LightNode Qatar Doha Hourly Billing NVMe VPS Hosting Test and Review
We tried out the LightNode Qatar Doha Hourly Billing NVMe VPS Hosting. This server runs on an Intel Xeon Processor (Skylake, IBRS) and has 2 CPU Cores, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD Storage, a 1 Gbps Internet Port, 1 TB Traffic, and 1x IPv4 Address.
Our review covers several tests: Basic Benchmark, Yabs, and Unix Benchmark for performance, Global Node Test for network speeds in various locations, Global Ping Test for measuring latency, Media Unlock Test for media access, Cloudflare Internet Test for connection quality, and web speed tests using PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix.
About LightNode
LightNode is not just another hosting provider. It’s a global powerhouse that offers NVMe SSD VPS hosting in over 30 locations. Imagine hosting your website near your users, equipped with local BGP access, reducing latency and providing a seamless user experience. That’s what LightNode promises.
The company boasts an impressive infrastructure. They have over 40 data centers and 100+ Pop nodes connected to a 10Tbps Backbone Network. This robust network ensures your website is always up and running, regardless of your users’ location.
One of the standout features of LightNode is its high-performance CPUs. You can choose between Intel or AMD, depending on your preference. Coupled with NVMe SSD storage, LightNode’s VPS ensures your workloads are managed swiftly and efficiently.
LightNode also offers flexibility. Each instance of their VPS comes with a static IP address, providing consistent network identification and enhancing reliability. You can deploy your VPS within minutes, allowing you to get started on your online projects quickly.
They offer competitive pricing plans that provide a cost-effective solution compared to dedicated servers. Plus, they offer hourly and monthly billing, making it easy for you to manage your costs. You can use it for web hosting, application hosting, creating development environments, hosting game servers, database servers, and even for cloud storage. Whether running a small blog or a large e-commerce platform, LightNode covers you.
Official Website: https://www.LightNode.com
BasicBench: Server Profile, I/O Speed, Upload and Download Speed
CPU Model : Intel Xeon Processor (Skylake, IBRS)
CPU Cores : 2 @ 2494.140 MHz
CPU Cache : 16384 KB
AES-NI : ✓ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✓ Enabled
Total Disk : 50.0 GB (2.4 GB Used)
Total Mem : 3.8 GB (246.8 MB Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 16 min
Load average : 0.06, 0.14, 0.10
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 11
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 5.10.0-12-amd64
TCP CC : bbr
Virtualization : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✓ Online / ✗ Offline
Organization : AS138915 Kaopu Cloud HK Limited
Location : Hong Kong / HK
Region : Hong Kong
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 523 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 541 MB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 661 MB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 575.0 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 22.08 Mbps 20.53 Mbps 207.96 ms
Los Angeles, US 20.54 Mbps 21.13 Mbps 259.01 ms
Dallas, US 21.23 Mbps 20.74 Mbps 227.46 ms
Singapore, SG 20.94 Mbps 19.66 Mbps 84.56 ms
Tokyo, JP 21.12 Mbps 19.99 Mbps 158.50 ms
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Finished in : 2 min 53 sec
Timestamp : 2024-07-19 11:01:08 CST
YabsBench: Disk Speed, iperf3 Network Speed, Geekbench 6 Benchmark
Basic System Information:
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Uptime : 0 days, 0 hours, 20 minutes
Processor : Intel Xeon Processor (Skylake, IBRS)
CPU cores : 2 @ 2494.140 MHz
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 3.8 GiB
Swap : 0.0 KiB
Disk : 50.0 GiB
Distro : Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Kernel : 5.10.0-12-amd64
VM Type : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✔ Online / ❌ Offline
IPv4 Network Information:
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ISP : Multacom Corporation
ASN : AS35916 MULTACOM CORPORATION
Host : Cloud Innovation Ltd
Location : Hong Kong, Kowloon ()
Country : Hong Kong
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 155.26 MB/s (38.8k) | 630.20 MB/s (9.8k)
Write | 155.67 MB/s (38.9k) | 633.52 MB/s (9.8k)
Total | 310.94 MB/s (77.7k) | 1.26 GB/s (19.7k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 1.00 GB/s (1.9k) | 1.03 GB/s (1.0k)
Write | 1.05 GB/s (2.0k) | 1.10 GB/s (1.0k)
Total | 2.05 GB/s (4.0k) | 2.14 GB/s (2.0k)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | busy | 18.9 Mbits/sec | 122 ms
Eranium | Amsterdam, NL (100G) | 19.7 Mbits/sec | 19.1 Mbits/sec | 134 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | busy | 18.9 Mbits/sec | 166 ms
Leaseweb | Singapore, SG (10G) | 18.9 Mbits/sec | 18.8 Mbits/sec | 200 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 18.6 Mbits/sec | 17.2 Mbits/sec | 244 ms
Leaseweb | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 19.2 Mbits/sec | 18.5 Mbits/sec | 189 ms
Edgoo | Sao Paulo, BR (1G) | busy | 1.31 Mbits/sec | 310 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
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Single Core | 883
Multi Core | 1574
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/6970353
YABS completed in 16 min 14 sec
UnixBench: CPU Performance, A Score Higher is Better
Benchmark Run: Fri Jul 19 2024 11:20:34 - 11:48:39
2 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 35892405.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 5380.9 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 3791.0 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 562918.5 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 147854.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1856812.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 732061.3 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 63076.5 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 8428.6 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 9531.5 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 1765.2 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 427861.2 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 35892405.8 3075.6
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 5380.9 978.3
Execl Throughput 43.0 3791.0 881.6
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 562918.5 1421.5
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 147854.0 893.4
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 1856812.0 3201.4
