Gcore United States Chicago Standard vCPU Unlimited Data Transfer VPS Test and Review
This time we are going to test the Gcore United States Chicago Shared vCPU VPS Server, Shared instances with partial use of the core. Better for workloads that do not require high performance. In addition, these machines cost less than standard virtual machines.
The server is powered by Intel Xeon E312xx (Sandy Bridge). 4 vCore CPU/8 GB Memory/50 GB SSD Disk/Unlimited Data Transfer/1x IPv4.
About Gcore
Gcore is a hosting provider that has received positive reviews from its users. According to G2, Gcore has an overall rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars. Users have praised Gcore for its Tier III data center, backup network, great coverage by location, and easy-to-use interface. However, some users have mentioned that DDoS protection is only included in expensive tariffs.
Gcore offers a range of pricing options for its hosting services. According to their website, they offer four pricing plans for their CDN services: Free, Start, Pro, and Enterprise. The Free the plan is for personal websites and blogs and includes 1 TB of traffic and 1 billion requests.
The Start plan is for small business websites and costs €35 per month. It includes 1.5 TB of traffic and 1 billion requests. The Pro plan is for professional web projects and costs €100 per month. It includes 5 TB of traffic and 1 billion requests. The Enterprise plan is for large online services and is custom-priced.
Gcore also offers DNS services with three pricing plans: Free, Pro, and Enterprise. The Free plan is free, the Pro plan costs €2.49 per month, and the Enterprise plan starts at €249 per month.
Official Website: https://gcore.com
Basic Bench
CPU Model : Intel Xeon E312xx (Sandy Bridge)
CPU Cores : 4 @ 2593.748 MHz
CPU Cache : 16384 KB
AES-NI : Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : Disabled
Total Disk : 49.2 GB (875.7 MB Used)
Total Mem : 7.8 GB (78.5 MB Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 7 min
Load average : 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 11
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 5.10.0-11-amd64
TCP CC : bbr
-------------------- A Bench.sh Script By Teddysun -------------------
Version : v2022-06-01
Usage : wget -qO- bench.sh | bash
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CPU Model : Intel Xeon E312xx (Sandy Bridge)
CPU Cores : 4 @ 2593.748 MHz
CPU Cache : 16384 KB
AES-NI : Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : Disabled
Total Disk : 49.2 GB (878.2 MB Used)
Total Mem : 7.8 GB (102.5 MB Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 13 min
Load average : 0.36, 0.26, 0.12
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 11
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 5.10.0-11-amd64
TCP CC :
Virtualization : Dedicated
Organization : AS199524 G-Core Labs S.A.
Location : Chicago / US
Region : Illinois
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 177 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 175 MB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 178 MB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 176.7 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 7324.08 Mbps 4641.10 Mbps 0.22 ms
Los Angeles, US 1615.81 Mbps 3385.74 Mbps 50.36 ms
Dallas, US 3700.32 Mbps 3161.70 Mbps 22.40 ms
Montreal, CA 888.45 Mbps 196.99 Mbps 26.70 ms
Paris, FR 906.31 Mbps 2245.14 Mbps 90.70 ms
Amsterdam, NL 695.46 Mbps 2367.76 Mbps 87.84 ms
Shanghai, CN 192.00 Mbps 1623.97 Mbps 282.47 ms
Nanjing, CN 408.11 Mbps 2031.27 Mbps 188.40 ms
Guangzhou, CN 37.25 Mbps 341.87 Mbps 233.55 ms
Hongkong, CN 377.52 Mbps 2169.55 Mbps 211.09 ms
Singapore, SG 357.63 Mbps 2000.01 Mbps 213.26 ms
Tokyo, JP 436.28 Mbps 2382.47 Mbps 132.79 ms
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Finished in : 6 min 4 sec
Timestamp : 2023-06-06 10:18:38 UTC
Looking Glass
IPv4: 92.38.176.80
IPv6: 2a03:90c0:135::59
Yabs Performance Bench
IPv4 Network Information:
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ISP : G-Core Labs S.A.
ASN : AS199524 G-Core Labs S.A.
