Hivelocity United States Tampa AMD EPYC-Rome Cloud Virtual Server Test and Review
Let’s take a closer look at the cloud virtual server provided by Hivelocity in Tampa, USA. This server is equipped with a powerful AMD EPYC-Rome Processor. It includes a setup with 2 CPU cores, 4 GB of memory, 80 GB of SSD storage, a high-speed 1 Gbps internet connection, and 10 TB of data transfer. Additionally, it comes with one IPv4 and one IPv6 address.
We put the server through its paces using a variety of tests to measure its performance and capabilities:
- Basic Benchmarks: These tests quickly overview the server’s performance.
- Yabs: Looks at the server’s disk speed, data transfer speed, and overall system operations.
- Unix Benchmark: Delivers scores for the server’s processing and computing abilities.
- Global Node Test: Examines the server’s network performance from different locations worldwide.
- Global Ping Test: Assesses the response times from the server to ensure fast and reliable connections.
- Media Unlock Test: Determines the server’s ability to access and stream regional content.
- Cloudflare Internet Test: Evaluates the connection stability and quality.
- PageSpeed Insights: Provides insights into the loading times and optimization of webpages.
- GTmetrix Performance: Gives a comprehensive review of web performance, suggesting areas for improvement to ensure the best user experience.
Each of these tests helps us understand the strengths and opportunities for the Hivelocity server in delivering content efficiently and reliably.
About Hivelocity
Hivelocity is a US-based, high-tech, enterprise-level web hosting provider. Founded in 2002, Hivelocity has over 20 years of industry experience. A few individuals started the company with a mission to create an exceptional company with a singular focus on simplifying hosting.
From its humble beginnings with a single rack of servers in a basement, Hivelocity has grown to operate 40+ world-class data centers on 6 continents. Today, the company maintains and manages thousands of dedicated, virtualized, and private cloud solutions.
Hivelocity’s philosophy has always been customer-centric. The company believes that the more successful its customers are, the more successful they will be. This customer-first approach has led Hivelocity to provide incredibly reliable solutions, allowing customers to focus on running their businesses.
Hivelocity offers various services, including high-performance web hosting, VPS, and dedicated servers. Their global network boasts 21+ years of 100% uptime, ensuring a rock-solid online presence and rapid global connectivity. They guarantee the highest reliability with rigorous engineering standards and Tier 1 Transit partners, trusted by the world’s largest applications.
The company is also known for its exceptional customer service, flawless reliability, and extraordinary innovation. They have a highly responsive and knowledgeable tech team with lightning-fast support response times. Hivelocity’s support staff has the highest rankings of any hosting provider on TrustPilot, G2, HostingAdvice.com, and TechRadar.
Official Website: https://www.Hivelocity.com
BasicBench: Server Profile, I/O Speed, Upload and Download Speed
CPU Model : AMD EPYC-Rome Processor
CPU Cores : 2 @ 2799.998 MHz
CPU Cache : 512 KB
AES-NI : ✓ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✓ Enabled
Total Disk : 77.5 GB (2.0 GB Used)
Total Mem : 3.8 GB (182.1 MB Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 13 min
Load average : 0.02, 0.04, 0.01
OS : Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 5.15.0-88-generic
TCP CC : bbr
Virtualization : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✓ Online / ✓ Online
Organization : AS29802 HIVELOCITY, Inc.
