OVHcloud USA Chicago Public Cloud AMD EPYC General Purpose Instance Test and Review
We put the OVHcloud USA Chicago Public Cloud‘s B3-8 plan to the test, checking its performance and features. This plan packs a punch with a 2-core AMD EPYC processor (with IBPB), 8GB RAM, and a speedy 50GB SSD. You also get a 500 Mbps internet connection and both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
Here’s how we tested it:
- Performance: We ran industry-standard benchmarks like Basic Benchmark, Yabs, and Unix Benchmark to see how fast the server could handle various tasks.
- Network Speed: Using the Global Node Test, we measured download and upload speeds from different locations around the world.
- Latency: We used the Global Ping Test to check how quickly the server responded to requests from various geographical locations.
- Media Access: The Media Unlock Test revealed which streaming services and content the server could access.
- Connection Quality: We used the CloudFlare Internet Test to analyze the stability and reliability of the Internet connection.
- Website Speed: Finally, we used PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix to evaluate how quickly websites hosted on the server would load for visitors.
Stay tuned for our detailed findings and see if the OVHcloud Chicago Public Cloud B3-8 plan is the right fit for your needs!
About OVHcloud
OVHcloud is a leading global cloud provider that has been shaping the digital landscape since 1999. With a strong presence in over 140 countries, OVHcloud offers a comprehensive suite of services, including web hosting, cloud solutions, and dedicated servers. This post explores what makes OVHcloud a top choice for businesses, individuals, and gamers looking for reliable and scalable hosting solutions.
First and foremost, OVHcloud provides a variety of hosting options to cater to different needs. The company’s web hosting services are designed to support various types of websites, from personal blogs to e-commerce platforms. With plans starting at just €5.64 per month, OVHcloud ensures that even small businesses and individuals can access reliable hosting services without breaking the bank. Additionally, OVHcloud offers free SSL certificates, ensuring that websites are secure and trusted by visitors.
Moreover, OVHcloud’s cloud hosting services are designed to provide users with scalable and flexible solutions. The platform includes features like one-click server deployment, automatic backups, and a range of security tools to help users protect their data. This makes OVHcloud an ideal choice for businesses looking to expand their IT infrastructure and improve their digital transformation efforts.
In addition to web hosting, OVHcloud offers VPS hosting solutions that provide users with dedicated resources and full control over their hosting environment. OVHcloud’s VPS plans come with a range of configurations, including SSD disks, unlimited bandwidth, and full root access, allowing users to customize their hosting environment to meet their specific needs. This flexibility makes OVHcloud an attractive option for high-traffic websites, gaming servers, and other resource-intensive applications.
Official Website: https://www.OVHcloud.com
BasicBench: Server Profile, I/O Speed, Upload and Download Speed
CPU Model : AMD EPYC Processor (with IBPB)
CPU Cores : 2 @ 3095.346 MHz
CPU Cache : 512 KB
AES-NI : ✓ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✓ Enabled
Total Disk : 49.1 GB (1.9 GB Used)
Total Mem : 7.8 GB (237.3 MB Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 10 min
Load average : 0.15, 0.20, 0.11
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 : AS16276 OVH SAS
Location : Chicago / US
Region : Illinois
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 342 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 358 MB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 354 MB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 351.3 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 12258.78 Mbps 12384.46 Mbps 0.91 ms
Los Angeles, US 1573.48 Mbps 4381.99 Mbps 52.88 ms
Dallas, US 3813.91 Mbps 6187.09 Mbps 22.04 ms
Montreal, CA 928.38 Mbps 901.28 Mbps 18.87 ms
Amsterdam, NL 685.46 Mbps 4168.26 Mbps 97.58 ms
Mumbai, IN 329.26 Mbps 2571.22 Mbps 250.30 ms
Singapore, SG 130.80 Mbps 454.77 Mbps 251.83 ms
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Finished in : 3 min 57 sec
Timestamp : 2024-10-24 02:22:29 CEST
YabsBench: Disk Speed, iperf3 Network Speed, Geekbench 6 Benchmark
Basic System Information:
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Uptime : 0 days, 0 hours, 19 minutes
Processor : AMD EPYC Processor (with IBPB)
CPU cores : 2 @ 3095.346 MHz
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 7.8 GiB
Swap : 0.0 KiB
Disk : 49.1 GiB
Distro : Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Kernel : 5.10.0-30-amd64
VM Type : MICROSOFT
IPv4/IPv6 : ✔ Online / ✔ Online
IPv6 Network Information:
