Zenlayer United Kingdom London Basic Compute Virtual Machine Test and Review
This test is conducted on a Zenlayer London, UK, compute-optimized server. These servers are designed for heavy-duty tasks, usually offering more processing power per unit of memory, like 1 CPU for every 2 GB of RAM, which is perfect for demanding jobs.
The server runs on an Intel Xeon Processor (Cascadelake), equipped with 4 CPUs, 8 GB of RAM, 30 GB of storage, a 100 Mbps connection, and a single IPv4 address. Charges are calculated hourly, but you can boost your server’s capabilities, such as increasing disk space or network speed, whenever needed.
Zenlayer’s Virtual Machine Instance falls under Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud offerings aimed at delivering powerful, reliable, and scalable computing services. With Zenlayer, setting up computing nodes worldwide is straightforward and flexible, allowing you to adjust to your needs easily.
Official website: https://www.zenlayer.com
About Zenlayer
Zenlayer kicked off its mission in 2014 to create a more connected world. Since launching, they’ve been on a roll, enhancing digital experiences globally with their instant edge cloud services, now available in more than 290 locations worldwide. They’re particularly good at making waves in fast-growing areas like Southeast Asia, South America, the Middle East, and Africa.
Their big aim? To improve digital experiences for everyone by providing top-notch edge cloud services. What sets Zenlayer apart is its ability to get online applications to users super fast, with over 85% of the internet population just under 25 milliseconds away. This kind of speed and their on-demand global reach make them stand out in a crowded tech market.
Zenlayer has had a pretty exciting journey, hitting major milestones like rolling out Edge Data Center Services, launching Bare Metal Cloud, setting up a private global internet backbone, and securing millions in funding. They’ve also raked in impressive accolades, including being named a “Top 10 Hot SD-WAN startup” by Network World and snagging PTC’s “Best Networking Innovation” award.
Basic Bench
CPU Model : Intel Xeon Processor (Cascadelake)
CPU Cores : 4 @ 2095.076 MHz
CPU Cache : 16384 KB
AES-NI : Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : Enabled
Total Disk : 29.5 GB (1.4 GB Used)
Total Mem : 7.8 GB (96.4 MB Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 2 min
Load average : 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 11
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 5.10.0-19-amd64
TCP CC : bbr
Virtualization : KVM
Organization : AS21859 Zenlayer Inc
Location : London / GB
Region : England
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 123 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 176 MB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 175 MB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 158.0 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 102.10 Mbps 101.47 Mbps 1.01 ms
Los Angeles, US 107.59 Mbps 127.36 Mbps 130.58 ms
Dallas, US 103.26 Mbps 127.13 Mbps 102.74 ms
Montreal, CA 103.48 Mbps 114.47 Mbps 75.03 ms
Paris, FR 101.11 Mbps 101.76 Mbps 8.71 ms
Amsterdam, NL 100.60 Mbps 99.21 Mbps 7.05 ms
Shanghai, CN 114.44 Mbps 112.21 Mbps 184.57 ms
Nanjing, CN 120.18 Mbps 121.80 Mbps 242.31 ms
Guangzhou, CN 5.43 Mbps 79.39 Mbps 248.50 ms
Hongkong, CN 4.96 Mbps 4.45 Mbps 256.13 ms
Singapore, SG 112.21 Mbps 125.68 Mbps 177.76 ms
Tokyo, JP 113.17 Mbps 121.48 Mbps 232.43 ms
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Finished in : 6 min 33 sec
Timestamp : 2023-06-01 06:42:21 UTC
Looking Glass
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Yabs Performance Bench
IPv4 Network Information:
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ISP : Zenlayer Inc
ASN : AS21859 Zenlayer Inc
Host : Zenlayer Inc
Location : London, England (ENG)
Country : United Kingdom
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 8.00 MB/s (2.0k) | 97.84 MB/s (1.5k)
Write | 8.04 MB/s (2.0k) | 98.35 MB/s (1.5k)
Total | 16.04 MB/s (4.0k) | 196.19 MB/s (3.0k)
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Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 95.56 MB/s (186) | 95.02 MB/s (92)
Write | 100.64 MB/s (196) | 101.35 MB/s (98)
Total | 196.21 MB/s (382) | 196.37 MB/s (190)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 116 Mbits/sec | 121 Mbits/sec | 1.51 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | busy | busy | 8.16 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | busy | 120 Mbits/sec | 7.96 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 115 Mbits/sec | 118 Mbits/sec | 99.2 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | busy | 119 Mbits/sec | 73.7 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 113 Mbits/sec | 117 Mbits/sec | 108 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 111 Mbits/sec | 117 Mbits/sec | 129 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