Location : Tampa / US
Region : Florida
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 792 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 798 MB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 802 MB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 797.3 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 1033.98 Mbps 968.22 Mbps 32.89 ms
Los Angeles, US 1137.74 Mbps 929.02 Mbps 68.38 ms
Dallas, US 1128.05 Mbps 909.71 Mbps 68.43 ms
Montreal, CA 768.19 Mbps 817.63 Mbps 43.73 ms
Paris, FR 772.41 Mbps 990.13 Mbps 103.97 ms
Amsterdam, NL 685.01 Mbps 986.92 Mbps 110.04 ms
Shanghai, CN 310.87 Mbps 367.38 Mbps 246.39 ms
Chongqing, CN 1.48 Mbps 2.92 Mbps 259.74 ms
Hongkong, CN 4.80 Mbps 0.29 Mbps 412.40 ms
Mumbai, IN 259.43 Mbps 974.64 Mbps 299.37 ms
Singapore, SG 302.55 Mbps 940.23 Mbps 270.52 ms
Tokyo, JP 482.62 Mbps 953.71 Mbps 166.84 ms
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Finished in : 6 min 29 sec
Timestamp : 2023-11-14 03:01:08 UTC
YabsBench: Disk Speed, iperf3 Network Speed, Geekbench 6 Benchmark
Basic System Information:
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Uptime : 0 days, 0 hours, 30 minutes
Processor : AMD EPYC-Rome Processor
CPU cores : 2 @ 2799.998 MHz
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 3.8 GiB
Swap : 0.0 KiB
Disk : 77.5 GiB
Distro : Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
Kernel : 5.15.0-88-generic
VM Type : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✔ Online / ✔ Online
IPv6 Network Information:
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ISP : HIVELOCITY, Inc.
ASN : AS29802 HIVELOCITY, Inc.
Host : HIVELOCITY, Inc.
Location : Tampa, Florida (FL)
Country : United States
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 265.21 MB/s (66.3k) | 352.12 MB/s (5.5k)
Write | 265.91 MB/s (66.4k) | 353.98 MB/s (5.5k)
Total | 531.12 MB/s (132.7k) | 706.11 MB/s (11.0k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 490.84 MB/s (958) | 527.57 MB/s (515)
Write | 516.92 MB/s (1.0k) | 562.70 MB/s (549)
Total | 1.00 GB/s (1.9k) | 1.09 GB/s (1.0k)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 1.04 Gbits/sec | 88.2 Mbits/sec | 107 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | 1.03 Gbits/sec | busy | 115 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | 1.04 Gbits/sec | 381 Mbits/sec | 107 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 891 Mbits/sec | 233 Mbits/sec | 208 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 1.10 Gbits/sec | 718 Mbits/sec | 41.3 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 983 Mbits/sec | 74.6 Mbits/sec | 32.2 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 1.08 Gbits/sec | 367 Mbits/sec | 60.3 ms
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 1.03 Gbits/sec | 131 Mbits/sec | 106 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | busy | busy | 115 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | 1.04 Gbits/sec | 413 Mbits/sec | 107 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 668 Mbits/sec | 100 Mbits/sec | 208 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 1.09 Gbits/sec | 153 Mbits/sec | 41.2 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 1.10 Gbits/sec | 655 Mbits/sec | 32.2 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 1.07 Gbits/sec | 254 Mbits/sec | 60.2 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
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Single Core | 1265
Multi Core | 2258
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/3538361
YABS completed in 17 min 23 sec
UnixBench: CPU Performance, A score higher is better
Benchmark Run: Tue Nov 14 2023 04:02:22 - 04:30:20
2 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 40801458.6 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 7367.8 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 5646.6 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 1060062.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 285988.4 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 3002867.7 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 1748013.0 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 99023.4 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 8758.1 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 12293.0 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 2440.7 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 1969789.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 40801458.6 3496.3
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 7367.8 1339.6
Execl Throughput 43.0 5646.6 1313.2
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 1060062.0 2676.9
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 285988.4 1728.0
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 3002867.7 5177.4
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 1748013.0 1405.2
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 99023.4 247.6
Process Creation 126.0 8758.1 695.1
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 12293.0 2899.3
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 2440.7 4067.9
System Call Overhead 15000.0 1969789.7 1313.2
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System Benchmarks Index Score 1692.3
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Benchmark Run: Tue Nov 14 2023 04:30:20 - 04:58:21
