Linode Akamai Japan Osaka Shared CPU Compute Instance Test and Review
Let’s check out the Linode server in Osaka, Japan. It’s got an AMD EPYC 7713 with 64 cores, but we’ll be looking at a set-up that includes a dual-core CPU, 4 GB of RAM, 80 GB of SSD storage, a speedy 4 Gbps internet connection, 4 TB of data transfer, and one IPv4 plus one IPv6 address.
We’ll run a bunch of tests to see how it performs. We’ll start with simple benchmarks to gauge the basic performance, followed by network tests that see how well it connects globally and ping tests to check response times.
We will also test how it handles content from different regions, measure its connection quality through CloudFlare, and finally, use tools like PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix to see how fast it handles web content.
About Linode
Linode, now known as Akamai, is a renowned name in cloud computing. It was one of the few companies that provided virtual private server (VPS) hosting at its launch in 2003. Over the years, it has evolved to offer a wide range of services, making it a preferred choice for developers, start-ups, SMEs, and even major corporations.
Linode provides Linux-based virtual machines, cloud infrastructure, and managed services at its core. Its platform aims to simplify server management, allowing users to focus more on their business processes. This is particularly beneficial for users lacking the technical expertise to launch a Linux-powered Linode setup.
One of the key features of Linode is its Akamai Connected Cloud, a massively distributed edge and cloud platform. This platform allows developers to build, run, and secure cloud workloads easily. It’s designed to be scalable, making it an ideal solution for businesses of all sizes.
In terms of services, Linode offers a variety of options. These include computing, developer tools, networking, managed services, and storage. Each service has a different price tag, offering flexibility based on the user’s needs.
When it comes to computing, Linode provides both shared and dedicated CPU plans. Shared CPU plans offer balanced power and performance, while dedicated CPU plans are ideal for CPU-intensive applications. High-memory plans are optimized for memory-intensive applications, and premium CPU plans for consistent performance on dedicated resources.
Official Website: https://www.linode.com
BasicBench: Server Profile, I/O Speed, Upload and Download Speed
CPU Model : AMD EPYC 7713 64-Core Processor
CPU Cores : 2 @ 1999.997 MHz
CPU Cache : 512 KB
AES-NI : ✓ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✗ Disabled
Total Disk : 78.7 GB (937.6 MB Used)
Total Mem : 3.8 GB (70.2 MB Used)
Total Swap : 512.0 MB (0 Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 2 hour 21 min
Load average : 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 11
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 5.10.0-26-amd64
TCP CC : bbr
Virtualization : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✓ Online / ✓ Online
Organization : AS63949 Akamai Connected Cloud
Location : Osaka / JP
Region : Ōsaka
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 1.3 GB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 1.3 GB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 1.3 GB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 1331.2 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 2063.15 Mbps 8589.12 Mbps 8.52 ms
Los Angeles, US 520.89 Mbps 4561.44 Mbps 157.87 ms
Dallas, US 379.67 Mbps 3727.61 Mbps 213.25 ms
Montreal, CA 336.75 Mbps 938.27 Mbps 234.71 ms
Paris, FR 304.86 Mbps 2650.36 Mbps 248.92 ms
Amsterdam, NL 269.29 Mbps 3038.15 Mbps 236.64 ms
Shanghai, CN 329.40 Mbps 2216.31 Mbps 208.93 ms
Chongqing, CN 0.44 Mbps 0.26 Mbps 122.66 ms
Hongkong, CN 4.94 Mbps 1.33 Mbps 52.78 ms
Mumbai, IN 480.21 Mbps 3974.68 Mbps 136.47 ms
Singapore, SG 1016.88 Mbps 6060.52 Mbps 77.39 ms
Tokyo, JP 843.49 Mbps 8459.73 Mbps 8.43 ms
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Finished in : 6 min 28 sec
Timestamp : 2023-12-06 10:22:31 UTC
YabsBench: Disk Speed, iperf3 Network Speed, Geekbench 6 Benchmark
Basic System Information:
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Uptime : 0 days, 16 hours, 19 minutes
Processor : AMD EPYC 7713 64-Core Processor
CPU cores : 2 @ 1999.997 MHz
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ❌ Disabled
RAM : 3.8 GiB
Swap : 512.0 MiB
Disk : 78.2 GiB
Distro : Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Kernel : 5.10.0-26-amd64
VM Type : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✔ Online / ✔ Online
IPv6 Network Information:
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ISP : Akamai - Linode
ASN : AS63949 Akamai Connected Cloud
Location : Osaka, Ōsaka (27)
Country : Japan
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50) (Partition /dev/sdb):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 246.71 MB/s (61.6k) | 3.15 GB/s (49.2k)
Write | 247.36 MB/s (61.8k) | 3.17 GB/s (49.5k)
Total | 494.08 MB/s (123.5k) | 6.32 GB/s (98.8k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 7.98 GB/s (15.5k) | 9.35 GB/s (9.1k)
Write | 8.40 GB/s (16.4k) | 9.97 GB/s (9.7k)