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ISP : OVH SAS
ASN : AS16276 OVH SAS
Host : OVH US LLC
Location : Westmont, Illinois (IL)
Country : United States
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 250.01 MB/s (62.5k) | 1.06 GB/s (16.7k)
Write | 250.67 MB/s (62.6k) | 1.07 GB/s (16.8k)
Total | 500.69 MB/s (125.1k) | 2.14 GB/s (33.5k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 1.02 GB/s (1.9k) | 1.00 GB/s (984)
Write | 1.07 GB/s (2.0k) | 1.07 GB/s (1.0k)
Total | 2.09 GB/s (4.0k) | 2.08 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) | 1.72 Gbits/sec | 1.44 Gbits/sec | 99.7 ms
Eranium | Amsterdam, NL (100G) | 1.49 Gbits/sec | 1.74 Gbits/sec | 107 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 516 Mbits/sec | 373 Mbits/sec | 198 ms
Leaseweb | Singapore, SG (10G) | 553 Mbits/sec | 380 Mbits/sec | 239 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 3.23 Gbits/sec | 2.78 Gbits/sec | 53.0 ms
Leaseweb | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 8.06 Gbits/sec | 3.88 Gbits/sec | 22.6 ms
Edgoo | Sao Paulo, BR (1G) | 1.17 Gbits/sec | 733 Mbits/sec | 131 ms
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 1.64 Gbits/sec | 1.15 Gbits/sec | 99.7 ms
Eranium | Amsterdam, NL (100G) | 1.51 Gbits/sec | 1.72 Gbits/sec | 107 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 675 Mbits/sec | 430 Mbits/sec | 198 ms
Leaseweb | Singapore, SG (10G) | 549 Mbits/sec | 531 Mbits/sec | 239 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 3.22 Gbits/sec | 2.76 Gbits/sec | 52.9 ms
Leaseweb | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 8.05 Gbits/sec | 3.97 Gbits/sec | 22.5 ms
Edgoo | Sao Paulo, BR (1G) | 1.18 Gbits/sec | 811 Mbits/sec | 131 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
|
Single Core | 1649
Multi Core | 2948
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/8457361
YABS completed in 13 min 47 sec
UnixBench: CPU Performance, A Score Higher is Better
Benchmark Run: Thu Oct 24 2024 02:41:57 - 03:09:54
2 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 54384372.9 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 8848.8 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 7052.3 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 1527258.8 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 404942.6 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 4941445.9 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 2449806.5 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 75873.5 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 10520.3 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 13934.2 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 2678.4 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 2569111.5 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 54384372.9 4660.2
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 8848.8 1608.9
Execl Throughput 43.0 7052.3 1640.1
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 1527258.8 3856.7
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 404942.6 2446.8
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 4941445.9 8519.7
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 2449806.5 1969.3
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 75873.5 189.7
Process Creation 126.0 10520.3 834.9
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 13934.2 3286.4
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 2678.4 4463.9
System Call Overhead 15000.0 2569111.5 1712.7
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System Benchmarks Index Score 2109.1
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Benchmark Run: Thu Oct 24 2024 03:09:54 - 03:37:53
2 CPUs in system; running 2 parallel copies of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 110253695.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 17686.6 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 9396.6 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 1071721.2 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 287471.9 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 3134842.9 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 4881447.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 549545.4 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 25297.5 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 19808.9 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 2796.2 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 4053985.9 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 110253695.8 9447.6
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 17686.6 3215.8
Execl Throughput 43.0 9396.6 2185.2
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 1071721.2 2706.4
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 287471.9 1737.0
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 3134842.9 5404.9
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 4881447.7 3924.0