2 CPUs in system; running 2 parallel copies of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 81951077.6 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 14729.1 MWIPS (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 8474.0 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 783857.8 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 216753.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 2449404.1 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 3455031.2 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 420337.3 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 21302.1 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 18072.6 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 2512.4 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 2953228.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 81951077.6 7022.4
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 14729.1 2678.0
Execl Throughput 43.0 8474.0 1970.7
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 783857.8 1979.4
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 216753.0 1309.7
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 2449404.1 4223.1
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 3455031.2 2777.4
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 420337.3 1050.8
Process Creation 126.0 21302.1 1690.6
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 18072.6 4262.4
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 2512.4 4187.4
System Call Overhead 15000.0 2953228.1 1968.8
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System Benchmarks Index Score 2534.8
======= Script description and score comparison completed! =======
Looking Glass
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 104.39 MiB/s | 835.10 Mbps | ping 6.315ms
Gdrive : 0 B/s | N/A | ping 60.997ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 12.89 MiB/s | 103.15 Mbps | ping 40.863ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 25.40 MiB/s | 203.18 Mbps | ping 70.600ms
SoftLayer, Dallas, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 2.05 MiB/s | 16.38 Mbps | ping 33.380ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 33.75 MiB/s | 270.02 Mbps | ping 65.717ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 81.77 MiB/s | 654.17 Mbps | ping 27.052ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 27.40 MiB/s | 219.22 Mbps | ping 57.672ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 61.97 MiB/s | 495.78 Mbps | ping 34.701ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 74.95 MiB/s | 599.61 Mbps | ping 17.149ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 21.59 MiB/s | 172.75 Mbps | ping 102.577ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 39.56 KiB/s | 0.31 Mbps | ping 121.514ms
Hetzner, Germany : 283 B/s | N/A | ping 128.659ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 19.27 MiB/s | 154.12 Mbps | ping 116.072ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 20.14 MiB/s | 161.11 Mbps | ping 109.932ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 407 B/s | N/A | ping 127.404ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 424 B/s | N/A | ping 127.366ms
Online, France : 18.85 MiB/s | 150.82 Mbps | ping 114.429ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 362 B/s | N/A | ping 118.321ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 3.99 MiB/s | 31.94 Mbps | ping 260.539ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 249 B/s | N/A | ping 256.698ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 4.84 MiB/s | 38.71 Mbps | ping 144.776ms
Prima, Argentina : 383.19 KiB/s | 2.99 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 600.03 KiB/s | 4.69 Mbps | ping 248.560ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 9.55 MiB/s | 76.41 Mbps | ping 173.470ms
Linode, Singapore : 6.30 MiB/s | 50.44 Mbps | ping 234.579ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 10.45 MiB/s | 83.60 Mbps | ping 169.372ms
Benchmark finished in 103 seconds
Global Latency Test
Query: ping 74.50.98.242, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 74.50.98.242 – ARIN /24 AS29802 HVC – United States
Media Unlock Test
** Test Starts At: Tue Nov 14 03:35:41 UTC 2023
** Checking Results Under IPv4
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** Your Network Provider: HIVELOCITY (74.50.*.*)
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Yes (Region: US)
HotStar: Yes (Region: US)
Disney+: No
Netflix: Originals Only
YouTube Premium: Yes
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: US)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
iQyi Oversea Region: US
Viu.com: No
YouTube CDN: Atlanta, GA
Netflix Preferred CDN: Tampa, FL
Spotify Registration: Yes (Region: US)
Steam Currency: USD
ChatGPT: Yes
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** Checking Results Under IPv6
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** Your Network Provider: HIVELOCITY (2604:4500:6:*:*)
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Failed (Network Connection)
HotStar: Yes (Region: US)
Disney+: Yes (Region: US)
Netflix: Originals Only
YouTube Premium: Yes
Amazon Prime Video: Unsupported
TVBAnywhere+: Failed (Network Connection)
iQyi Oversea Region: Failed
Viu.com: Failed
YouTube CDN: Los Angeles, CA
Netflix Preferred CDN: Tampa, FL
Spotify Registration: Yes (Region: US)
Steam Currency: Failed (Network Connection)
ChatGPT: Yes
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Testing Done!
CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Get Started with Hivelocity
To get started with Hivelocity VPS, you can follow these steps:
- Choose a Plan: Visit the Hivelocity VPS Hosting page and choose a plan that suits your needs. They offer a range of plans with different vCPU cores, RAM, SSD storage, and bandwidth.
- Sign Up: After choosing a plan, sign up for an account on Hivelocity.net.
- Log in to myVelocity: Once you’ve signed up and chosen your plan, log in to the myVelocity Customer Portal.
- Access Your VPS: After logging in, you’ll see a screen listing your current devices. By looking at the Type column, you can identify which device is a VPS and which is a dedicated server.
