phoenixNAP Netherlands Amsterdam Intel Xeon E-2388G Bare Metal Cloud Instances Test and Review
Our recent evaluation of the phoenixNAP Netherlands Amsterdam Bare Metal Cloud Single CPU Server revealed impressive results. Equipped with an Intel Xeon E-2388G processor, 64GB DDR4 RAM, and 1TB NVMe storage, this server stood out in various performance tests. A 20Gbps bonded internet port bolsters its connectivity and offers 15TB of free outbound bandwidth.
In our analysis, we conducted various tests to gauge its performance. This included basic benchmarks to assess its raw power, Yabs and Unix Benchmark tests for specific performance metrics, and the Global Node Test to check network speeds from various locations.
We evaluated latency with the Global Ping Test, checked media accessibility through the Media Unlock Test, assessed connection quality via the CloudFlare Internet Test, and examined web performance with tools like PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix.
About phoenixNAP
In cloud computing, phoenixNAP Bare Metal Cloud (BMC) is a game-changer. It’s a platform that combines the raw power of dedicated hardware with the flexibility and cost-efficiency of the cloud. Let’s dive into the world of BMC and explore its features, benefits, and potential applications.
Firstly, what sets BMC apart is its single-tenant, non-virtualized environment. Unlike the public cloud, which relies on virtual machines running on hypervisors, BMC uses physical machines. This approach eliminates the performance degradation often associated with virtualized environments.
BMC offers dedicated resources. You have complete control over the machine’s physical components, allowing you to optimize the CPU, RAM, and storage resources to accommodate your unique workloads. This level of control is a significant advantage for businesses that require high-performance computing.
Another key feature of BMC is its scalability. Like the public cloud, BMC supports fast and automated server provisioning and decommissioning, on-demand resource scaling, and predictable pay-per-use billing models. This scalability makes it an ideal solution for businesses that need to adapt to changing demands quickly.
BMC also eliminates the “noisy neighbor” effect, a common issue in multi-tenant environments. As a single-tenant environment, BMC ensures no resource sharing among multiple users and applications. This feature enhances both performance and security.
Official Website: https://www.phoenixNAP.com
BasicBench: Server Profile, I/O Speed, Upload and Download Speed
CPU Model : Intel(R) Xeon(R) E-2388G CPU @ 3.20GHz
CPU Cores : 16 @ 2171.556 MHz
CPU Cache : 16384 KB
AES-NI : ✓ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✓ Enabled
Total Disk : 923.8 GB (10.5 GB Used)
Total Mem : 62.1 GB (509.2 MB Used)
Total Swap : 8.0 GB (0 Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 20 min
Load average : 0.13, 0.06, 0.04
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 11
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 5.10.0-28-amd64
TCP CC : bbr
Virtualization : Dedicated
IPv4/IPv6 : ✓ Online / ✗ Offline
Organization : AS60558 PHOENIX NAP, LLC.
Location : Amsterdam / NL
Region : North Holland
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 752 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 837 MB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 851 MB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 813.3 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 909.40 Mbps 927.32 Mbps 1.09 ms
Los Angeles, US 590.94 Mbps 3011.58 Mbps 138.88 ms
Dallas, US 740.75 Mbps 4553.55 Mbps 110.86 ms
Montreal, CA 581.84 Mbps 928.44 Mbps 79.79 ms
Amsterdam, NL 9415.43 Mbps 9448.14 Mbps 0.59 ms
Shanghai, CN 259.88 Mbps 717.95 Mbps 311.21 ms
Hongkong, CN 4.84 Mbps 0.20 Mbps 323.57 ms
Mumbai, IN 626.09 Mbps 4140.23 Mbps 130.38 ms
Singapore, SG 254.20 Mbps 1448.74 Mbps 323.03 ms
Tokyo, JP 313.61 Mbps 1638.90 Mbps 255.43 ms
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Finished in : 4 min 59 sec
Timestamp : 2024-03-25 02:39:54 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(R) Xeon(R) E-2388G CPU @ 3.20GHz
CPU cores : 16 @ 2200.125 MHz
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 62.1 GiB
Swap : 8.0 GiB
Disk : 915.8 GiB
Distro : Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Kernel : 5.10.0-28-amd64
VM Type : NONE
IPv4/IPv6 : ✔ Online / ❌ Offline
IPv4 Network Information:
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ISP : PHOENIX NAP, LLC.
ASN : AS60558 PHOENIX NAP, LLC.
