Contabo Germany Karlsruhe AMD EPYC 9224 Best-priced Cloud VPS Test and Review
We recently tested Contabo Germany’s affordable Cloud VPS in Karlsruhe (Plan: Cloud VPS 1). This server features an AMD EPYC 9224 24-core Processor and includes:
- 4 CPU Cores
- 6 GB RAM
- 100 GB NVMe SSD Storage
- 2 Mbps Internet Speed
- 32 TB Monthly Traffic
- 1 Snapshot
- 1 IPv4 and 1 IPv6 Address
In our review, we ran several tests to evaluate its performance and reliability:
- Basic Benchmark, Yabs, and Unix Benchmark: Measured overall performance.
- Global Node Test: Checked network speeds from different locations.
- Global Ping Test: Assessed latency.
- Media Unlock Test: Verified media accessibility.
- CloudFlare Internet Test: Evaluated connection quality.
- PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix: Analyzed website performance.
These tests helped us understand how well the Cloud VPS handles various tasks and delivers a reliable hosting experience.
About Contabo
Contabo started its journey in the spring of 2003 with a single server. Fast forward to today, and the company powers over 350,000 servers worldwide. This impressive growth is a testament to their commitment to quality and customer satisfaction. Initially known as Giga-International, the company rebranded to Contabo in 2013 to reflect its expanding services and international reach.
One of Contabo’s key strengths lies in its infrastructure. The company operates multiple data centers across the globe, ensuring high availability and low latency for its customers. Their data centers are equipped with cutting-edge technology and designed to handle large traffic volumes without compromising performance.
In 2009, Contabo launched a state-of-the-art data center capable of housing over 4,000 physical servers. This facility marked a significant milestone in their journey, enabling them to offer even more robust and scalable hosting solutions. By 2020, Contabo expanded its reach beyond Europe, opening data centers in the United States and other locations worldwide.
Official Website: https://contabo.com
BasicBench: Server Profile, I/O Speed, Upload and Download Speed
CPU Model : AMD EPYC 9224 24-Core Processor
CPU Cores : 4 @ 2496.250 MHz
CPU Cache : 512 KB
AES-NI : ✓ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✗ Disabled
Total Disk : 97.8 GB (2.0 GB Used)
Total Mem : 5.8 GB (226.3 MB Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 20 min
Load average : 0.01, 0.02, 0.01
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 : AS51167 Contabo GmbH
Location : Karlsruhe / DE
Region : Baden-Wurttemberg
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 719 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 1.6 GB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 1.7 GB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 1366.1 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 188.89 Mbps 199.27 Mbps 3.75 ms
Los Angeles, US 185.10 Mbps 204.39 Mbps 151.29 ms
Dallas, US 189.81 Mbps 203.31 Mbps 121.16 ms
Montreal, CA 189.33 Mbps 206.99 Mbps 89.84 ms
Amsterdam, NL 188.53 Mbps 200.06 Mbps 10.11 ms
Shanghai, CN 167.45 Mbps 189.99 Mbps 262.01 ms
Hongkong, CN 175.79 Mbps 202.42 Mbps 227.36 ms
Mumbai, IN 189.21 Mbps 207.37 Mbps 140.34 ms
Singapore, SG 81.47 Mbps 180.66 Mbps 312.33 ms
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Finished in : 4 min 34 sec
Timestamp : 2024-10-07 02:58:51 CEST
YabsBench: Disk Speed, iperf3 Network Speed, Geekbench 6 Benchmark
Basic System Information:
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Uptime : 0 days, 0 hours, 25 minutes
Processor : AMD EPYC 9224 24-Core Processor
CPU cores : 4 @ 2496.250 MHz
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ❌ Disabled
RAM : 5.8 GiB
Swap : 0.0 KiB
Disk : 97.8 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 : Contabo GmbH
ASN : AS51167 Contabo GmbH
Host : Contabo GmbH
Location : Karlsruhe, Baden-Wurttemberg (BW)
Country : Germany
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 23.31 MB/s (5.8k) | 335.57 MB/s (5.2k)
Write | 23.32 MB/s (5.8k) | 337.34 MB/s (5.2k)
Total | 46.63 MB/s (11.6k) | 672.91 MB/s (10.5k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 4.64 GB/s (9.0k) | 9.14 GB/s (8.9k)
Write | 4.88 GB/s (9.5k) | 9.75 GB/s (9.5k)
Total | 9.53 GB/s (18.6k) | 18.89 GB/s (18.4k)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 189 Mbits/sec | 200 Mbits/sec | 18.5 ms
Eranium | Amsterdam, NL (100G) | 186 Mbits/sec | 200 Mbits/sec | 9.59 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 184 Mbits/sec | 193 Mbits/sec | 98.6 ms
Leaseweb | Singapore, SG (10G) | busy | 179 Mbits/sec | 236 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 170 Mbits/sec | 187 Mbits/sec | 150 ms
Leaseweb | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 180 Mbits/sec | 194 Mbits/sec | 85.8 ms