Total | 16.38 GB/s (31.9k) | 19.32 GB/s (18.8k)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 630 Mbits/sec | 442 Mbits/sec | 238 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | busy | busy | 254 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | busy | 23.4 Mbits/sec | 243 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 679 Mbits/sec | 391 Mbits/sec | 267 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 929 Mbits/sec | 757 Mbits/sec | 172 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | busy | 394 Mbits/sec | 143 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 1.48 Gbits/sec | 1.25 Gbits/sec | 114 ms
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 620 Mbits/sec | 443 Mbits/sec | 238 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | busy | busy | 249 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | 606 Mbits/sec | 72.7 Mbits/sec | 252 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 512 Mbits/sec | 394 Mbits/sec | 267 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 932 Mbits/sec | busy | 172 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 1.19 Gbits/sec | 984 Mbits/sec | 143 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 1.47 Gbits/sec | 970 Mbits/sec | 115 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
|
Single Core | 1220
Multi Core | 2178
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/3881119
YABS completed in 18 min 5 sec
UnixBench: CPU Performance, A score higher is better
Benchmark Run: Thu Dec 07 2023 00:45:39 - 01:13:38
2 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 42943740.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 7232.6 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 4531.1 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 940080.2 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 251870.4 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 2961884.1 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 1661441.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 151853.4 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 10261.8 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 12488.6 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 2304.5 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 1408502.6 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 42943740.7 3679.8
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 7232.6 1315.0
Execl Throughput 43.0 4531.1 1053.7
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 940080.2 2373.9
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 251870.4 1521.9
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 2961884.1 5106.7
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 1661441.8 1335.6
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 151853.4 379.6
Process Creation 126.0 10261.8 814.4
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 12488.6 2945.4
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 2304.5 3840.9
System Call Overhead 15000.0 1408502.6 939.0
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System Benchmarks Index Score 1651.8
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Benchmark Run: Thu Dec 07 2023 01:13:38 - 01:41:39
2 CPUs in system; running 2 parallel copies of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 84896937.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 14499.2 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 7628.0 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 1413234.4 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 399712.3 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 3926932.7 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 3336877.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 547145.0 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 24998.9 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 18242.3 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 2488.4 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 2772314.3 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 84896937.8 7274.8
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 14499.2 2636.2
Execl Throughput 43.0 7628.0 1773.9
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 1413234.4 3568.8
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 399712.3 2415.2
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 3926932.7 6770.6
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 3336877.8 2682.4
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 547145.0 1367.9
Process Creation 126.0 24998.9 1984.0
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 18242.3 4302.4
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 2488.4 4147.3
System Call Overhead 15000.0 2772314.3 1848.2
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System Benchmarks Index Score 2972.9
======= Script description and score comparison completed! =======
Looking Glass
https://speedtest.osaka.linode.com
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 961 B/s | N/A | ping 8.078ms