- Start Using Your VPS: Now that you’ve accessed your VPS, you can start using it according to your needs.
Remember, Hivelocity’s support staff is highly responsive and ready to assist you 24/7/365. Don’t hesitate to contact them if you encounter any issues or questions.
Admin Control Panel
Hivelocity’s server administration is managed through their myVelocity Control Panel. Here are some of the key features of the myVelocity Control Panel:
- Manage Your Servers and Services: You can monitor and manage all your servers and services from one interface.
- Host and Manage DNS: The control panel allows you to host and manage your DNS.
- Submit and Manage Support Tickets: If you encounter any issues, you can submit and manage support tickets directly from the control panel.
- Reboot Control Over Individual Servers: You can reboot individual servers as needed.
- Monitor Bandwidth Usage: The control panel monitors your server’s bandwidth usage.
- Live Tracking of Your Recent Orders: You can track the progress of your recent orders live.
- Backup and Restore Services: View rolling 5-day restore points and request rapid restore of your data.
- Networking Automation: Self-serve public and private networking configurations, including Layer 2 VLANs, IPv4 subnets, Internet Gateways, and more.
- DNS Manager: Easily manage all your domains with myVelocity’s new hosted DNS manager.
- Email/Text Message Monitoring Alerts: Monitor your servers’ health via their IPMI management interface.
- Two-Factor Authentication: Secure your account with your mobile phone as an authentication method.
- Lightning Fast Responses: Open trouble tickets, remotely reboot your server, and enable service monitoring.
This control panel is designed to give you complete control over your dedicated server hosting at your fingertips. It’s a powerful tool that simplifies server and website management.
Server Pricing
Official Website: https://www.Hivelocity.com
Payments
Hivelocity accepts several types of payment methods:
- Credit Card: You can submit payment via credit card by logging in to your MyVelocity account and clicking the Billing tab on the left side panel.
- PayPal: You can submit PayPal payments to [email protected].
- Checks: Please address all checks to the Billing Department.
- Wire Transfer: Contact their billing department directly if you want to pay via wire transfer.
Remember, if you fail to pay or your automatic payment method is declined, you will receive an email on your due date and additional notices over the next several days informing you that your account is past due.
Coupon
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Customer Support
Hivelocity provides a robust customer support system. They can assist you 24/7 by phone, ticket, or live chat. Here are the details:
- Technical Support: Available 24/7/365.
- Sales Department: Available from 9 am–8 pm ET, Monday – Friday.
- Billing Department: Available from 9 am–5 pm ET, Monday – Friday.
You can reach them via their toll-free telephone number (888) 869-4678. According to Hivelocity, their average response time for a chat should never take longer than 15 minutes.
Hivelocity is known for its extremely helpful and knowledgeable tech team’s lightning-speed support response time, and everyone at all levels is very approachable and a good listener. This all-star technical team is available round the clock.
Conclusion
In the initial Basic Bench tests, the server exhibited consistent I/O speed, averaging 797.3 MB/s. Results varied when assessing network performance through various locations worldwide. It displayed high upload and download speeds within the United States and performed well in some international locations like Paris and Amsterdam.
However, there was a noticeable drop in performance in mainland China, reflected in much lower speeds and significantly higher latencies. Performance across Mumbai, Singapore, and Tokyo offered a mixed bag with moderate upload speeds but more robust download speeds.
When looking at disk and overall server performance via the Yabs tests, we saw impressive I/O capabilities. The mixed read/write operations tallied up to 531.12 MB/s for 4k blocks and a sizable 1.09 GB/s for 1m blocks.
The Geekbench test complemented these findings with scores reflecting capable processing power: 1265 in single-core and 2258 in multi-core. UnixBench further confirmed the server’s robust CPU capacity, with particularly high Dhrystone 2 and Whetstone metrics, indicating superior computational and arithmetic calculations.
In conclusion, the Hivelocity server provides reliable and speedy performance for storage and networking across various benchmarks. Whether the user has regional or global needs, this server has demonstrated robust capabilities, except for some limitations in certain areas like China. Importantly, the server’s suitability for media streaming services suggests it could be well-suited for content delivery networks or other media-related online services.
Official Website: https://www.Hivelocity.com