OVHcloud USA Dallas Public Cloud AMD EPYC General Purpose Instance Test and Review
We tested OVHcloud‘s Dallas-based B3-16 General Purpose instance. This AMD EPYC-powered server boasts 4 cores, 16GB of RAM, a 100GB SSD, and a 1Gbps network connection. Our testing aimed to assess its performance across various metrics relevant to web hosting, including processing power, memory speed, disk I/O, network throughput, and essential services for online businesses.
About OVHcloud
OVHcloud is a leading global cloud provider based in France. Founded in 1999 by the Klaba family, OVHcloud offers many cloud computing services, including public cloud, private cloud, and hybrid cloud solutions. They also provide dedicated servers, web hosting, and domain name registration.
With over 400,000 servers across 43 data centers in 4 continents, OVHcloud serves more than 1.6 million customers worldwide. Their mission is to help customers build their infrastructure in a secure, compliant, and sustainable cloud environment.
Official Website: https://www.OVHcloud.com
Basic Information
Processor : AMD EPYC Processor (with IBPB)
CPU Numbers : 4
CPU Frequency : 3095.350 MHz
CPU Cache : L1: 512.00 KB / L2: 2.00 MB / L3: 16.00 MB
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 359.14 MiB / 15.62 GiB
Swap : [ no swap partition or swap file detected ]
Disk Space : 2.17 GiB / 98.31 GiB
Boot Disk : /dev/sda2
Uptime : 0 days, 1 hour 51 min
Loads : 1.09, 0.46, 0.17
OS Release : Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) (x86_64)
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel Version : 5.10.0-30-amd64
TCP Acceleration : bbr
VM Type : Microsoft Hyper-V
NAT Type : Full Cone
IPV4 ASN : AS16276 OVH SAS
IPV4 Location : Dallas / Texas / US
IPV6 ASN : AS16276 OVHcloud
IPV6 Location : Plano / Texas / United States
IPV6 Subnet Mask : 128
GB6 Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
|
Single Core | 2007
Multi Core | 5539
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/9742650
YABS completed in 5 min 32 sec
RAM Read/Write Tests
----------------------------Memory-Test---------------------------------
-> Memory Test (Fast Mode, 1-Pass @ 5sec)
Single Read Test: 49963.74 MB/s
Single Write Test: 25814.57 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: 79693199 (7968244.46 per second)
77825.39 MiB transferred (7781.49 MiB/sec)
General statistics:
total time: 10.0002s
total number of events: 79693199
Latency (ms):
min: 0.00
avg: 0.00
max: 0.10
95th percentile: 0.00
sum: 2845.16
Threads fairness:
events (avg/stddev): 79693199.0000/0.00
execution time (avg/stddev): 2.8452/0.00
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: 68535299 (6852655.05 per second)
66929.00 MiB transferred (6692.05 MiB/sec)
General statistics:
total time: 10.0002s
total number of events: 68535299
Latency (ms):
min: 0.00
avg: 0.00
max: 0.43
95th percentile: 0.00
sum: 3741.11
Threads fairness:
events (avg/stddev): 68535299.0000/0.00
execution time (avg/stddev): 3.7411/0.00
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 62.0 MB/s (15.13 IOPS, 1.69s)) 80.0 MB/s (19536 IOPS, 1.31s)
1GB-1M Block 539 MB/s (514 IOPS, 1.95s) 1.2 GB/s (1108 IOPS, 0.90s)
-----------------------Disk-fio-Read/Write-Test-------------------------
Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 225.03 MB/s (56.2k) | 1.07 GB/s (16.7k)
Write | 225.62 MB/s (56.4k) | 1.07 GB/s (16.8k)
Total | 450.66 MB/s (112.6k) | 2.14 GB/s (33.5k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 1.02 GB/s (1.9k) | 1.00 GB/s (983)
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 Tests
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 1.56 Gbits/sec | 1.52 Gbits/sec | 103 ms
Eranium | Amsterdam, NL (100G) | 1.33 Gbits/sec | 1.57 Gbits/sec | 119 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 678 Mbits/sec | 557 Mbits/sec | 214 ms
Leaseweb | Singapore, SG (10G) | 511 Mbits/sec | 478 Mbits/sec | 235 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 5.26 Gbits/sec | 5.33 Gbits/sec | 32.9 ms
Leaseweb | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 4.49 Gbits/sec | 3.22 Gbits/sec | 39.0 ms
Edgoo | Sao Paulo, BR (1G) | 989 Mbits/sec | 651 Mbits/sec | 149 ms
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 1.55 Gbits/sec | 1.78 Gbits/sec | 103 ms
Eranium | Amsterdam, NL (100G) | 1.33 Gbits/sec | 1.36 Gbits/sec | 119 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 588 Mbits/sec | 770 Mbits/sec | 214 ms
Leaseweb | Singapore, SG (10G) | 566 Mbits/sec | 703 Mbits/sec | 235 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 5.22 Gbits/sec | 4.47 Gbits/sec | 32.9 ms
Leaseweb | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 4.49 Gbits/sec | 4.51 Gbits/sec | 38.9 ms
Edgoo | Sao Paulo, BR (1G) | 1.00 Gbits/sec | 830 Mbits/sec | 149 ms UnixBench Tests
Benchmark Run: Fri Jan 03 2025 09:12:42 - 09:40:50
4 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 57117748.9 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 8797.3 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 7202.8 lps (29.7 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 1673192.6 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 443953.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 4842791.2 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 2767975.6 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 54494.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 9387.5 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 7912.4 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 4674.6 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 2971251.0 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 57117748.9 4894.4
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 8797.3 1599.5
Execl Throughput 43.0 7202.8 1675.1
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 1673192.6 4225.2
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 443953.0 2682.5
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 4842791.2 8349.6
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 2767975.6 2225.1