Gdrive : 0 B/s | N/A | ping 0.464ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 338.12 KiB/s | 2.64 Mbps | ping 178.419ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 14.10 MiB/s | 112.82 Mbps | ping 110.921ms
SoftLayer, Dallas, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 317.08 KiB/s | 2.48 Mbps | ping 163.717ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 7.22 MiB/s | 57.77 Mbps | ping 176.968ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 8.59 MiB/s | 68.76 Mbps | ping 192.009ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 11.78 MiB/s | 94.27 Mbps | ping 162.738ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 10.07 MiB/s | 80.53 Mbps | ping 175.076ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 13.39 MiB/s | 107.13 Mbps | ping 154.486ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 5.31 MiB/s | 42.49 Mbps | ping 244.767ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 8.72 KiB/s | 0.07 Mbps | ping 271.877ms
Hetzner, Germany : 92 B/s | N/A | ping 257.432ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 3.56 MiB/s | 28.48 Mbps | ping 251.971ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 5.38 MiB/s | 43.06 Mbps | ping 249.111ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 120 B/s | N/A | ping 256.250ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 117 B/s | N/A | ping 252.599ms
Online, France : 4.38 MiB/s | 35.07 Mbps | ping 253.627ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 80 B/s | N/A | ping 260.325ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 9.88 MiB/s | 79.02 Mbps | ping 173.122ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 123 B/s | N/A | ping 276.122ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 342.30 KiB/s | 2.67 Mbps | ping 295.163ms
Prima, Argentina : 112.73 KiB/s | 0.88 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 20.84 MiB/s | 166.68 Mbps | ping 88.404ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 145.14 MiB/s | 1161.10 Mbps | ping 7.688ms
Linode, Singapore : 28.53 MiB/s | 228.25 Mbps | ping 71.342ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 266.67 MiB/s | 2133.33 Mbps | ping 8.398ms
Benchmark finished in 177 seconds
Global Latency Test
Query: ping 172.234.95.50, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 172.234.95.50 – ARIN /20 AS63949 AKAMAI-LINODE-AP – Japan, Ōsaka
Media Unlock Test
** Test Starts At: Thu 07 Dec 2023 12:40:58 AM UTC
** Checking Results Under IPv4
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** Your Network Provider: Akamai Technologies (172.234.*.*)
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Yes (Region: JP)
HotStar: No
Disney+: No
Netflix: Originals Only
YouTube Premium: Yes (Region: JP)
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: JP)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
iQyi Oversea Region: JP
Viu.com: No
YouTube CDN: Osaka
Netflix Preferred CDN: Osaka
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: JPY
ChatGPT: Only Available with Web Browser
Bing Region: US
=======================================
** Checking Results Under IPv6
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** Your Network Provider: Akamai Connected Cloud (2400:8905::*:*)
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Failed (Network Connection)
HotStar: No
Disney+: Yes (Region: JP)
Netflix: Originals Only
YouTube Premium: Yes (Region: JP)
Amazon Prime Video: Unsupported
TVBAnywhere+: Failed (Network Connection)
iQyi Oversea Region: Failed
Viu.com: Failed
YouTube CDN: Osaka
Netflix Preferred CDN: Osaka
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: Failed (Network Connection)
ChatGPT: No
Bing Region: JP
=======================================
Testing Done! CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Admin Control Panel
Linode’s Cloud Manager is a user-friendly interface allowing you to manage your cloud resources easily. It’s designed to be accessible on desktop and mobile devices, providing a seamless experience across different platforms.
With Cloud Manager, you can deploy and manage virtual machines, configure networking, and control user accounts. It also allows you to assign SSH keys, deploy resources across the network, and add cloud storage volumes or buckets, all from a single UI.
One of the standout features of Cloud Manager is its support for self-service data center migrations. This means you can conveniently move your infrastructure between data centers, providing flexibility and control over your resources.
Cloud Manager also includes advanced search features, which help you quickly find your cloud resources. You can search using simple strings, boolean operators, parenthesis, or custom groups with tags you create in Cloud Manager.
Regarding security, Cloud Manager allows you to manage your API keys and add personal access tokens for more control over your Linode services. It also provides user access controls, allowing you to share access to your Linodes with your team by adding multiple users.
Moreover, Cloud Manager offers real-time analytics tracking, per-process and, in aggregate, monitoring the performance of your CPU, memory, and network bandwidth. This helps you closely monitor your resources and make informed scaling and allocation decisions.
