Nube Cloud United States San Jose AMD EPYC 7663 Elastic Cloud Server Test and Review
We recently tested the Nube Cloud United States San Jose Powerful Elastic Cloud Server (Plan: a3s.2c4g). This server runs on an AMD EPYC 7663 56-core Processor and has the following specs: 2 CPU cores, 4 GB of RAM, 50 GB SSD storage, a 1 Gbps internet port, and 1 IPv4 address.
Our review includes several tests: Basic Benchmark, Yabs, and Unix Benchmark for performance, Global Node Test for network speeds at different locations, and Global Ping Test for latency. We also check media accessibility with The Media Unlock Test, connection quality with the CloudFlare Internet Test, and web performance with PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix.
About Nube Cloud
Enter Nube.sh, a cloud service startup making waves in the industry with its affordable and high-performance Virtual Private Servers (VPS). Based in Hong Kong, Nube.sh collaborates with its sister ISP, Eons Data Communications Limited, to offer cloud services from multiple global locations. Let’s dive into what makes Nube.sh a standout choice for your hosting needs.
Affordable Pricing
One of the most compelling aspects of Nube.sh is its affordability. In a market where hosting costs can quickly add up, Nube.sh offers VPS plans that are up to 60% cheaper than comparable services. For instance, their entry-level plan is just $2.82 monthly, providing 1 vCPU on Zen 3 EPYC and 1 GB DDR4 RAM. This makes Nube.sh an attractive option for startups, small businesses, and individual developers who need reliable hosting without breaking the bank.
High Performance
Affordability doesn’t mean compromising on performance. Nube.sh leverages premium hardware to ensure their VPS offerings are cost-effective and highly performant. Their servers are based on AMD EPYC processors, known for their robust performance and efficiency. Additionally, Nube.sh provides detailed benchmark data on its homepage, showcasing its competitive edge in various performance metrics. This transparency allows potential customers to make informed decisions based on real-world data.
Global Reach
Nube.sh has established computing nodes in key locations worldwide, including Silicon Valley, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Johor Bahru. This global presence ensures that users can access their services with minimal latency, regardless of geographical location. Moreover, Nube.sh is continuously expanding its network to include more internet hubs in the Asia Pacific region. This commitment to growth and accessibility makes Nube.sh a reliable partner for businesses with a global footprint.
Robust Network Infrastructure
A strong network infrastructure is crucial for any hosting provider, and Nube.sh excels in this area. Their self-operated IP backbone connects all service regions over redundant submarine and terrestrial fiber cables. This design ensures fault tolerance and high availability, essential for maintaining uninterrupted service. In each service region, Nube.sh connects to the internet at multiple carrier hotels via multiple tier-1 carriers and peers with hundreds of local networks.
Official Website: https://nube.sh
BasicBench: Server Profile, I/O Speed, Upload and Download Speed
CPU Model : AMD EPYC 7663 56-Core Processor
CPU Cores : 2 @ 1999.999 MHz
CPU Cache : 512 KB
AES-NI : ✓ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✓ Enabled
Total Disk : 50.0 GB (2.4 GB Used)
Total Mem : 3.8 GB (304.3 MB Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 16 min
Load average : 0.08, 0.13, 0.09
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 11
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 5.10.0-29-amd64
TCP CC : bbr
Virtualization : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✓ Online / ✗ Offline
Organization : AS138997 Eons Data Communications Limited
Location : San Jose / US
Region : California
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 636 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 262 MB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 1.0 GB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 640.7 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 8251.37 Mbps 7813.22 Mbps 0.72 ms
Los Angeles, US 7660.03 Mbps 7120.26 Mbps 11.46 ms
Dallas, US 2292.95 Mbps 7247.47 Mbps 39.37 ms
Montreal, CA 655.25 Mbps 832.88 Mbps 66.36 ms
Amsterdam, NL 635.95 Mbps 4366.85 Mbps 144.44 ms
Chongqing, CN 3.61 Mbps 0.19 Mbps 209.65 ms
Hongkong, CN 4.79 Mbps 0.23 Mbps 450.45 ms
Mumbai, IN 778.81 Mbps 5573.48 Mbps 257.70 ms
Singapore, SG 103.24 Mbps 25.95 Mbps 196.20 ms
Tokyo, JP 816.04 Mbps 8595.86 Mbps 106.59 ms
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Finished in : 4 min 53 sec
Timestamp : 2024-08-08 10:26:52 HKT
YabsBench: Disk Speed, iperf3 Network Speed, Geekbench 6 Benchmark
Basic System Information:
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Uptime : 0 days, 0 hours, 21 minutes