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 549545.4 1373.9
Process Creation 126.0 25297.5 2007.7
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 19808.9 4671.9
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 2796.2 4660.3
System Call Overhead 15000.0 4053985.9 2702.7
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System Benchmarks Index Score 3181.2
======= Script description and score comparison completed! =======
Looking Glass
https://lg.ovh.net
Global Latency Test
Query: ping 40.160.228.219, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 40.160.228.219 – ARIN /24 AS16276 OVH – United States, Illinois, Westmont [hosting]
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 97.47 MiB/s | 779.73 Mbps | ping 24.031ms
Gdrive : 3.79 KiB/s | 0.03 Mbps | ping 25.765ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 188.02 KiB/s | 1.47 Mbps | ping 43.047ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 4.16 MiB/s | 33.28 Mbps | ping 51.402ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 38.49 MiB/s | 307.93 Mbps | ping 21.037ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 3.47 MiB/s | 27.79 Mbps | ping 52.841ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 88.88 MiB/s | 711.03 Mbps | ping 21.113ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 79.94 MiB/s | 639.51 Mbps | ping 28.923ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 1.65 MiB/s | 13.17 Mbps | ping 97.104ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 31.74 KiB/s | 0.25 Mbps | ping 107.149ms
Hetzner, Germany : 0 B/s | N/A | ping 115.064ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 20.46 MiB/s | 163.71 Mbps | ping 108.736ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 44.10 KiB/s | 0.34 Mbps | ping 169.704ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 576 B/s | N/A | ping 131.528ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 529 B/s | N/A | ping 100.063ms
Online, France : 22.00 MiB/s | 176.01 Mbps | ping 100.618ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 281 B/s | N/A | ping 114.835ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 1.12 MiB/s | 8.94 Mbps | ping 229.051ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 333 B/s | N/A | ping 223.841ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 6.44 MiB/s | 51.51 Mbps | ping 142.404ms
Prima, Argentina : 246.69 KiB/s | 1.93 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 0 B/s | N/A | ping 233.704ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 11.79 MiB/s | 94.36 Mbps | ping 167.990ms
Linode, Singapore : 3.19 MiB/s | 25.52 Mbps | ping 245.857ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 10.36 MiB/s | 82.87 Mbps | ping 145.652ms
Benchmark finished in 91 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 [Illinois]
iQyi Oversea Region: US
Bing Region: US
YouTube CDN: Montreal, PQ
Netflix Preferred CDN: Chicago, IL
ChatGPT: No (Only Available with Web Browser)
Google Gemini: Yes (Region: USA)
Wikipedia Editability: No
Google Search CAPTCHA Free: Yes
Steam Currency: USD
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Reddit: No
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Official Website: https://www.OVHcloud.com
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Conclusion
We took OVHcloud’s Chicago-based B3-8 plan for a spin, focusing on its performance using real-world benchmarks. This plan boasts a 2-core AMD EPYC processor, 8GB of RAM, and a 50GB SSD, making it suitable for small websites or applications.
Our tests revealed a mixed bag. The server achieved a respectable average I/O speed of 351.3 MB/s, indicating decent read/write speeds for handling data. This falls within the “good” range, meaning your website or application should load quickly for visitors. However, the Geekbench 6 single-core score of 1649, while not terrible, sits within the “standard” range. This suggests that the server might struggle with tasks requiring heavy processing power for a single task.
Network speeds were generally positive, with impressive download and upload speeds, especially within the US. However, latency varied significantly depending on the location. Users closer to Chicago will enjoy a snappy experience, while those further away might experience slight delays.
The UnixBench results further highlight the server’s strengths and weaknesses. While excelling in file handling and multi-tasking, the lower scores in areas like pipe-based context switching suggest some limitations in handling resource-intensive applications.
In conclusion, the OVHcloud Chicago B3-8 plan offers a good balance of performance and features for its price point. It’s a solid choice for small websites and applications that don’t demand heavy processing power. However, if you anticipate high traffic loads or require top-tier single-core performance, exploring plans with more powerful processors might be worthwhile.
Official Website: https://www.OVHcloud.com
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