RareCloud USA Silicon Valley Intel Xeon E5-2683 Linux KVM VPS Test and Review
We recently put RareCloud‘s Silicon Valley DIY VPS plan to the test. This budget-friendly option offers 2 cores, 2GB of RAM, a 40GB SSD, and a 1Gbps port. We aimed to see how this configuration performed in real-world scenarios, from benchmarking to streaming and everyday tasks.
About RareCloud
RareCloud.io is an innovative hosting provider offering a broad range of services tailored to meet the diverse needs of its clients. Originally known as VPSforVPN.com, the company rebranded to RareCloud.io, reflecting a significant enhancement in its service offerings and infrastructure. This rebranding marks a new era for the company, aligning its name with the cutting-edge solutions it provides.
RareCloud.io is a forward-thinking hosting provider that combines top-notch infrastructure, a wide range of services, flexible payment options, and competitive pricing. Their commitment to continuous improvement and customer satisfaction sets them apart in the hosting industry. Whether you need a VPS for personal use, business applications, or innovative solutions like mobile proxies and Android instances, RareCloud.io is equipped to meet your needs with reliability and efficiency.
Official Website: https://RareCloud.io
Basic Information
Processor : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2683 v4 @ 2.10GHz
CPU Numbers : 2
CPU Frequency : 2095.146 MHz
CPU Cache : L1: 64.00 KB / L2: 256.00 KB / L3: 40.00 MB
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 297.20 MiB / 1.92 GiB
Swap : 0 KiB / 1024.00 MiB
Disk Space : 3.10 GiB / 49.10 GiB
Boot Disk : /dev/vda1
Uptime : 0 days, 22 hour 42 min
Loads : 0.31, 0.22, 0.18
OS Release : Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) (x86_64)
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel Version : 5.10.0-23-amd64
TCP Acceleration : bbr
VM Type : KVM
NAT Type : Full Cone
IPV4 ASN : AS396073 Majestic Hosting Solutions, LLC
IPV4 Location : Santa Clara / California / US
IPV6 ASN : AS396073 Majestic Hosting Solutions, LLC
IPV6 Location : Santa Clara / California / United States
IPV6 Subnet Mask : 64
GB6 Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
|
Single Core | 555
Multi Core | 953
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/9738319
YABS completed in 14 min 24 sec
RAM Read/Write Tests
----------------------------Memory-Test---------------------------------
-> Memory Test (Fast Mode, 1-Pass @ 5sec)
Single Read Test: 10163.19 MB/s
Single Write Test: 6987.16 MB/s
Running memory speed test with the following options:
block size: 1KiB
total size: 102400MiB
operation: read
scope: global
Initializing worker threads...
Threads started!
Total operations: 32137954 (3212851.79 per second)
31384.72 MiB transferred (3137.55 MiB/sec)
General statistics:
total time: 10.0001s
total number of events: 32137954
Latency (ms):
min: 0.00
avg: 0.00
max: 10.24
95th percentile: 0.00
sum: 3494.87
Threads fairness:
events (avg/stddev): 32137954.0000/0.00
execution time (avg/stddev): 3.4949/0.00
Running memory speed test with the following options:
block size: 1KiB
total size: 102400MiB
operation: write
scope: global
Initializing worker threads...
Threads started!
