performance across all tested geographical locations is commendable.
Diving into further tests, the Yabs Performance Bench indicated potent disk speed with mixed R/W 50/50. Our server achieved an impressive read speed of 1.84 GB/s and a write speed of 1.96 GB/s for the 1M (IOPS) block size. This high disk speed suggests the server’s excellent data handling and storage capabilities.
The Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test posted a single-core score of 1462 and a multi-core score of 2597, underpinning the server’s capability to handle intensive single and multi-threaded tasks. Finally, the UnixBench tests, which quantify CPU performance, showed dramatic improvements when shifting from one parallel copy to two, indicating an efficient multi-core operation.
The Cloudscale.ch Lupfig Shared vCPUs Swiss Cloud Server demonstrates robust performance levels in various areas. High I/O speeds, substantial network throughput, impressive disk speed, and solid multi-core CPU performance contribute to this server’s strong performance profile.
In conclusion, if you’re seeking a reliable, high-performing server based in Switzerland, the Cloudscale.ch Lupfig Shared vCPUs Swiss Cloud Server is a strong contender. Its rigorous testing results demonstrate its robustness, positioning it as a dependable choice for Swiss-based cloud hosting solutions.
Official Website: https://www.cloudscale.ch
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