Host : G-Core Labs S.A
Location : Chicago, 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 | 5.99 MB/s (1.4k) | 96.01 MB/s (1.5k)
Write | 5.99 MB/s (1.4k) | 96.52 MB/s (1.5k)
Total | 11.99 MB/s (2.9k) | 192.53 MB/s (3.0k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 100.01 MB/s (195) | 99.12 MB/s (96)
Write | 105.33 MB/s (205) | 105.73 MB/s (103)
Total | 205.35 MB/s (400) | 204.85 MB/s (199)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
----- | ----- | ---- | ---- | ----
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 2.05 Gbits/sec | 1.54 Gbits/sec | 86.5 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | 2.24 Gbits/sec | 1.63 Gbits/sec | 91.9 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | 1.91 Gbits/sec | 1.88 Gbits/sec | 98.3 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 1.00 Gbits/sec | 883 Mbits/sec | 192 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 7.48 Gbits/sec | 199 Mbits/sec | 18.2 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 7.39 Gbits/sec | 2.50 Gbits/sec | 21.5 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 3.11 Gbits/sec | 2.74 Gbits/sec | 46.2 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
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Single Core | 543
Multi Core | 1731
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/1499150
YABS completed in 15 min 27 sec
Summarize
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 135.87 MiB/s | 1086.96 Mbps | ping 0.364ms
Gdrive : 64.27 MiB/s | 514.14 Mbps | ping 0.359ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 89.22 MiB/s | 713.76 Mbps | ping 16.238ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 37.94 MiB/s | 303.54 Mbps | ping 53.173ms
SoftLayer, Dallas, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 51.10 MiB/s | 408.79 Mbps | ping 19.303ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 53.85 MiB/s | 430.80 Mbps | ping 43.458ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 96.43 MiB/s | 771.46 Mbps | ping 23.482ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 45.68 MiB/s | 365.46 Mbps | ping 45.509ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 92.68 MiB/s | 741.44 Mbps | ping 17.109ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 87.25 MiB/s | 698.02 Mbps | ping 21.152ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 26.30 MiB/s | 210.36 Mbps | ping 87.009ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 15.20 MiB/s | 121.56 Mbps | ping 101.600ms
Hetzner, Germany : 6.14 MiB/s | 49.14 Mbps | ping 100.585ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 25.83 MiB/s | 206.65 Mbps | ping 89.933ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 24.23 MiB/s | 193.84 Mbps | ping 91.555ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 442 B/s | N/A | ping 101.874ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 417 B/s | N/A | ping 101.398ms
Online, France : 24.98 MiB/s | 199.88 Mbps | ping 91.866ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 64 B/s | N/A | ping 103.781ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 6.33 MiB/s | 50.67 Mbps | ping 242.497ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 355 B/s | N/A | ping 217.954ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 8.66 MiB/s | 69.29 Mbps | ping 129.269ms
Prima, Argentina : 112.02 KiB/s | 0.88 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 1.32 MiB/s | 10.56 Mbps | ping 210.088ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 3.75 MiB/s | 30.02 Mbps | ping 223.367ms
Linode, Singapore : 5.64 MiB/s | 45.14 Mbps | ping 230.040ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 13.38 MiB/s | 107.05 Mbps | ping 146.179ms
Benchmark finished in 114 seconds
Media Unlock Test
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: No
HotStar: No
Disney+: No
Netflix: Originals Only
YouTube Premium: Yes
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: US)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
iQyi Oversea Region: US
Viu.com: No
YouTube CDN: Chicago, IL
Netflix Preferred CDN: Failed (CDN IP Not Found)
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: USD
ChatGPT: Yes
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==============[ Taiwan ]===============
KKTV: No
LiTV: No
MyVideo: No
4GTV.TV: No
LineTV.TW: No
Hami Video: No
CatchPlay+: No
HBO GO Asia: No
Bahamut Anime: Failed (Network Connection)
Bilibili Taiwan Only: No
=======================================
=============[ Hong Kong ]=============
Now E: Failed (Unexpected Result: )