Total operations: 22770768 (2276419.67 per second)
22237.08 MiB transferred (2223.07 MiB/sec)
General statistics:
total time: 10.0001s
total number of events: 22770768
Latency (ms):
min: 0.00
avg: 0.00
max: 11.09
95th percentile: 0.00
sum: 4754.55
Threads fairness:
events (avg/stddev): 22770768.0000/0.00
execution time (avg/stddev): 4.7545/0.00
Disk Read/Write Tests
------------------------Disk-dd-Read/Write-Test-------------------------
-> Disk test in progress (4K Block/1M Block, Direct Mode)
Block Size Write Test Read Test
100MB-4K Block 22.8 MB/s (5569 IOPS, 4.60s) 30.5 MB/s (7445 IOPS, 3.44s)
1GB-1M Block 414 MB/s (395 IOPS, 2.53s) 1.1 GB/s (1041 IOPS, 0.96s)
-----------------------Disk-fio-Read/Write-Test-------------------------
Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 44.94 MB/s (11.2k) | 315.10 MB/s (4.9k)
Write | 45.04 MB/s (11.2k) | 316.76 MB/s (4.9k)
Total | 89.99 MB/s (22.4k) | 631.86 MB/s (9.8k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 370.55 MB/s (723) | 373.15 MB/s (364)
Write | 390.24 MB/s (762) | 398.00 MB/s (388)
Total | 760.80 MB/s (1.4k) | 771.15 MB/s (752)
Iperf3 Network Tests
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 567 Mbits/sec | 278 Mbits/sec | 128 ms
Eranium | Amsterdam, NL (100G) | 893 Mbits/sec | 662 Mbits/sec | 145 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 705 Mbits/sec | 218 Mbits/sec | 230 ms
Leaseweb | Singapore, SG (10G) | 654 Mbits/sec | 364 Mbits/sec | 175 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 1.01 Gbits/sec | 599 Mbits/sec | 10.6 ms
Leaseweb | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 966 Mbits/sec | 434 Mbits/sec | 60.3 ms
Edgoo | Sao Paulo, BR (1G) | 831 Mbits/sec | 265 Mbits/sec | 183 ms
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 628 Mbits/sec | 151 Mbits/sec | 128 ms
Eranium | Amsterdam, NL (100G) | 883 Mbits/sec | 561 Mbits/sec | 145 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 668 Mbits/sec | busy | 230 ms
Leaseweb | Singapore, SG (10G) | 803 Mbits/sec | busy | 175 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 1.01 Gbits/sec | 798 Mbits/sec | 10.8 ms
Leaseweb | NYC, NY, US (10G) | busy | 439 Mbits/sec | 60.3 ms
Edgoo | Sao Paulo, BR (1G) | 825 Mbits/sec | 163 Mbits/sec | 183 ms UnixBench Tests
Benchmark Run: Thu Jan 02 2025 20:06:53 - 20:34:57
2 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 20139259.5 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 3980.4 MWIPS (9.4 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 1473.1 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 298868.2 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 76140.4 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 846552.3 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 429085.6 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 54414.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 2900.9 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 3423.5 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 759.4 lpm (60.1 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 230231.6 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 20139259.5 1725.7
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 3980.4 723.7
Execl Throughput 43.0 1473.1 342.6
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 298868.2 754.7
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 76140.4 460.1
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 846552.3 1459.6
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 429085.6 344.9
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 54414.7 136.0
Process Creation 126.0 2900.9 230.2
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 3423.5 807.4
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 759.4 1265.7
System Call Overhead 15000.0 230231.6 153.5
========
System Benchmarks Index Score 517.3
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Benchmark Run: Thu Jan 02 2025 20:34:57 - 21:02:57
2 CPUs in system; running 2 parallel copies of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 38376446.2 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 7986.1 MWIPS (8.6 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 3198.9 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 458810.7 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 119689.8 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1346119.3 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 818179.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 194553.0 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 7659.0 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 5841.5 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 927.8 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 470553.4 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 38376446.2 3288.5
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 7986.1 1452.0
Execl Throughput 43.0 3198.9 743.9
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 458810.7 1158.6
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 119689.8 723.2
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 1346119.3 2320.9
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 818179.1 657.7
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 194553.0 486.4
Process Creation 126.0 7659.0 607.9
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 5841.5 1377.7
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 927.8 1546.3
System Call Overhead 15000.0 470553.4 313.7
========
System Benchmarks Index Score 991.0
======= Script description and score comparison completed! =======
Streaming Unlock Tests
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Failed (Error: )
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