Edgoo | Sao Paulo, BR (1G) | 158 Mbits/sec | 180 Mbits/sec | 208 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
|
Single Core | 1725
Multi Core | 5371
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/8178442
YABS completed in 9 min 50 sec
UnixBench: CPU Performance, A Score Higher is Better
Benchmark Run: Mon Oct 07 2024 03:09:32 - 03:37:29
4 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 51031948.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 8476.9 MWIPS (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 6219.4 lps (29.9 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 1407013.9 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 433781.4 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 2014717.7 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 2921091.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 68935.5 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 12006.6 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 14046.2 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 4291.4 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 3398769.6 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 51031948.1 4372.9
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 8476.9 1541.3
Execl Throughput 43.0 6219.4 1446.4
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 1407013.9 3553.1
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 433781.4 2621.0
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 2014717.7 3473.7
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 2921091.8 2348.1
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 68935.5 172.3
Process Creation 126.0 12006.6 952.9
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 14046.2 3312.8
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 4291.4 7152.3
System Call Overhead 15000.0 3398769.6 2265.8
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System Benchmarks Index Score 2079.2
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Benchmark Run: Mon Oct 07 2024 03:37:29 - 04:05:29
4 CPUs in system; running 4 parallel copies of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 198535788.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 33465.2 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 16809.9 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 1129127.3 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 293381.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 3033242.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 11231678.6 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 1030410.5 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 45782.4 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 32470.9 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 4704.0 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 6378535.0 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 198535788.1 17012.5
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 33465.2 6084.6
Execl Throughput 43.0 16809.9 3909.3
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 1129127.3 2851.3
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 293381.0 1772.7
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 3033242.0 5229.7
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 11231678.6 9028.7
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 1030410.5 2576.0
Process Creation 126.0 45782.4 3633.5
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 32470.9 7658.2
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 4704.0 7840.0
System Call Overhead 15000.0 6378535.0 4252.4
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System Benchmarks Index Score 4976.6
======= Script description and score comparison completed! =======
Looking Glass
https://contabo.com/en-us/locations/europe/
Global Latency Test
Query: ping 91.205.*.*, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 91.205.*.* – RIPENCC /23 AS51167 CONTABO – Germany, Baden-Wurttemberg, Karlsruhe [hosting]
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 23.74 MiB/s | 189.88 Mbps | ping 2.294ms
Gdrive : 4.42 KiB/s | 0.03 Mbps | ping 2.111ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping 89.110ms
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 51.52 KiB/s | 0.40 Mbps | ping 98.080ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 817.58 KiB/s | 6.39 Mbps | ping 145.632ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 462.77 KiB/s | 3.62 Mbps | ping 121.633ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 367.99 KiB/s | 2.87 Mbps | ping 148.518ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 18.41 MiB/s | 147.26 Mbps | ping 92.780ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 18.44 MiB/s | 147.50 Mbps | ping 102.332ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 13.75 MiB/s | 109.99 Mbps | ping 16.617ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 1.72 MiB/s | 13.75 Mbps | ping 2.510ms
