HostVDS Hong Kong Intel Xeon Burstable OpenStack Cloud Instance Test and Review
We recently tested the HostVDS Hong Kong Burstable OpenStack Cloud Instance, priced at $3.99/month. This server runs on an Intel Xeon Processor (Skylake, IBRS) with these specs: 2 CPU cores, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe SSD storage, 10 Gbit/s bandwidth, 2 TB traffic, and both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
Our review includes several tests: Basic Benchmark, Yabs, and Unix Benchmark for performance, Global Node Test for network speed 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 HostVDS
HostVDS operates data centers in multiple locations worldwide, including the USA, France, Finland, and the Netherlands. This global presence ensures you can choose a server location closest to your target audience, reducing latency and improving performance. However, it’s worth noting that their server locations are somewhat limited compared to other providers, which might be a consideration if you need a server in a specific region not covered by HostVDS.
The key feature of HostVDS is its flexibility. You can choose the resources you need and deploy servers hourly, perfect for short-term projects or testing environments. This flexibility also extends to their payment options, with multiple methods available, including cryptocurrencies. Scalability is also a strong suit of HostVDS. As your project grows, you can easily upgrade your plan to accommodate increased traffic and resource demands.
HostVDS uses modern server hardware and fast NVMe drives to ensure high operating speeds. Their reliable and resilient data centers provide a stable hosting environment for your projects. However, some users have reported occasional network bandwidth instability on cheap plans. Despite this, HostVDS’s overall performance and reliability are commendable, especially considering the affordable pricing.
Official website: https://hostvds.com
BasicBench: Server Profile, I/O Speed, Upload and Download Speed
CPU Model : Intel Xeon Processor (Skylake, IBRS)
CPU Cores : 2 @ 2099.998 MHz
CPU Cache : 16384 KB
AES-NI : ✓ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✓ Enabled
Total Disk : 37.5 GB (1.5 GB Used)
Total Mem : 3.8 GB (240.1 MB Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 2 hour 0 min
Load average : 0.08, 0.06, 0.02
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 11
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 5.10.0-30-amd64
TCP CC : bbr
Virtualization : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✓ Online / ✓ Online
Organization : AS56971 CGI GLOBAL LIMITED
Location : Hong Kong / HK
Region : Hong Kong
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 827 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 812 MB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 749 MB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 796.0 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 221.75 Mbps 1196.07 Mbps 352.59 ms
Los Angeles, US 576.05 Mbps 1524.84 Mbps 140.04 ms
Dallas, US 471.52 Mbps 1727.28 Mbps 169.78 ms
Montreal, CA 369.90 Mbps 927.74 Mbps 214.69 ms YabsBench: Disk Speed, iperf3 Network Speed, Geekbench 6 Benchmark
Basic System Information:
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Uptime : 0 days, 0 hours, 1 minutes
Processor : Intel Xeon Processor (Skylake, IBRS)
CPU cores : 2 @ 2099.998 MHz
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 3.8 GiB
Swap : 0.0 KiB
Disk : 37.5 GiB
Distro : Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Kernel : 5.10.0-30-amd64
VM Type : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✔ Online / ✔ Online
IPv6 Network Information:
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ISP : CGI GLOBAL LIMITED
ASN : AS56971 CGI GLOBAL LIMITED
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 | 40.01 MB/s (10.0k) | 656.71 MB/s (10.2k)
Write | 40.11 MB/s (10.0k) | 660.17 MB/s (10.3k)
Total | 80.12 MB/s (20.0k) | 1.31 GB/s (20.5k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 1.45 GB/s (2.8k) | 1.42 GB/s (1.3k)
Write | 1.53 GB/s (2.9k) | 1.52 GB/s (1.4k)
Total | 2.98 GB/s (5.8k) | 2.94 GB/s (2.8k)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 560 Mbits/sec | 889 Mbits/sec | 187 ms
Eranium | Amsterdam, NL (100G) | 725 Mbits/sec | 860 Mbits/sec | 194 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | busy | 599 Mbits/sec | 291 ms
Leaseweb | Singapore, SG (10G) | 1.98 Gbits/sec | 1.31 Gbits/sec | 38.7 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 697 Mbits/sec | 1.20 Gbits/sec | 154 ms
Leaseweb | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 630 Mbits/sec | 603 Mbits/sec | 213 ms
Edgoo | Sao Paulo, BR (1G) | busy | 181 Mbits/sec | 305 ms
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | busy | busy | 186 ms
Eranium | Amsterdam, NL (100G) | 694 Mbits/sec | 910 Mbits/sec | 186 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | busy | 533 Mbits/sec | 282 ms
Leaseweb | Singapore, SG (10G) | busy | 1.08 Gbits/sec | 36.4 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 557 Mbits/sec | 1.07 Gbits/sec | 154 ms
Leaseweb | NYC, NY, US (10G) | busy | 782 Mbits/sec | 213 ms
Edgoo | Sao Paulo, BR (1G) | busy | 511 Mbits/sec | 309 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
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Single Core | 752
Multi Core | 1331
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/7946607
YABS completed in 19 min 47 sec
UnixBench: CPU Performance, A Score Higher is Better
Benchmark Run: Mon Sep 23 2024 23:30:02 - 23:58:11
2 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 20805338.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 4686.4 MWIPS (9.8 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 1796.4 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 282633.2 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 75726.9 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 850903.4 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 390436.3 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 76056.3 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 3859.0 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 2758.3 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 571.6 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 191482.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 20805338.7 1782.8
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 4686.4 852.1
Execl Throughput 43.0 1796.4 417.8
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 282633.2 713.7
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 75726.9 457.6
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 850903.4 1467.1
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 390436.3 313.9
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 76056.3 190.1
Process Creation 126.0 3859.0 306.3
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 2758.3 650.6
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 571.6 952.7
System Call Overhead 15000.0 191482.7 127.7