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Single Core | 984
Multi Core | 3185
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/1444169
YABS completed in 11 min 38 sec
Summarize
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 18.11 MiB/s | 144.87 Mbps | ping 1.818ms
Gdrive : 12.73 MiB/s | 101.85 Mbps | ping 2.254ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 2.49 MiB/s | 19.95 Mbps | ping 75.029ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 10.66 MiB/s | 85.30 Mbps | ping 142.302ms
SoftLayer, Dallas, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 16.31 MiB/s | 130.50 Mbps | ping 73.152ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 12.45 MiB/s | 99.56 Mbps | ping 131.953ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 12.37 MiB/s | 98.98 Mbps | ping 123.725ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 11.99 MiB/s | 95.94 Mbps | ping 129.022ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 11.66 MiB/s | 93.29 Mbps | ping 70.723ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 12.71 MiB/s | 101.66 Mbps | ping 86.082ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 12.48 MiB/s | 99.81 Mbps | ping 1.231ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 12.28 MiB/s | 98.27 Mbps | ping 13.056ms
Hetzner, Germany : 12.17 MiB/s | 97.37 Mbps | ping 21.156ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 11.92 MiB/s | 95.37 Mbps | ping 10.578ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 12.41 MiB/s | 99.25 Mbps | ping 6.602ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 2.74 KiB/s | 0.02 Mbps | ping 24.914ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 7.56 KiB/s | 0.06 Mbps | ping 4.912ms
Online, France : 12.77 MiB/s | 102.12 Mbps | ping 7.955ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 2.05 KiB/s | 0.02 Mbps | ping 22.210ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 1.69 MiB/s | 13.53 Mbps | ping 334.315ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 326 B/s | N/A | ping 283.991ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 14.66 MiB/s | 117.27 Mbps | ping 48.155ms
Prima, Argentina : 193.00 KiB/s | 1.51 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 8.29 MiB/s | 66.33 Mbps | ping 162.607ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 6.12 MiB/s | 48.95 Mbps | ping 231.313ms
Linode, Singapore : 12.64 MiB/s | 101.12 Mbps | ping 153.747ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 227.62 KiB/s | 1.78 Mbps | ping 219.011ms
Benchmark finished in 125 seconds
Media Unlock Test
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: No
HotStar: Yes (Region: GB)
Disney+: No
Netflix: Originals Only
YouTube Premium: Yes (Region: GB)
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: GB)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
iQyi Oversea Region: GB
Viu.com: No
YouTube CDN: London
Netflix Preferred CDN: London
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: GBP
ChatGPT: Yes
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No IPv6 Connectivity Found, Abort IPv6 Testing...
Testing Done!
Global Ping Test
CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Server Pricing
Official website: https://www.zenlayer.com
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Conclusion
Starting with the Basic Benchmark, the server showed reliable performance, managing a solid 158 MB/s average across three tests for I/O speed. Moreover, it delivered varied results when it came to upload and download speeds worldwide. The cherry on top? It reached a super low latency of just 1.01ms on Speedtest.net.
Moving to the Yabs Performance Bench, the results were mixed in the fio Disk Speed Tests. Depending on the block size, speeds varied significantly from 4k to 1m. For example, in the smallest block size of 4k, speeds hit 16.04 MB/s. Jump up to a 512k block, soaring to 196.21 MB/s, with the 1m block size test slightly edging out at 196.37 MB/s. These figures underline the server’s robust disk performance.
Then, there’s the Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test, which also turned out impressive scores—984 for single core and 3185 for multicore. These scores highlight the server’s power in handling heavy computational demands.
To wrap up, the Zenlayer UK London Compute-Optimized server stands out for its muscle in processing and network performance. It shines in tasks needing a lot of processor power, proving it’s built for heavy-duty computing. It also offers great network speed across various countries. However, improving access to certain media platforms could further broaden its appeal to users, making it even more versatile.