Host : Secured Servers LLC
Location : Amsterdam, North Holland (NH)
Country : The Netherlands
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 553.92 MB/s (138.4k) | 613.38 MB/s (9.5k)
Write | 555.38 MB/s (138.8k) | 616.61 MB/s (9.6k)
Total | 1.10 GB/s (277.3k) | 1.23 GB/s (19.2k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 664.35 MB/s (1.2k) | 701.78 MB/s (685)
Write | 699.65 MB/s (1.3k) | 748.52 MB/s (730)
Total | 1.36 GB/s (2.6k) | 1.45 GB/s (1.4k)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 8.29 Gbits/sec | 8.97 Gbits/sec | 6.74 ms
Eranium | Amsterdam, NL (10G) | 12.0 Gbits/sec | 11.9 Gbits/sec | 1.31 ms
Telia | Helsinki, FI (10G) | 5.92 Gbits/sec | 2.56 Gbits/sec | 24.7 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 1.76 Gbits/sec | 483 Mbits/sec | 90.5 ms
Leaseweb | Singapore, SG (10G) | 367 Mbits/sec | 4.40 Mbits/sec | 228 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 1.16 Gbits/sec | 173 Mbits/sec | 129 ms
Leaseweb | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 2.07 Gbits/sec | 2.25 Gbits/sec | 74.8 ms
Edgoo | Sao Paulo, BR (1G) | 991 Mbits/sec | 206 Mbits/sec | 166 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
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Single Core | 2573
Multi Core | 10259
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/5455853
YABS completed in 8 min 31 sec
UnixBench: CPU Performance, A Score Higher is Better
Benchmark Run: Mon Mar 25 2024 03:06:52 - 03:34:50
16 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 75714621.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 10103.9 MWIPS (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 10471.8 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 2188202.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 596956.6 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5564451.4 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 4223480.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 120966.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 9184.6 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 12816.6 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 11557.3 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 4503761.3 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 75714621.1 6488.0
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 10103.9 1837.1
Execl Throughput 43.0 10471.8 2435.3
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 2188202.0 5525.8
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 596956.6 3607.0
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 5564451.4 9593.9
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 4223480.8 3395.1
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 120966.1 302.4
Process Creation 126.0 9184.6 728.9
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 12816.6 3022.8
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 11557.3 19262.2
System Call Overhead 15000.0 4503761.3 3002.5
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System Benchmarks Index Score 3079.1
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Benchmark Run: Mon Mar 25 2024 03:34:50 - 04:02:55
16 CPUs in system; running 16 parallel copies of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 508886771.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 125232.5 MWIPS (10.4 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 68847.6 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 1544795.5 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 401481.2 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5159367.5 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 31971212.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 3840449.6 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 138807.4 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 141630.0 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 18736.8 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 11669401.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 508886771.1 43606.4
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 125232.5 22769.5
Execl Throughput 43.0 68847.6 16011.1
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 1544795.5 3901.0
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 401481.2 2425.9
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 5159367.5 8895.5
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 31971212.7 25700.3
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 3840449.6 9601.1
Process Creation 126.0 138807.4 11016.5
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 141630.0 33403.3
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 18736.8 31228.0
System Call Overhead 15000.0 11669401.1 7779.6
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System Benchmarks Index Score 13259.0
======= Script description and score comparison completed! =======
Looking Glass
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Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 271.00 MiB/s | 2168.02 Mbps | ping 0.877ms
Gdrive : 7.45 KiB/s | 0.06 Mbps | ping 0.835ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 776.46 KiB/s | 6.07 Mbps | ping 88.193ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 3.79 MiB/s | 30.29 Mbps | ping 137.758ms
SoftLayer, Dallas, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 4.02 MiB/s | 32.17 Mbps | ping 76.155ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 8.48 MiB/s | 67.83 Mbps | ping 131.017ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 15.34 MiB/s | 122.69 Mbps | ping 111.412ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 1.38 MiB/s | 11.00 Mbps | ping 128.796ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 811.81 KiB/s | 6.34 Mbps | ping 78.766ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 18.55 MiB/s | 148.39 Mbps | ping 89.503ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 180.18 MiB/s | 1441.44 Mbps | ping 7.527ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 633.67 KiB/s | 4.95 Mbps | ping 6.908ms
Hetzner, Germany : 2.41 KiB/s | 0.02 Mbps | ping 9.331ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 108.25 MiB/s | 865.99 Mbps | ping 2.495ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 769.23 MiB/s | 6153.85 Mbps | ping 1.375ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 3.37 KiB/s | 0.03 Mbps | ping 20.291ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 3.16 KiB/s | 0.02 Mbps | ping 9.288ms
Online, France : 141.08 MiB/s | 1128.61 Mbps | ping 12.348ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 2.30 KiB/s | 0.02 Mbps | ping 18.888ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 1.23 MiB/s | 9.88 Mbps | ping 305.432ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 332 B/s | N/A | ping 303.973ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 34.75 MiB/s | 277.97 Mbps | ping 40.533ms
Prima, Argentina : 189.46 KiB/s | 1.48 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 473.66 KiB/s | 3.70 Mbps | ping 235.563ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 1.65 MiB/s | 13.17 Mbps | ping 253.416ms
Linode, Singapore : 202.10 KiB/s | 1.58 Mbps | ping 234.636ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 3.07 MiB/s | 24.52 Mbps | ping 238.729ms
Benchmark finished in 79 seconds
Global Latency Test
Query: ping 131.153.158.207, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 131.153.158.207 – ARIN /24 AS60558 SECUREDSERVERS-EU – The Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam
Media Unlock Test
** Test Starts At: Mon Mar 25 02:30:15 UTC 2024
** Checking Results Under IPv4
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** Your Network Provider: Phoenix Nap (131.153.*.*)
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Yes (Region: NL)
HotStar: No
Disney+: No
Netflix: No
YouTube Premium: Yes (Region: NL)
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: NL)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
iQyi Oversea Region: INTL
Viu.com: No
YouTube CDN: Amsterdam
Netflix Preferred CDN: Stockholm
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: EUR
ChatGPT: Yes
Bing Region: NL
Instagram Licensed Audio: Yes
=======================================
No IPv6 Connectivity Found, Abort IPv6 Testing...
