Exoscale Switzerland Zurich Intel Xeon CPU Optimized Cloud Hosting Test and Review
This review will closely examine Exoscale‘s cloud hosting service, designed for heavy-duty computing work and based in Zurich, Switzerland (Plan: Extra-Large). The service uses a powerful Intel Xeon processor with these specs: 8 CPU cores, 16 GB of memory, 50 GB of SSD storage, and a super-fast 10 Gbps internet connection, plus you get one IPv4 address to use.
Our tests include a basic speed check, Yabs, and Unix Benchmark to handle standard tasks, a worldwide network test to see how well it talks to other servers, and a ping test to check its reflexes. We’re also seeing if it can stream content without a hitch, checking internet connection quality via CloudFlare, and putting its web-loading speed to the test with PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix.
About Exoscale
Exoscale Cloud is a European cloud hosting service that provides a range of services to cater to the diverse needs of its users. It is known for its focus on simplicity, security, and privacy. The platform was founded in 2011 in Lausanne, Switzerland, to provide simple, scalable, and affordable cloud infrastructure services from safe locations.
Exoscale Cloud offers high-performance SSD cloud servers and self-sustained zones for resilient deployments. These servers come with features like snapshots and custom templates, instance pools to manage groups of machines and anti-affinity groups. The platform also provides IAM and organization management.
One of the key offerings of Exoscale Cloud is its scalable Kubernetes Service. This service allows users to start Kubernetes clusters in just 100 seconds. It also fully controls the plane lifecycle management, CLI, API, portal, and Terraform support. The service is deeply integrated with NLB.
Exoscale Cloud offers a fully managed database as a service (DBaaS). This includes managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Apache Kafka, OpenSearch, and Redis® databases. The platform also provides managed Grafana. The DBaaS is designed for end-to-end GDPR compliance.
The platform’s object storage is highly available and offers multi-redundancy. It provides low latency, high bandwidth, and public or private secure HTTP(s) access. The object storage is compatible with the S3 API for simple tooling integration.
Official Website: https://www.Exoscale.com
BasicBench: Server Profile, I/O Speed, Upload and Download Speed
CPU Model : Intel Xeon Processor (Skylake)
CPU Cores : 8 @ 2499.998 MHz
CPU Cache : 16384 KB
AES-NI : ✓ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✓ Enabled
Total Disk : 49.2 GB (1.4 GB Used)
Total Mem : 15.6 GB (215.3 MB Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 21 min
Load average : 0.00, 0.01, 0.00
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 11
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 5.10.0-27-cloud-amd64
TCP CC : bbr
Virtualization : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✓ Online / ✗ Offline
Organization : AS61098 Akenes SA
Location : Zürich / CH
Region : Zurich
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 556 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 592 MB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 600 MB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 582.7 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 3917.89 Mbps 8838.16 Mbps 0.42 ms
Los Angeles, US 547.05 Mbps 2163.16 Mbps 149.09 ms
Dallas, US 678.26 Mbps 2123.61 Mbps 121.23 ms
Montreal, CA 595.66 Mbps 926.12 Mbps 95.10 ms
Paris, FR 4033.29 Mbps 9105.45 Mbps 20.68 ms
Amsterdam, NL 4482.42 Mbps 9407.97 Mbps 18.61 ms
Shanghai, CN 470.60 Mbps 3740.78 Mbps 155.63 ms
Chongqing, CN 2.05 Mbps 0.08 Mbps 262.54 ms
Hongkong, CN 370.48 Mbps 3596.79 Mbps 218.69 ms
Mumbai, IN 593.20 Mbps 3918.50 Mbps 141.45 ms
Singapore, SG 312.91 Mbps 3116.17 Mbps 248.33 ms
Tokyo, JP 336.76 Mbps 3299.09 Mbps 236.28 ms
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Finished in : 6 min 9 sec
Timestamp : 2024-01-25 01:17:57 UTC
YabsBench: Disk Speed, iperf3 Network Speed, Geekbench 6 Benchmark
Basic System Information:
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Uptime : 0 days, 0 hours, 35 minutes
Processor : Intel Xeon Processor (Skylake)
CPU cores : 8 @ 2499.998 MHz
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 15.6 GiB
Swap : 0.0 KiB
Disk : 49.2 GiB
Distro : Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Kernel : 5.10.0-27-cloud-amd64
VM Type : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✔ Online / ❌ Offline
IPv4 Network Information:
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ISP : Akenes SA
ASN : AS61098 Akenes SA
Host : Akenes
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 | 252.39 MB/s (63.0k) | 1.88 GB/s (29.4k)
Write | 253.06 MB/s (63.2k) | 1.89 GB/s (29.5k)
Total | 505.45 MB/s (126.3k) | 3.77 GB/s (58.9k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 2.13 GB/s (4.1k) | 1.79 GB/s (1.7k)
Write | 2.24 GB/s (4.3k) | 1.91 GB/s (1.8k)
Total | 4.37 GB/s (8.5k) | 3.71 GB/s (3.6k)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 5.39 Gbits/sec | 6.16 Gbits/sec | --
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | 6.97 Gbits/sec | 3.80 Gbits/sec | --
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | 10.6 Gbits/sec | 11.1 Gbits/sec | --
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 1.55 Gbits/sec | 1.79 Gbits/sec | --
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 1.67 Gbits/sec | 1.82 Gbits/sec | --
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 1.19 Gbits/sec | 1.38 Gbits/sec | --
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 964 Mbits/sec | 1.14 Gbits/sec | --
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
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Single Core | 1101
Multi Core | 5937
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/4551524
YABS completed in 11 min 39 sec
UnixBench: CPU Performance, A score higher is better
Benchmark Run: Thu Jan 25 2024 02:41:51 - 03:09:53
