Exoscale Bulgaria Sofia Intel Xeon CPU Optimized On-demand Cloud Server Test and Review
We recently tested the Exoscale Bulgaria Sofia CPU Optimized On-demand Cloud Server (Extra-Large Plan). It runs on an Intel Xeon Processor (Skylake) and offers 8 CPU cores, 16 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD storage, a 1 Gbps internet port, and one IPv4 address.
Our review covers several tests: Basic Benchmark, Yabs, and Unix Benchmark for performance, Global Node Test for network speeds across locations, and Global Ping Test for latency. We also check media access with The Media Unlock Test, connection quality with the CloudFlare Internet Test, and web performance using PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix.
About Exoscale
A team of IT operations founded Exoscale veterans turned cloud enthusiasts. Their mission was clear: to build a cloud platform that is both powerful and enjoyable to use. Over the years, Exoscale has stayed true to this mission, continuously innovating and expanding its services to meet the growing demands of its customers.
One of the standout features of Exoscale is its high-performance KVM-powered virtual machines. These virtual machines are designed to deliver exceptional performance, making them ideal for running mission-critical workloads. Additionally, Exoscale offers 100% local SSD storage, ensuring your data is stored securely and can be accessed quickly.
Exoscale’s instant virtual server deployment is another highlight. This feature enables users to deploy virtual servers quickly and scale their operations as needed. Furthermore, Exoscale supports cluster-friendly traffic and live migrations, ensuring your applications run smoothly and efficiently.
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 @ 2400.004 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 (265.9 MB Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 8 min
Load average : 0.28, 0.18, 0.10
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 11
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 5.10.0-32-cloud-amd64
TCP CC : bbr
Virtualization : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✓ Online / ✗ Offline
Organization : AS61098 Akenes SA
Location : Sofia / BG
Region : Sofia-Capital
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 334 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 333 MB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 331 MB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 332.7 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 9390.07 Mbps 9374.27 Mbps 0.61 ms
Los Angeles, US 494.81 Mbps 2902.17 Mbps 168.17 ms
Dallas, US 580.63 Mbps 4141.47 Mbps 140.18 ms
Montreal, CA 662.23 Mbps 910.43 Mbps 110.27 ms
Amsterdam, NL 2364.14 Mbps 9329.63 Mbps 35.20 ms
Shanghai, CN 285.70 Mbps 2932.54 Mbps 271.49 ms
Hongkong, CN 329.29 Mbps 3261.88 Mbps 256.26 ms
Mumbai, IN 352.40 Mbps 3475.56 Mbps 233.06 ms
Singapore, SG 98.95 Mbps 324.53 Mbps 343.67 ms
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Finished in : 4 min 39 sec
Timestamp : 2024-09-23 01:17:56 UTC
YabsBench: Disk Speed, iperf3 Network Speed, Geekbench 6 Benchmark
Basic System Information:
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Uptime : 0 days, 0 hours, 13 minutes
Processor : Intel Xeon Processor (Skylake)
CPU cores : 8 @ 2400.004 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 : 5.10.0-32-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 SA
Location : Sofia, Sofia-Capital (22)
Country : Bulgaria
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 224.69 MB/s (56.1k) | 1.64 GB/s (25.7k)
Write | 225.28 MB/s (56.3k) | 1.65 GB/s (25.8k)
Total | 449.98 MB/s (112.4k) | 3.30 GB/s (51.6k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 1.79 GB/s (3.4k) | 2.06 GB/s (2.0k)
Write | 1.88 GB/s (3.6k) | 2.19 GB/s (2.1k)
Total | 3.67 GB/s (7.1k) | 4.25 GB/s (4.1k)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 4.69 Gbits/sec | 4.97 Gbits/sec | --
Eranium | Amsterdam, NL (100G) | 5.12 Gbits/sec | 5.67 Gbits/sec | --
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 1.52 Gbits/sec | 1.74 Gbits/sec | --
Leaseweb | Singapore, SG (10G) | 805 Mbits/sec | 989 Mbits/sec | --
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 868 Mbits/sec | 986 Mbits/sec | --
Leaseweb | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 1.43 Gbits/sec | 1.68 Gbits/sec | --
Edgoo | Sao Paulo, BR (1G) | 600 Mbits/sec | 765 Mbits/sec | --
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
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Single Core | 1133
Multi Core | 5904
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/7928094
YABS completed in 11 min 40 sec
UnixBench: CPU Performance, A Score Higher is Better
Benchmark Run: Mon Sep 23 2024 01:40:17 - 02:08:19
8 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 42750021.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 6461.4 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 3545.3 lps (29.9 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 439777.7 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 113240.8 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1421536.9 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 587259.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 62091.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 7492.4 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 10520.1 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 4478.0 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 302849.2 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 42750021.8 3663.2
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 6461.4 1174.8
Execl Throughput 43.0 3545.3 824.5
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 439777.7 1110.5
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 113240.8 684.2
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 1421536.9 2450.9
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 587259.7 472.1
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 62091.8 155.2
Process Creation 126.0 7492.4 594.6
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 10520.1 2481.2
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 4478.0 7463.4
System Call Overhead 15000.0 302849.2 201.9
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System Benchmarks Index Score 1006.2
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Benchmark Run: Mon Sep 23 2024 02:08:19 - 02:36:24
8 CPUs in system; running 8 parallel copies of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 336380347.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 50884.5 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 19745.0 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 736227.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 159476.2 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1927236.5 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 4584448.9 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 1056779.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 46531.4 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 46780.8 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6506.7 lpm (60.1 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 2159270.4 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 336380347.8 28824.4
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 50884.5 9251.7
Execl Throughput 43.0 19745.0 4591.9
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 736227.0 1859.2
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 159476.2 963.6
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 1927236.5 3322.8
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 4584448.9 3685.2
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 1056779.7 2641.9
Process Creation 126.0 46531.4 3693.0
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 46780.8 11033.2
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 6506.7 10844.5
System Call Overhead 15000.0 2159270.4 1439.5
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System Benchmarks Index Score 4343.9
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Looking Glass
Located in the A1 Lift data center, our BG-SOF-1 zone offers GDPR-compliant servers to help regional Startups, SMBs, and enterprise projects meet European legal requirements regarding data privacy standards.