Processor : AMD EPYC 7663 56-Core Processor
CPU cores : 2 @ 1999.999 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 : 5.10.0-29-amd64
VM Type : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✔ Online / ❌ Offline
IPv4 Network Information:
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ISP : Eons Data Communications Limited
ASN : AS138997 Eons Data Communications Limited
Location : San Jose, California (CA)
Country : United States
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 125.82 MB/s (31.4k) | 1.19 GB/s (18.6k)
Write | 126.15 MB/s (31.5k) | 1.20 GB/s (18.7k)
Total | 251.98 MB/s (62.9k) | 2.39 GB/s (37.4k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 2.18 GB/s (4.2k) | 2.63 GB/s (2.5k)
Write | 2.29 GB/s (4.4k) | 2.81 GB/s (2.7k)
Total | 4.47 GB/s (8.7k) | 5.44 GB/s (5.3k)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 1.30 Gbits/sec | 1.68 Gbits/sec | 133 ms
Eranium | Amsterdam, NL (100G) | 4.31 Gbits/sec | 3.28 Gbits/sec | 144 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | busy | 1.92 Gbits/sec | 225 ms
Leaseweb | Singapore, SG (10G) | 3.05 Gbits/sec | 2.39 Gbits/sec | 181 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 6.88 Gbits/sec | 9.11 Gbits/sec | 10.6 ms
Leaseweb | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 6.10 Gbits/sec | 8.00 Gbits/sec | 60.1 ms
Edgoo | Sao Paulo, BR (1G) | 3.30 Gbits/sec | 2.62 Gbits/sec | 174 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
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Single Core | 1592
Multi Core | 2727
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/7239428
YABS completed in 11 min 30 sec
UnixBench: CPU Performance, A Score Higher is Better
Benchmark Run: Thu Aug 08 2024 10:39:50 - 11:07:49
2 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 47697534.5 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 7947.4 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 3504.4 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 434683.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 110103.9 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1593469.9 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 698011.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 61796.4 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 6371.8 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 10121.8 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 1820.0 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 841452.6 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 47697534.5 4087.2
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 7947.4 1445.0
Execl Throughput 43.0 3504.4 815.0
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 434683.0 1097.7
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 110103.9 665.3
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 1593469.9 2747.4
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 698011.8 561.1
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 61796.4 154.5
Process Creation 126.0 6371.8 505.7
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 10121.8 2387.2
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 1820.0 3033.3
System Call Overhead 15000.0 841452.6 561.0
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System Benchmarks Index Score 1046.2
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Benchmark Run: Thu Aug 08 2024 11:07:49 - 11:35:50
2 CPUs in system; running 2 parallel copies of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 92999431.0 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 15878.7 MWIPS (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 6103.0 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 769821.9 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 139981.4 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1689299.1 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 1378769.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 221262.0 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 13208.9 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 12516.1 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 1688.1 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 1571905.2 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 92999431.0 7969.1
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 15878.7 2887.0
Execl Throughput 43.0 6103.0 1419.3
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 769821.9 1944.0
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 139981.4 845.8
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 1689299.1 2912.6
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 1378769.8 1108.3
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 221262.0 553.2
Process Creation 126.0 13208.9 1048.3
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 12516.1 2951.9
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 1688.1 2813.5
System Call Overhead 15000.0 1571905.2 1047.9