8 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 42647254.2 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 6355.9 MWIPS (9.8 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 3661.2 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 473779.4 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 126218.4 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1352005.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 638323.5 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 62533.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 7377.3 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 10695.9 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 4872.7 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 314813.6 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 42647254.2 3654.4
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 6355.9 1155.6
Execl Throughput 43.0 3661.2 851.4
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 473779.4 1196.4
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 126218.4 762.6
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 1352005.0 2331.0
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 638323.5 513.1
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 62533.8 156.3
Process Creation 126.0 7377.3 585.5
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 10695.9 2522.6
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 4872.7 8121.1
System Call Overhead 15000.0 314813.6 209.9
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System Benchmarks Index Score 1036.9
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Benchmark Run: Thu Jan 25 2024 03:09:53 - 03:37:58
8 CPUs in system; running 8 parallel copies of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 330376611.2 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 49749.2 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 21732.3 lps (29.7 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 757536.2 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 229978.3 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 2693727.9 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 4929600.5 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 1216399.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 54464.7 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 53350.8 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 7437.4 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 2296919.2 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 330376611.2 28309.9
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 49749.2 9045.3
Execl Throughput 43.0 21732.3 5054.0
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 757536.2 1913.0
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 229978.3 1389.6
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 2693727.9 4644.4
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 4929600.5 3962.7
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 1216399.1 3041.0
Process Creation 126.0 54464.7 4322.6
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 53350.8 12582.7
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 7437.4 12395.7
System Call Overhead 15000.0 2296919.2 1531.3
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System Benchmarks Index Score 4915.1
======= Script description and score comparison completed! =======
Looking Glass
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 272.48 MiB/s | 2179.84 Mbps | ping error!
Gdrive : 5.92 KiB/s | 0.05 Mbps | ping error!
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 0.99 MiB/s | 7.91 Mbps | ping error!
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
SoftLayer, Dallas, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 614.71 KiB/s | 4.80 Mbps | ping error!
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 11.04 MiB/s | 88.32 Mbps | ping error!
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 12.89 MiB/s | 103.12 Mbps | ping error!
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 12.61 MiB/s | 100.90 Mbps | ping error!
Ramnode, New York, USA : 24.03 MiB/s | 192.22 Mbps | ping error!
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 20.63 MiB/s | 165.01 Mbps | ping error!
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 106.27 MiB/s | 850.16 Mbps | ping error!
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 259.70 KiB/s | 2.03 Mbps | ping error!
Hetzner, Germany : 2.21 KiB/s | 0.02 Mbps | ping error!
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 79.74 MiB/s | 637.91 Mbps | ping error!
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 189.39 MiB/s | 1515.15 Mbps | ping error!
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 1.95 KiB/s | 0.02 Mbps | ping error!
OVH, Roubaix, France : 2.17 KiB/s | 0.02 Mbps | ping error!
Online, France : 25.40 MiB/s | 203.18 Mbps | ping error!
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 179 B/s | N/A | ping error!
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 3.25 MiB/s | 26.04 Mbps | ping error!
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 157 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Hosteasy, Moldova : 50.45 MiB/s | 403.63 Mbps | ping error!
Prima, Argentina : 105.99 KiB/s | 0.83 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 5.77 MiB/s | 46.19 Mbps | ping error!
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 6.05 MiB/s | 48.44 Mbps | ping error!
Linode, Singapore : 12.98 MiB/s | 103.84 Mbps | ping error!
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 5.32 MiB/s | 42.53 Mbps | ping error!
Benchmark finished in 108 seconds
Global Latency Test
Query: ping 159.100.254.121, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 159.100.254.121 – RIPENCC /21 AS61098 EXOSCALE – Switzerland, Zurich
Media Unlock Test
** Test Starts At: Thu Jan 25 01:51:40 UTC 2024
** Checking Results Under IPv4
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** Your Network Provider: Akenes (159.100.*.*)
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Yes (Region: CH)
HotStar: No
Disney+: Yes (Region: CH)
Netflix: Yes (Region: CH)
YouTube Premium: Yes (Region: CH)
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: CH)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
iQyi Oversea Region: INTL
Viu.com: No
YouTube CDN: Zurich
Netflix Preferred CDN: Associated with [Init7] in [Zurich ]
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: CHF
ChatGPT: Yes
Bing Region: CH
=======================================
No IPv6 Connectivity Found, Abort IPv6 Testing...