Finally, Cloud Manager provides a simple and efficient way to manage your account, update payment information, review credits remaining, and print invoices. This makes it a comprehensive tool for managing your cloud resources and account and billing information.
Server Pricing
Official Website: https://www.linode.com
Payments
Linode offers a variety of payment methods for its services. Here are the details:
- Credit Card: Linode accepts all popular credit and debit cards, including those issued by Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and UnionPay.
- Google Pay: You can pay using a credit card, debit card, or PayPal through your Google Pay account. However, paying with your Google Pay balance or any associated bank account is not supported now.
- PayPal: You can pay using your PayPal balance, a credit or debit card, or a bank account through your PayPal account.
- Check, ACH, or Wire Transfer: These methods are also available, but you need to contact Linode’s Support if you wish to pay through one of these methods.
You can add new payment methods to your account through the Cloud Manager. Up to 6 payment methods can be active on an account at any given time, including multiple credit cards, Google Pay, and PayPal methods.
Invoices are generated at the beginning of every month and include fees for services used during the previous month. If your service fees have exceeded your account’s billing threshold, you will receive a bill at that time.
Promotional credits from a promo code are visible on the Billing Info page of the Cloud Manager. Other types of account credits are displayed on the same page under the Account Balance section. Any credits on your account, including promotional and other account credits, are automatically applied to your next invoice.
Coupon
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When you sign up for Linode, you can start your free 60-day trial if you meet the eligibility requirements. You’ll need to provide a credit card to verify your identity, but don’t worry – you won’t be charged or billed during your trial period. Take advantage of this generous offer and try out Linode’s powerful cloud hosting platform today!
Customer Support
Linode offers a comprehensive customer support system that is available 24/7/365. Here are the key aspects of their customer support:
- Support Channels: Linode provides multiple channels for customer support. These include tickets, emails, phone calls, and social media. You can contact them via email at [email protected], 855-454-6633 (U.S.), or +1-609-380-7100 (Global).
- Live Support: Linode offers live support to answer questions about your account, settings, invoices, and payments. They also provide a Status Dashboard for known disruptions.
- Community Support: Linode has a vibrant community where you can review online forums for questions and answers from enthusiasts, experts, and their support team.
- Training and Mentorship: Linode empowers every team member to feel confident and capable of handling any issue through a robust training and mentorship program.
- Professional Services: Linode offers professional system administration assistance as a service.
- Sales Support: If you have a question about a large deployment or migration, you can request a meeting with one of their solutions consultants.
In summary, Linode’s customer support is designed to provide solutions and resources to solve customer problems quickly, with technical accuracy and sincerity at the heart of every interaction.
Conclusion
The server maintained a consistent I/O speed of approximately 1.3 GB/s for the basic benchmarks. Looking at network performance, it exhibited fast upload speeds – awe-inspiring results from the Speedtest.net and Tokyo nodes, showing upload speeds above 2000 Mbps and below 10 ms latency, signifying excellent local connectivity. However, connectivity to certain locations in China was considerably slower, highlighting geographical network limitations.
The more intensive Yabs performance tests underscored the server’s strong disk performance, with read/write speeds peaking at 9.35 GB/s and 9.97 GB/s, respectively, for larger block sizes. Moreover, the Geekbench 6 results confirmed that the server has capable processing power with a single-core score of 1220 and a multi-core score of 2178.
UnixBench tests ran in two modes: single and dual-core. In both instances, the server returned high index scores of 1651.8 in the single-core test and 2972.9 in dual-core, indicative of the server’s ability to efficiently handle multiple tasks in parallel.
Finally, the Media Unlock Test revealed the server’s regional accessibility strengths and weaknesses. It can globally unlock region-specific services like Dazn, YouTube Premium, and Amazon Prime Video for Japan. Yet, it does not support others such as HotStar, Disney+, and Spotify registration, limiting its versatility for some streaming and online services.
In conclusion, the Linode server tested in Osaka shows impressive local network connectivity, exceptional disk performance, and reliable CPU capabilities. Although it excels in regional service accessibility within Japan, it has certain restrictions for other regions. These results can guide potential users to make informed decisions based on their hosting needs, such as regional availability and system performance requirements.
Official Website: https://www.linode.com
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