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 54494.1 136.2
Process Creation 126.0 9387.5 745.0
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 7912.4 1866.1
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 4674.6 7791.1
System Call Overhead 15000.0 2971251.0 1980.8
========
System Benchmarks Index Score 2116.3
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Benchmark Run: Fri Jan 03 2025 09:40:50 - 10:08:49
4 CPUs in system; running 4 parallel copies of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 221499120.2 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 35240.4 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 14475.1 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 739383.2 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 193120.8 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 2385929.5 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 10990022.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 933955.0 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 45424.1 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 38220.6 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 5445.5 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 3722875.6 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 221499120.2 18980.2
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 35240.4 6407.3
Execl Throughput 43.0 14475.1 3366.3
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 739383.2 1867.1
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 193120.8 1166.9
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 2385929.5 4113.7
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 10990022.7 8834.4
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 933955.0 2334.9
Process Creation 126.0 45424.1 3605.1
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 38220.6 9014.3
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 5445.5 9075.8
System Call Overhead 15000.0 3722875.6 2481.9
========
System Benchmarks Index Score 4418.7
======= 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 [Texas]
iQyi Oversea Region: US
Bing Region: US
YouTube CDN: Washington DC
Netflix Preferred CDN: Dallas, TX
ChatGPT: No (Only Available with Web Browser)
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: 93 [8]
VpnScore: 4 [8]
ProxyScore: 8 [8]
CommunityVoteHarmless: 0 [2]
CommunityVoteMalicious: 0 [2]
ThreatScore: 8 [8]
FraudScore: 59 [1] 65 [E]
AbuseScore: 0 [3]
ASNAbuseScore: 0.0031 (Low) [A]
CompannyAbuseScore: 0.0005 (Very Low) [A]
ThreatLevel: low [9 B]
Blacklist_Records_Statistics(how many blacklisted websites have records):
HarmlessnessRecords: 0 [2] MaliciousRecords: 0 [2] SuspiciousRecords: 0 [2] NoRecords: 94 [2]
Security Info:
UsageType: consumer [9] hosting - high probability [C] DataCenter/WebHosting/Transit [3] hosting [0 7 A]
CompanyType: hosting [0 7 A]
IsCloudProvider: Yes [7 D]
IsDatacenter: No [8] Yes [0 1 5 6 A C]
IsMobile: No [A C] Yes [5 E]
IsProxy: Yes [E] No [0 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D]
IsVpn: No [0 1 6 7 C D] Yes [A E]
IsTorExit: No [1 7 D]
IsTorExit: No [1 7 D]
IsCrawler: No [9 A B E]
IsAnonymous: No [1 6 7 8 D]
IsAttacker: No [7 8 D]
IsAbuser: No [7 8 A C D E]
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) 5(Blacklisted) 19(Other)
IPV6:
Security Score:
FraudScore: 59 [1]
AbuseScore: 0 [3]
ASNAbuseScore: 0.0031 (Low) [A]
CompannyAbuseScore: 0 (Very Low) [A]
ThreatLevel: low [B]
Security Info:
UsageType: hosting [A] DataCenter/WebHosting/Transit [3]
CompanyType: hosting [A]
IsCloudProvider: Yes [D]
IsDatacenter: Yes [1 A]
IsMobile: No [A]
IsProxy: No [1 A B D]
IsVpn: No [1 A D]
IsTor: No [1 3 A B D]
IsTorExit: No [1 D]
IsCrawler: No [A B]
IsAnonymous: No [1 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
https://lg.ovh.net
Global Latency Tests
Query: ping 40.160.224.42, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 40.160.224.42 – /24 AS16276 OVH OVH SAS – United States, Texas, Plano [hosting]
CloudFlare Internet Tests
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Admin Control Panel
Server Pricing
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Conclusion
Geekbench 6 results showed decent single-core performance in 2007 and multi-core performance at 5539. Memory tests revealed solid read/write speeds, averaging around 78GB/s for reads and 67GB/s for writes. Disk performance was also respectable, with the SSD delivering read/write speeds exceeding 1GB/s for larger block sizes, indicating good performance for file transfers and database operations. These results suggest the B3-16 is suitable for handling moderate website traffic and applications.
Network testing using iperf3 demonstrated the server’s ability to reach near gigabit speeds, especially with US-based servers. Connections to international locations showed varied results, likely influenced by geographic distance and peering agreements. Importantly, the server successfully unlocked US-based streaming services like YouTube Premium and Amazon Prime Video. However, it struggled with others like Dazn and Disney+, suggesting potential limitations for users requiring access to a broad range of streaming platforms.
Security assessments revealed a generally positive profile, with low fraud and abuse scores. The server is identified as a hosting provider and data center IP, which may impact certain applications sensitive to IP reputation. Email port testing confirmed functionality across various providers, indicating no significant restrictions on sending and receiving emails.
In conclusion, the OVHcloud B3-16 General Purpose instance offers a balanced performance profile suitable for small to medium-sized websites and applications. Its strengths lie in its robust network performance within the US and decent disk and memory speeds. However, limitations regarding access to some streaming services and its identification as a hosting IP are factors to consider when choosing this server for specific use cases.
Official Website: https://www.OVHcloud.com
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