Global Latency Test
Query: ping 194.182.178.188, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 194.182.178.188 – RIPENCC /22 AS61098 EXOSCALE – Bulgaria, Sofia-Capital, Sofia [residential]
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 216.45 MiB/s | 1731.60 Mbps | ping error!
Gdrive : 4.96 KiB/s | 0.04 Mbps | ping error!
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 239.15 KiB/s | 1.87 Mbps | ping error!
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 311.75 KiB/s | 2.44 Mbps | ping error!
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 371.20 KiB/s | 2.90 Mbps | ping error!
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 320.07 KiB/s | 2.50 Mbps | ping error!
Ramnode, New York, USA : 20.25 MiB/s | 161.99 Mbps | ping error!
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 18.63 MiB/s | 149.03 Mbps | ping error!
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 13.13 MiB/s | 105.06 Mbps | ping error!
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 41.46 KiB/s | 0.32 Mbps | ping error!
Hetzner, Germany : 818 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 64.48 MiB/s | 515.85 Mbps | ping error!
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 6.89 MiB/s | 55.16 Mbps | ping error!
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 890 B/s | N/A | ping error!
OVH, Roubaix, France : 1.61 KiB/s | 0.01 Mbps | ping error!
Online, France : 65.28 MiB/s | 522.20 Mbps | ping error!
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 782 B/s | N/A | ping error!
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 1.96 MiB/s | 15.66 Mbps | ping error!
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 106 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Hosteasy, Moldova : 81.30 MiB/s | 650.41 Mbps | ping error!
Prima, Argentina : 110.86 KiB/s | 0.87 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 4.35 MiB/s | 34.82 Mbps | ping error!
Linode, Singapore : 8.45 MiB/s | 67.57 Mbps | ping error!
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 165.42 KiB/s | 1.29 Mbps | ping error!
Benchmark finished in 106 seconds
CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Media Unlock Test
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Yes (Region: BG)
Disney+: Yes (Region: BG)
Netflix: Yes (Region: BG)
YouTube Premium: Yes (Region: CH)
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: BG)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
Spotify Registration: No
Instagram Licensed Audio: Yes
OneTrust Region: BG [Sofia-Capital]
iQyi Oversea Region: INTL
Bing Region: WW
YouTube CDN: [BLIZOO] in [Sofia]
Netflix Preferred CDN: Failed (CDN IP Not Found)
ChatGPT: Yes
Google Gemini: No
Wikipedia Editability: Yes
Google Search CAPTCHA Free: Yes
Steam Currency: EUR
---Forum---
Reddit: Yes
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Admin Control Panel
Exoscale understands the importance of providing excellent customer support. The company offers a range of support options, including a comprehensive knowledge base, community forums, and direct support channels. This ensures that users can get the help they need, whether they are troubleshooting an issue or seeking advice on optimizing their cloud infrastructure.
In addition to its support offerings, Exoscale has built a vibrant community of users and developers. This community is a valuable resource for users, providing a platform for sharing knowledge, best practices, and solutions to common challenges. By fostering this sense of community, Exoscale helps its users succeed and get the most out of their cloud hosting experience.
Server Pricing
Exoscale offers a transparent and straightforward approach. The company prides itself on its “no surprises pricing,” meaning users know exactly what they are paying for upfront. This transparency extends to their hourly pricing scheme, which is prorated per minute. This ensures that customers only pay for the resources they use, making Exoscale one of the industry’s most cost-effective cloud hosting providers.
Exoscale’s pricing plans are designed to be flexible and scalable. Users can start with small clusters and easily scale up to more powerful configurations as their needs grow. This flexibility makes Exoscale an ideal choice for businesses of all sizes, from startups to large enterprises.
Official Website: https://www.Exoscale.com
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Conclusion
In our Basic Benchmark, the server delivered an average I/O speed of 332.7 MB/s, which is solid but leaves room for improvement. Upload and download speeds were impressive, with local speeds reaching over 9300 Mbps. Internationally, speeds varied, with Amsterdam showing strong results at over 9300 Mbps download, while Singapore lagged.
The Yabs performance test showed excellent disk speeds, with read and write operations exceeding 1.6 GB/s for larger block sizes. This indicates the server handles mixed read/write tasks efficiently, making it suitable for data-intensive operations.
The Geekbench 6 results were strong, with a single-core score of 1133 and a multi-core score of 5904, placing the server in the good performance category. UnixBench further confirmed the server’s capabilities, achieving a high System Benchmarks Index Score of 4343.9, showcasing its ability to handle multiple processes and tasks simultaneously.
In conclusion, the Exoscale Bulgaria Sofia CPU Optimized Cloud Server offers excellent performance for both CPU and network tasks. While the I/O speed could be higher, its processing power and network throughput strengths make it a reliable option for various workloads.
Official Website: https://www.Exoscale.com
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