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System Benchmarks Index Score 1758.6
======= Script description and score comparison completed! =======
Looking Glass
None
Global Latency Test
Query: ping 205.198.68.197, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 205.198.68.197 – ARIN /22 AS138997 EDCL-AS-AP Eons – United States, California, San Jose [hosting]
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 757.58 MiB/s | 6060.61 Mbps | ping 0.701ms
Gdrive : 7.88 KiB/s | 0.06 Mbps | ping 1.419ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 8.64 MiB/s | 69.09 Mbps | ping 61.184ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 2.05 MiB/s | 16.37 Mbps | ping 65.181ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 3.84 MiB/s | 30.74 Mbps | ping 20.469ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 1.45 MiB/s | 11.60 Mbps | ping 42.638ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 7.71 MiB/s | 61.67 Mbps | ping 10.123ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 64.83 MiB/s | 518.65 Mbps | ping 60.032ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 66.69 MiB/s | 533.52 Mbps | ping 57.434ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 417.86 KiB/s | 3.26 Mbps | ping 126.637ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 26.93 KiB/s | 0.21 Mbps | ping 150.242ms
Hetzner, Germany : 182 B/s | N/A | ping 157.890ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 32.20 MiB/s | 257.58 Mbps | ping 133.003ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 375.78 KiB/s | 2.94 Mbps | ping 139.766ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 320 B/s | N/A | ping 158.683ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 562 B/s | N/A | ping 139.337ms
Online, France : 30.58 MiB/s | 244.61 Mbps | ping 130.548ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 231 B/s | N/A | ping 149.594ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 9.31 MiB/s | 74.46 Mbps | ping 238.657ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 185 B/s | N/A | ping 172.834ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 6.71 MiB/s | 53.72 Mbps | ping 174.356ms
Prima, Argentina : 503.11 KiB/s | 3.93 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 2.32 MiB/s | 18.58 Mbps | ping 195.591ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 20.34 MiB/s | 162.76 Mbps | ping 103.674ms
Linode, Singapore : 11.48 MiB/s | 91.85 Mbps | ping 184.291ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 35.10 MiB/s | 280.80 Mbps | ping 106.215ms
Benchmark finished in 122 seconds
CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Media Unlock Test
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Yes (Region: US)
Disney+: Yes (Region: HK)
Netflix: Yes (Region: HK)
YouTube Premium: No
Amazon Prime Video: No (Service Not Available)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
Spotify Registration: No
Instagram Licensed Audio: No
OneTrust Region: US [California]
iQyi Oversea Region: HK
Bing Region: US
YouTube CDN: Mountain View
Netflix Preferred CDN: Seattle, WA
ChatGPT: Yes
Google Gemini: No
Wikipedia Editability: No
Google Search CAPTCHA Free: Yes
Steam Currency: USD
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Reddit: Yes
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Admin Control Panel
Server Pricing
Official Website: https://nube.sh
Coupon
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Conclusion
In our Basic Benchmark test, the server showed an impressive average I/O speed of 640.7 MB/s, with individual runs ranging from 262 MB/s to 1.0 GB/s. This indicates good to excellent disk performance. The network speed tests revealed high upload and download speeds, especially to locations in the US, with Los Angeles reaching 7660.03 Mbps for upload and 7120.26 Mbps for download.
The Yabs performance benchmark further confirmed the server’s strong I/O capabilities, showing total read/write speeds of 4.47 GB/s for 512k block sizes and 5.44 GB/s for 1m block sizes. These excellent results indicate the server can handle high data throughput efficiently.
The Geekbench 6 benchmark results were impressive, with a single-core score of 1592 and a multi-core score of 2727. These scores indicate good to excellent CPU performance and capability of handling demanding applications and workloads.
UnixBench results showed strong overall system performance, with a System Benchmarks Index Score of 1758.6 when running tests with two parallel copies. This score highlights the server’s ability to perform well under multi-threaded workloads.
In conclusion, the Nube Cloud United States San Jose Powerful Elastic Cloud Server (Plan: a3s.2c4g) delivers excellent performance across various benchmarks. Its high I/O speeds, strong CPU performance, and robust network capabilities make it a solid choice for demanding applications and workloads.
Official Website: https://nube.sh
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