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 732061.3 588.5
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 63076.5 157.7
Process Creation 126.0 8428.6 668.9
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 9531.5 2248.0
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 1765.2 2942.0
System Call Overhead 15000.0 427861.2 285.2
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System Benchmarks Index Score 1019.6
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Benchmark Run: Fri Jul 19 2024 11:48:39 - 12:16:45
2 CPUs in system; running 2 parallel copies of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 71207403.3 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 10762.0 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 6594.6 lps (29.5 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 697113.8 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 188968.2 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 2970360.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 1449456.3 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 282163.5 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 16584.8 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 13203.8 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 1710.4 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 785543.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 71207403.3 6101.7
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 10762.0 1956.7
Execl Throughput 43.0 6594.6 1533.6
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 697113.8 1760.4
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 188968.2 1141.8
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 2970360.0 5121.3
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 1449456.3 1165.2
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 282163.5 705.4
Process Creation 126.0 16584.8 1316.3
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 13203.8 3114.1
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 1710.4 2850.7
System Call Overhead 15000.0 785543.7 523.7
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System Benchmarks Index Score 1770.4
======= Script description and score comparison completed! =======
Looking Glass
Test IPv4：156.244.41.15
Global Latency Test
Query: ping 156.244.41.140, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 156.244.41.140 – AFRINIC /16 AS35916 MULTA-ASN1 – United States [hosting]
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 2.08 MiB/s | 16.63 Mbps | ping 1.056ms
Gdrive : 1.27 KiB/s | 0.01 Mbps | ping 197.303ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 0.96 MiB/s | 7.69 Mbps | ping 183.644ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 189.43 KiB/s | 1.48 Mbps | ping 241.756ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 511.56 KiB/s | 4.00 Mbps | ping 296.536ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 172.81 KiB/s | 1.35 Mbps | ping 311.648ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 492.11 KiB/s | 3.84 Mbps | ping 251.017ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 1.53 MiB/s | 12.22 Mbps | ping 197.349ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 1.18 MiB/s | 9.41 Mbps | ping 256.992ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 1.78 MiB/s | 14.24 Mbps | ping 110.961ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 29.00 KiB/s | 0.23 Mbps | ping 133.638ms
Hetzner, Germany : 331 B/s | N/A | ping 127.411ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 1.77 MiB/s | 14.19 Mbps | ping 131.162ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 1.70 MiB/s | 13.63 Mbps | ping 128.676ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 143 B/s | N/A | ping 145.119ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 341 B/s | N/A | ping 136.256ms
Online, France : 1.64 MiB/s | 13.08 Mbps | ping 128.169ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 137 B/s | N/A | ping 277.735ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 1.37 MiB/s | 10.97 Mbps | ping 283.168ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 161 B/s | N/A | ping 327.130ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 1.54 MiB/s | 12.32 Mbps | ping 116.450ms
Prima, Argentina : 17.25 KiB/s | 0.13 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 1.21 MiB/s | 9.69 Mbps | ping 216.949ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 1.52 MiB/s | 12.13 Mbps | ping 149.390ms
Linode, Singapore : 1.96 MiB/s | 15.64 Mbps | ping 84.446ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 168.92 KiB/s | 1.32 Mbps | ping 253.752ms
Benchmark finished in 136 seconds
CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Media Unlock Test
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Yes (Region: US)
Disney+: No (IP Banned By Disney+ 1)
Netflix: Originals Only
YouTube Premium: Yes (Region: US)
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: US)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
Spotify Registration: No
Instagram Licensed Audio: No
OneTrust Region: US [Unknown]
iQyi Oversea Region: HK
Bing Region: US
YouTube CDN: [OMANTEL] in [Muscat]
Netflix Preferred CDN: Helsinki
ChatGPT: No (Only Available with Web Browser)
Wikipedia Editability: No
Google Search CAPTCHA Free: Yes
Steam Currency: USD
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Reddit: No
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Admin Control Panel
Server Pricing
Official Website: https://www.LightNode.com
Coupon
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Conclusion
In our evaluations, the I/O Speed showed strong performance: the average speed was 575.0 MB/s, surpassing the good threshold of 500MB/s. The Yabs Performance Bench showcased impressive results, with speeds of 310.94 MB/s for 4k block sizes and 1.26 GB/s for 64k block sizes. The Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test scored 883 for Single Core and 1574 for Multi Core, meeting the standard performance levels.
Additionally, the UnixBench tests demonstrated solid CPU performance, with scores indicating good system responsiveness. The server’s performance in various tasks like file copying, process creation, and script execution was notably efficient. The system benchmarks index score of 1770.4 showcases the server’s overall strong performance across different metrics.
In conclusion, the LightNode Qatar Doha server exhibited reliable performance metrics, with excellent I/O speeds, solid benchmark scores, and efficient CPU performance. This makes it a dependable choice for users seeking a robust VPS hosting solution.
Official Website: https://www.LightNode.com
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