Testing Done! CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Admin Control Panel
Transitioning from the general features of phoenixNAP’s Bare Metal Cloud (BMC), let’s delve into the specifics of their BMC Admin Control Panel. This control panel is the heart of the BMC experience, providing a user-friendly interface for managing your cloud infrastructure.
The BMC Admin Control Panel first offers unrestricted hardware-level access to compute and storage resources. This means you have the power to manage your servers, storage, networks, and IPs directly from the control panel.
Next, the control panel provides a comprehensive view of your deployed BMC servers. It displays relevant details such as location, operating system, billing status, and configuration. You can also see the public IP address of a server or a private IP if a public one isn’t available.
Moreover, the control panel supports near-instant server deployment. You can create a new server by selecting the “Deploy New Server” button from the Home or Servers page. The control panel guides you through the process, allowing you to choose your preferred location, billing model, server type, and operating system.
In addition, the BMC Admin Control Panel simplifies the management of your storage and outgoing bandwidth usage. It provides an intuitive interface to monitor and manage your resource consumption easily.
Server Pricing
In terms of pricing, BMC offers flexible packages. You can pay by the hour or leverage monthly or yearly reservations to save up to 30% on your servers. This pricing model allows businesses to choose a payment plan that best suits their budget.
Official Website: https://www.phoenixNAP.com
Payments
BMC provides two primary billing models: hourly and reservation. The hourly billing model allows you to pay by the hour for the instance type you select in the BMC portal. This highly flexible and scalable model allows you to meet hardware resource demands efficiently.
Next, let’s discuss how to manage payments. BMC customers can use the portal features to manage payment-related options, track invoices, and view payment history. Setting up a payment method in the portal enables auto-charging for unpaid invoices and ensures timely payments and uninterrupted service.
Moreover, the BMC portal allows users to enable auto-charging for BMC invoices by registering a Visa, Mastercard, JCB, Discover, or American Express payment card. You can add a new card to the portal or replace the existing card using the Payment Methods page.
Lastly, it’s important to note that after you submit the payment method, your card will be charged $1.00 for verification. The amount will be refunded within seven days. Once your payment method is verified, BMC services will be charged automatically each billing cycle 24 hours after you receive a new invoice.
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Customer Support
BMC provides multiple channels for customer support. You can contact their support team via telephone, live chat, and email. This multi-channel approach ensures that you can choose the communication method that suits you best.
Moreover, BMC has two telephone numbers available for customer support. One of these numbers is toll-free, while the other is not. This gives you the flexibility to choose the most convenient option for you.
In addition, if you need to contact the sales department, you can do so during business hours from Monday to Friday. This ensures you can promptly get the information you need about BMC’s products and services.
Lastly, BMC has a community on Slack where you can chat with developers and other users, ask questions, and request new features. They also have a presence on GitHub, where you can download Infrastructure as Code (IaC) modules, use GitHub Actions to deploy servers, stay up-to-date with new releases, and contribute to their open-source projects.
Conclusion
In our basic benchmarking, the server’s I/O speed consistently exceeded 700 MB/s, peaking at 851 MB/s, labeling its performance as good by standard measures. Network tests across different global nodes showed strong upload and download speeds in Amsterdam, with over 9Gbps recorded, indicating excellent local network performance.
The Yabs performance test further emphasized the server’s robustness, showcasing disk speeds over 1.1 GB/s in mixed read/write operations and achieving excellent performance in 512k and 1M block sizes. Geekbench 6 results were equally impressive, with a single-core score of 2573, placing it well into the excellent category and a multi-core score confirming the server’s powerful processing capabilities.
UnixBench tests, running in two different configurations, highlighted the server’s CPU performance extensively. The server notched high scores in single and multi-copy tests, demonstrating its ability to easily handle a wide range of intensive computational tasks.
In conclusion, Amsterdam’s phoenixNAP Bare Metal Cloud server delivers outstanding performance across the board. Its superior processing power, I/O speeds, and robust network capabilities make it a solid choice for demanding web hosting and computational tasks. This server promises reliability and efficiency, whether for a high-traffic website or compute-heavy applications.
Official Website: https://www.phoenixNAP.com
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