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System Benchmarks Index Score 525.1
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Benchmark Run: Mon Sep 23 2024 23:58:11 - 00:26:28
2 CPUs in system; running 2 parallel copies of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 37933840.6 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 9243.4 MWIPS (9.8 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 3239.3 lps (29.8 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 505231.1 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 134405.5 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1533328.7 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 720535.2 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 179378.0 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 8955.3 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 4244.8 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 573.5 lpm (60.1 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 346359.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 37933840.6 3250.5
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 9243.4 1680.6
Execl Throughput 43.0 3239.3 753.3
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 505231.1 1275.8
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 134405.5 812.1
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 1533328.7 2643.7
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 720535.2 579.2
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 179378.0 448.4
Process Creation 126.0 8955.3 710.7
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 4244.8 1001.1
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 573.5 955.8
System Call Overhead 15000.0 346359.1 230.9
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System Benchmarks Index Score 937.3
======= Script description and score comparison completed! =======
Looking Glass
Test IPv4: 46.8.226.76
https://ping-hkg1.hostvds.com
Global Latency Test
Query: ping 95.182.100.128, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 95.182.100.128 – RIPENCC /24 AS56971 AS56971 AS56971 – China [hosting]
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 2.44 KiB/s | 0.02 Mbps | ping 202.396ms
Gdrive : 4.39 KiB/s | 0.03 Mbps | ping 4.356ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 187.22 KiB/s | 1.46 Mbps | ping 210.787ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 407.05 KiB/s | 3.18 Mbps | ping 164.407ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 3.21 MiB/s | 25.65 Mbps | ping 172.531ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 1.10 MiB/s | 8.81 Mbps | ping 145.165ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 7.32 MiB/s | 58.57 Mbps | ping 203.411ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 8.01 MiB/s | 64.05 Mbps | ping 208.177ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 265.11 KiB/s | 2.07 Mbps | ping 181.436ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 23.25 KiB/s | 0.18 Mbps | ping 184.093ms
Hetzner, Germany : 127 B/s | N/A | ping 182.820ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 5.27 MiB/s | 42.18 Mbps | ping 247.264ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 1.46 MiB/s | 11.66 Mbps | ping 191.312ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 350 B/s | N/A | ping 204.960ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 219 B/s | N/A | ping 231.449ms
Online, France : 5.33 MiB/s | 42.64 Mbps | ping 230.239ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 98 B/s | N/A | ping 175.293ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 16.57 MiB/s | 132.53 Mbps | ping 127.229ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 285 B/s | N/A | ping 153.095ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 1.76 MiB/s | 14.11 Mbps | ping 211.920ms
Prima, Argentina : 83.61 KiB/s | 0.65 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 0 B/s | N/A | ping 35.000ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 49.02 MiB/s | 392.16 Mbps | ping 52.509ms
Linode, Singapore : 30.72 MiB/s | 245.78 Mbps | ping 72.862ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 46.75 MiB/s | 374.01 Mbps | ping 45.505ms
Benchmark finished in 135 seconds
CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Media Unlock Test
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: No
Disney+: No
Netflix: Yes (Region: HK)
YouTube Premium: Yes (Region: HK)
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: HK)
TVBAnywhere+: No
Spotify Registration: No
Instagram Licensed Audio: No
OneTrust Region: CN [Unknown]
iQyi Oversea Region: INTL
Bing Region: CN
YouTube CDN: Taipei
Netflix Preferred CDN: Failed (CDN IP Not Found)
ChatGPT: No (Only Available with Mobile APP)
Google Gemini: No
Wikipedia Editability: Yes
Google Search CAPTCHA Free: Yes
Steam Currency: CNY
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Reddit: Yes
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Admin Control Panel
HostVDS prides itself on its user-friendly control panel. Even if you’re a beginner with no experience managing servers, you’ll find the interface intuitive and easy to navigate. The control panel allows you to manage your servers, monitor performance, and adjust with just a few clicks. This ease of use is a significant advantage for those who want to focus on their projects rather than getting bogged down by technical details.
Server Pricing
One of HostVDS’s most attractive features is its budget-friendly pricing. Whether you’re a small business owner, a developer, or someone looking to host a personal project, HostVDS offers plans that won’t break the bank. Their VPS plans are particularly popular, providing great value for money. You can choose from various plans that suit your needs and budget, making it easy to find the perfect fit for your project.
Official website: https://hostvds.com
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Conclusion
In our Basic Benchmark, the server showed impressive I/O speeds, averaging 796 MB/s, which is considered good. The upload and download speeds were also strong, reaching up to 1727.28 Mbps in Dallas, US. This indicates robust performance for data-intensive tasks.
The Yabs Performance Bench further confirmed the server’s capabilities. Disk speed tests showed excellent results, with read and write speeds over 1.4 GB/s for larger block sizes. These results suggest the server can handle demanding workloads efficiently.
In the Geekbench 6 test, the server scored 752 in single-core and 1331 in multi-core performance, placing it in the standard to good range. The UnixBench results were also positive, with a System Benchmarks Index Score of 937.3, indicating strong overall performance.
In conclusion, the HostVDS Hong Kong Cloud Instance offers excellent value for its price. Its performance in I/O speed, network capabilities, and CPU benchmarks makes it a reliable choice for users looking for a budget-friendly yet powerful server option.
Official website: https://hostvds.com
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