Viu.TV: No
MyTVSuper: No
HBO GO Asia: No
BiliBili Hongkong/Macau/Taiwan: No
=======================================
===============[ Japan ]===============
DMM: Yes
DMM TV: No
Abema.TV: No
Niconico: No
music.jp: No
Telasa: Yes
Paravi: No
U-NEXT: No
Hulu Japan: No
TVer: Yes
GYAO!: Yes
WOWOW: No
VideoMarket: Failed (Unexpected Result: 404)
FOD(Fuji TV): No
Radiko: No
Karaoke@DAM: No
J:com On Demand: No
---Game---
Kancolle Japan: No
Pretty Derby Japan: No
Konosuba Fantastic Days: No
Princess Connect Re:Dive Japan: No
World Flipper Japan: Yes
Project Sekai: Colorful Stage: No
=======================================
===========[ North America ]===========
FOX: Yes
Hulu: Failed
NFL+: No
ESPN+:[Sponsored by Jam] No
Epix: No
Starz: No
Philo: No
FXNOW: No
TLC GO: Yes
HBO Max: Yes
Shudder: Yes
BritBox: Yes
Crackle: Yes
CW TV: Yes
A&E TV: No
NBA TV: Yes
NBC TV: Yes
Fubo TV: No
Tubi TV: Yes
Sling TV: Yes
Pluto TV: Yes
Acorn TV: Yes
SHOWTIME: Yes
encoreTVB: No
Funimation: Yes (Region: US)
Discovery+: Yes
Paramount+: No
Peacock TV: Yes
Popcornflix: Yes
Crunchyroll: Yes
Directv Stream: No
KBS American: No
KOCOWA: Yes
Maths Spot: Failed (Network Connection)
---CA---
CBC Gem: No
Crave: Yes
=======================================
===========[ South America ]===========
Star+: No
HBO Max: Yes
DirecTV Go: Yes (Region: CO)
Funimation: Yes (Region: US)
=======================================
===============[ Europe ]==============
Rakuten TV: Yes
Funimation: Yes (Region: US)
)SkyShowTime: Yes (Region: HTTPS://WWW.SKYSHOWTIME.COM/WATCH/HOME
HBO Max: Yes
Maths Spot: Failed (Network Connection)
---GB---
Sky Go: Yes
BritBox: Yes
ITV Hub: No
Channel 4: No
Channel 5: No
BBC iPLAYER: No
Discovery+ UK: No
---FR---
Salto: Failed (Network Connection)
Canal+: No
Molotov: No
---DE---
Joyn: No
Sky: No
ZDF: No
---NL---
NLZIET: Failed
videoland: Failed (Network Connection)
NPO Start Plus: No
---ES---
PANTAYA: Failed (Network Connection)
---IT---
Rai Play: Yes
---RU---
Amediateka: Yes
=======================================
==============[ Oceania ]==============
NBA TV: Yes
Acorn TV: Yes
SHOWTIME: Yes
BritBox: Yes
Funimation: Yes (Region: US)
Paramount+: No
---AU---
Stan: Yes
Binge: Yes
Docplay: No
7plus: No
Channel 9: No
Channel 10: No
ABC iView: No
Kayo Sports: No
Optus Sports: No
SBS on Demand: No
---NZ---
Neon TV: Yes
SkyGo NZ: No
ThreeNow: No
Maori TV: Yes
=======================================
==============[ Korean ]===============
Wavve: No
Tving: No
Coupang Play: No
Naver TV: No
Afreeca TV: Yes
KBS Domestic: No
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No IPv6 Connectivity Found, Abort IPv6 Testing...
Testing Done! Global Ping Test
CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Admin Control Panel
Gcore’s Admin Control Panel allows users to manage their instances and access various features. To connect to an instance via the Console in the Control Panel, users can click on the desired instance and then click on “Access to Console”. The system will then ask for a username and password to connect.
Gcore has recently introduced a new admin panel interface that is more user-friendly and has additional features compared to the previous version. The new admin panel has several sections, including Accounts, Users, CDN, Security, Vendor Settings, Reports, and Profile.
Users can manage client accounts, search for and manage user accounts, view CDN resources, configure SSO and activity logs, manage branding settings and service visibility, generate monthly reports, and access their profile information.
The new admin panel also includes quick filters and search presets to make searching more flexible and efficient.
Server Pricing
Official Website: https://gcore.com
Coupon
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Conclusion
Gcore offers a range of subscriptions, from the most budget-friendly to the most feature-rich. Users have reported reliable service, affordable prices, and prompt customer service responses. However, some users have mentioned that the network traffic speed limit and bandwidth for the Asia Pacific area can be a bit upsetting.
In conclusion, Gcore is a reliable and affordable hosting provider that has received positive reviews from its users. It offers a range of features and subscriptions to meet the needs of both beginners and professionals. However, some users have mentioned that certain features, such as DDoS protection, are only included in more expensive tariffs.
Official Website: https://gcore.com
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