Testing Done! CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Admin Control Panel
The platform is designed with powerful concepts and simple interfaces, making it easy for teams of any size. It allows users to easily use anti-affinity groups and spawn virtual servers in different data centers to ensure high availability. It also allows users to configure firewall rules securely using security groups across instances.
Exoscale Cloud offers a realistic and pragmatic uptime SLA. ISO-certified by the most stringent auditors, enabling a smooth and safe adoption of the Cloud Platform. The platform provides trustworthy support from the real engineers working on the product. It allows users to access their resources and automate their workflow using their preferred tools, switching seamlessly between them.
Server Pricing
Official Website: https://www.Exoscale.com
Payments
Exoscale Cloud offers a flexible payment system that caters to the needs of its users. The platform supports multiple currencies, including CHF, EUR, and USD. It accepts various payment methods, including Visa, Mastercard, and American Express, supporting 3D Secure verification. PayPal is also accepted, but only in Pre-Paid Mode.
Exoscale Cloud provides two billing modes: pre-paid and post-paid. In the pre-paid billing mode, users add funds to their organization before consuming resources. When the organization’s balance reaches zero, the organization is suspended. Therefore, users need to keep their accounts topped up to avoid suspension.
Post-paid billing allows users to register one or more credit cards and consume resources freely. Exoscale Cloud automatically charges the user’s default credit card for the amount consumed every month. Established companies with a proven line of credit can request access to post-paid billing with wire transfers after a manual vetting process. In this case, Exoscale Cloud will invoice the company every month.
For pre-paid billing mode, invoices are emailed immediately after the payment has been successfully processed. Post-paid billing sends monthly invoices based on the user’s registration date. In post-paid billing with a credit card, invoices are sent three days before withdrawing the invoiced amount from the user’s credit card. Wire invoices are not automatically charged from the user’s bank account. Users must manually pay wire invoices within ten days after the invoice date.
Coupon
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Customer Support
Exoscale Cloud provides a comprehensive customer support system to ensure the success of its users. The platform offers hands-on, direct contact with the engineers powering their cloud platform. This means that users’ problems will be handled by in-house experts who have helped hundreds of customers run and scale production workloads.
- Built-In: This plan is for all customers and is perfect for testers, developers, and non-critical applications. It offers the best-effort response time during office hours. Users can open and track tickets within the portal.
- Starter: This plan is for startups and SMEs running production infrastructures. It includes everything from the Built-In plan, a four-hour guaranteed response time, additional authentication options, and detailed usage reporting.
- Pro: This plan will be available soon. It offers a one-hour response time and out-of-the-box services to detect and track events on the platform.
- Enterprise: This plan will also be available soon. It offers a response time of 30 minutes (24/7), support via ticket, phone, or chat, and a dedicated Customer Success Manager.
For non-customers, there are two main options for contacting the Exoscale support team: email and phone. If you’re a customer, your best bet is to log in to your client portal and send a support ticket. At any point in time, if you need further support, you can contact them via a support ticket (existing customers only) or a contact form.
Conclusion
First, we tested the I/O (Input/Output) performance, which tells us how quickly data can be read and written. Our findings were impressive, with speeds consistently over 500 MB/s, peaking at an average of 582.7 MB/s, meaning it’s more than just ‘good’ – it’s knocking on the door of ‘excellent.’
Next up, network prowess was gauged through uploads, downloads, and latency checks across various global points. The results were mostly stellar: over 3000 Mbps for uploads and 8000 Mbps for downloads in many sites, with the lowest latency at a mere 0.42 ms. There were, however, weak spots in certain parts of China, hinting at potential regional limitations.
The server did phenomenally well in mixed read/write tasks gauged by Yabs, demonstrating speeds up to 1.89 GB/s. Now, onto raw computing power – the Geekbench test delivered a single-core score of 1101, placing it comfortably in the ‘good’ range, and a multi-core score that soared to 5937, which verifies robust multi-tasking capabilities.
Lastly, UnixBench gave us a broad look at how the server handles various CPU-intensive tasks. The single-threaded scores showcased strong performance, but the multi-threaded runs stood out even more, with some measures jumping to over 12,000 times the baseline score.
In conclusion, Exoscale’s Zurich service shines bright for demanding applications. With I/O speeds flirting with excellence, a strong network showing, commendable computing might, and overwhelmingly high benchmark scores, it’s proven to be a powerhouse for single and multi-threaded tasks. For businesses targeting European audiences and beyond—except for some parts of China—it’s a reliable choice that can handle a heavy lift.
Official Website: https://www.Exoscale.com
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