Hetzner, Germany : 2.69 KiB/s | 0.02 Mbps | ping 4.979ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 23.25 MiB/s | 185.96 Mbps | ping 11.155ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 858.45 KiB/s | 6.71 Mbps | ping 17.424ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 2.68 KiB/s | 0.02 Mbps | ping 22.874ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 2.82 KiB/s | 0.02 Mbps | ping 13.757ms
Online, France : 23.13 MiB/s | 185.07 Mbps | ping 12.831ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 126 B/s | N/A | ping 14.461ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 2.01 MiB/s | 16.07 Mbps | ping 323.898ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 131 B/s | N/A | ping 298.133ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 20.50 MiB/s | 164.03 Mbps | ping 36.776ms
Prima, Argentina : 304.86 KiB/s | 2.38 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 0 B/s | N/A | ping 250.774ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 3.67 MiB/s | 29.39 Mbps | ping 276.302ms
Linode, Singapore : 1.89 MiB/s | 15.12 Mbps | ping 238.997ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 4.77 MiB/s | 38.17 Mbps | ping 242.541ms
Benchmark finished in 94 seconds
CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Media Unlock Test
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Yes (Region: DE)
Disney+: No (IP Banned By Disney+ 1)
Netflix: Originals Only
YouTube Premium: Yes (Region: DE)
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: DE)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
Spotify Registration: No
Instagram Licensed Audio: Failed (Error: PAGE ERROR)
OneTrust Region: DE [Baden-Wurttemberg]
iQyi Oversea Region: DE
Bing Region: DE
YouTube CDN: Frankfurt
Netflix Preferred CDN: Stockholm
ChatGPT: Yes
Google Gemini: No
Wikipedia Editability: Yes
Google Search CAPTCHA Free: Yes
Steam Currency: EUR
---Forum---
Reddit: No
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Admin Control Panel
Thanks to its user-friendly interface, managing your hosting account with Contabo is straightforward. They support a variety of operating systems and control panels, giving you the flexibility to choose the tools that work best for you. This ease of use is a significant advantage, especially for those who may not have extensive technical expertise.
Contabo also provides a wealth of resources to help you get the most out of their services. Their website features comprehensive documentation and tutorials, covering everything from setting up your server to optimizing performance. Additionally, they have an active community of users sharing tips and advice, making finding solutions to common issues easier.
Server Pricing
Contabo prides itself on offering high-quality hosting solutions at competitive prices. They achieve this by carefully selecting hardware that balances performance and cost-efficiency. This approach allows them to provide excellent value for money, making their services accessible to many customers.
For example, their VPS plans start at just a few dollars per month, offering features typically found in more expensive plans from other providers. This affordability and robust performance make Contabo a popular choice among budget-conscious users.
Official Website: https://contabo.com
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Conclusion
Our performance tests showed impressive results. The VPS achieved an average I/O speed of 1366 MB/s, which is excellent. The Geekbench 6 benchmark scored 1725 in single-core performance, marking it as good, and 5371 in multi-core performance, demonstrating strong processing power. The UnixBench tests further highlighted the server’s robust CPU capabilities, high throughput, and efficient processing.
Network performance was solid across various global nodes. Upload and download speeds remained high in locations like Los Angeles, Dallas, and Amsterdam, with low latency in several areas. Although some regions, like Singapore, had lower speeds, the overall network performance was reliable. Web performance tests using PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix confirmed that the VPS handles website tasks smoothly, ensuring fast load times and stable connections.
In conclusion, Contabo’s Cloud VPS 1 in Karlsruhe delivers excellent I/O speeds, strong CPU performance, and reliable network connectivity. It offers a robust and dependable hosting solution at an affordable price, making it an excellent choice for anyone seeking high-performing web hosting.
Official Website: https://contabo.com
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