OneTrust Region: US [California]
iQyi Oversea Region: US
Bing Region: US
YouTube CDN: Washington DC
Netflix Preferred CDN: San Jose, CA
ChatGPT: Yes
Google Gemini: Yes (Region: USA)
Wikipedia Editability: No
Google Play Store: United States
Google Search CAPTCHA Free: Yes
Steam Currency: USD
---Forum---
Reddit: No
=======================================
IP Quality Detection
Data for reference only, does not represent 100% accurate, if and the actual situation is not consistent with the manual query multiple database comparison
The following is the number of each database, the output will come with the corresponding number of the database source
ipinfo databases [0] | scamalytics databases [1] | virustotal databases [2] | abuseipdb databases [3] | ip2location databases [4]
ip-api databases [5] | ipwhois databases [6] | ipregistry databases [7] | ipdata databases [8] | db-ip databases [9]
ipapiis databases [A] | ipapicom databases [B] | bigdatacloud databases [C] | cheervision databases [D] | ipqualityscore databases [E]
IPV4:
Security Score:
Reputation: 0 [2]
TrustScore: 3 [8]
VpnScore: 90 [8]
ProxyScore: 100 [8]
CommunityVoteHarmless: 0 [2]
CommunityVoteMalicious: 0 [2]
ThreatScore: 100 [8]
FraudScore: 0 [1] 93 [E]
AbuseScore: 0 [3]
ASNAbuseScore: 0.0039 (Low) [A]
CompannyAbuseScore: 0.0117 (Elevated) [A]
ThreatLevel: low [9 B]
Blacklist_Records_Statistics(how many blacklisted websites have records):
HarmlessnessRecords: 60 [2] MaliciousRecords: 1 [2] SuspiciousRecords: 0 [2] NoRecords: 33 [2]
Security Info:
UsageType: hosting [0 7 9 A] business [8] hosting ASN [C] DataCenter/WebHosting/Transit [3]
CompanyType: business [0] hosting [7 A]
IsCloudProvider: Yes [7 D]
IsDatacenter: No [1 8] Yes [0 5 6 A C]
IsMobile: No [5 A C] Yes [E]
IsProxy: No [0 1 4 6 7 8 9 A B C D] Yes [5 E]
IsVpn: No [0 1 A C] Yes [6 7 D E]
IsTor: No [0 1 3 6 7 8 A B C D E]
IsTorExit: No [1 7 D]
IsCrawler: No [9 A B E]
IsAnonymous: Yes [6 7 D] No [1 8]
IsAttacker: No [7 8 D]
IsAbuser: Yes [A E] No [7 8 C D]
IsThreat: No [7 8 C D]
IsRelay: No [0 7 8 C D]
IsBogon: No [7 8 A C D]
IsBot: No [E]
DNS-BlackList: 314(Total_Check) 0(Clean) 7(Blacklisted) 158(Other)
IPV6:
Security Score:
FraudScore: 0 [1]
AbuseScore: 0 [3]
ASNAbuseScore: 0.0039 (Low) [A]
CompannyAbuseScore: 0 (Very Low) [A]
ThreatLevel: low [B]
Security Info:
UsageType: DataCenter/WebHosting/Transit [3] hosting [A]
CompanyType: hosting [A]
IsCloudProvider: Yes [D]
IsDatacenter: Yes [A] No [1]
IsMobile: No [A]
IsProxy: No [1 A B D]
IsVpn: No [1 A] Yes [D]
IsTor: No [1 3 A B D]
IsTorExit: No [1 D]
IsCrawler: No [A B]
IsAnonymous: No [1] Yes [D]
IsAttacker: No [D]
IsAbuser: No [A D]
IsThreat: No [D]
IsRelay: No [D]
IsBogon: No [A D]
DNS-BlackList: 314(Total_Check) 0(Clean) 0(Blacklisted) 314(Other)
Google search feasibility: YES
Email Port Detection
Platform SMTP SMTPS POP3 POP3S IMAP IMAPS
LocalPort ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
QQ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘
163 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘
Sohu ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘
Yandex ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘
Gmail ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
Outlook ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘
Office365 ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘
Yahoo ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
MailCOM ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘
MailRU ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘
AOL ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
GMX ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘
Sina ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘ Looking Glass
None
Global Latency Tests
Query: ping 92.118.37.222, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 92.118.37.222 – /24 AS396073 MAJESTIC-HOSTING-0 – United States, California, Santa Clara [hosting]
CloudFlare Internet Tests
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Admin Control Panel
Server Pricing
Official Website: https://RareCloud.io
Coupon
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Conclusion
Benchmark results painted a mixed picture. Memory performance was a definite highlight, boasting impressive read and write speeds exceeding 10GB/s and 7GB/s, respectively. Disk speeds were also quite good, especially when handling larger files. However, as measured by Geekbench 6, the CPU performance was modest, scoring 555 single-core and 953 multi-core.
Network performance was generally strong. We achieved gigabit speeds when testing against a US server, but speeds fluctuated when connecting to other locations. IPv6 performance was inconsistent, with some tests showing network congestion. Streaming services presented a mixed bag as well. Netflix access was limited to original content, while Prime Video and YouTube performed without issues.
One area of concern was the server’s IP reputation. Several tests flagged the IP address due to its association with hosting services, raising potential issues for email deliverability or website accessibility. However, we confirmed that standard email ports functioned correctly.
In conclusion, RareCloud’s Silicon Valley DIY VPS offers a decent value proposition for its price. Its strengths lie in its fast memory, disk performance, and generally quick network connection. However, users should be aware of the modest CPU power and the potential challenges posed by the IP reputation. This VPS might be a good fit for users prioritizing memory and storage speed on a budget, but less suitable for CPU-intensive tasks or applications requiring a pristine IP address.
Official Website: https://RareCloud.io
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