DigitalOcean Singapore Basic Regular vCPU Virtual Machine Hosting Test and Review
We’ll test the DigitalOcean Singapore Basic Regular Shared vCPU VPS server, a Droplet. This option is great for small projects like blogs, web apps, and development/test environments requiring varying CPU performance levels. The server is powered by the DO-Regular processor and comes with four vCore CPUs, 8GB RAM, a 160GB SSD disk, 5TB transfer, and 1x IPv4.
The Droplets are unique because they are fully virtual machines that can be set up in a few seconds. They can be used as a stand-alone solution or as part of a larger, cloud-based infrastructure. Overall, the Droplet is a great choice for those looking for a flexible and reliable hosting solution.
About DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean is a cloud hosting provider founded in New York in 2012. It has offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Bangalore, India, and 14 data centers worldwide. Three data centers each are located in New York, Amsterdam, and San Francisco, while Toronto, Frankfurt, Singapore, London, and Bangalore have one each.
DigitalOcean primarily caters to technically advanced users and offers many customizable and combinable options. However, the company also provides beginner-friendly options. DigitalOcean takes a unique approach to price by offering Droplets, for which you can choose the amount of memory needed, the number of vCPUs, SSD disk size, and transfer limits, which are charged hourly.
For example, Droplets start at $4/month and can be deployed in seconds. They can be scaled up on demand and run any workload from mission-critical apps to low-traffic sites. DigitalOcean also offers a pricing calculator on their website where you can create a custom price quote based on the number, usage, and capabilities of DigitalOcean services you choose.
Official Website: https://www.digitalocean.com
Basic Bench
CPU Model : DO-Regular
CPU Cores : 4 @ 2199.996 MHz
CPU Cache : 4096 KB
AES-NI : Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : Enabled
Total Disk : 157.5 GB (1.1 GB Used)
Total Mem : 7.8 GB (94.2 MB Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 11 min
Load average : 0.01, 0.00, 0.00
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 11
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 5.10.0-11-amd64
TCP CC : bbr
Virtualization : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : Online / Offline
Organization : AS14061 DigitalOcean, LLC
Location : Singapore / SG
Region : Singapore
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 341 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 554 MB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 495 MB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 463.3 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 1999.39 Mbps 8568.32 Mbps 0.66 ms
Los Angeles, US 467.58 Mbps 1917.64 Mbps 176.86 ms
Dallas, US 408.40 Mbps 1939.89 Mbps 205.59 ms
Montreal, CA 327.00 Mbps 938.24 Mbps 244.14 ms
Paris, FR 232.66 Mbps 1571.12 Mbps 243.19 ms
Amsterdam, NL 452.40 Mbps 3134.03 Mbps 176.08 ms
Guangzhou, CN 45.83 Mbps 91.27 Mbps 337.99 ms
Hongkong, CN 2002.23 Mbps 5660.88 Mbps 36.11 ms
Singapore, SG 1998.92 Mbps 5625.92 Mbps 0.88 ms
Tokyo, JP 835.36 Mbps 2757.00 Mbps 66.89 ms
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Finished in : 5 min 32 sec
Timestamp : 2023-06-12 10:58:49 UTC
Looking Glass
None
Yabs Performance Bench
IPv4 Network Information:
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ISP : DigitalOcean, LLC
ASN : AS14061 DigitalOcean, LLC
Host : DigitalOcean, LLC
Location : Singapore, South West (05)
Country : Singapore
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 86.50 MB/s (21.6k) | 362.25 MB/s (5.6k)
Write | 86.73 MB/s (21.6k) | 364.15 MB/s (5.6k)
Total | 173.23 MB/s (43.3k) | 726.41 MB/s (11.3k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 510.33 MB/s (996) | 501.74 MB/s (489)
Write | 537.45 MB/s (1.0k) | 535.16 MB/s (522)
Total | 1.04 GB/s (2.0k) | 1.03 GB/s (1.0k)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | busy | busy | 155 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | busy | 1.06 Gbits/sec | 165 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | busy | 1.01 Gbits/sec | 170 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | busy | 1.51 Gbits/sec | 127 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 644 Mbits/sec | 233 Mbits/sec | 234 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 797 Mbits/sec | 839 Mbits/sec | 199 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 971 Mbits/sec | 1.00 Gbits/sec | 166 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
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Single Core | 611
Multi Core | 1976
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/1570406
YABS completed in 13 min 46 sec
Summarize
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 617.28 MiB/s | 4938.27 Mbps | ping 1.707ms
Gdrive : 0 B/s | N/A | ping 2.071ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 397.04 KiB/s | 3.10 Mbps | ping 243.201ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 4.78 MiB/s | 38.25 Mbps | ping 184.717ms
SoftLayer, Dallas, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 2.96 MiB/s | 23.65 Mbps | ping 233.288ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 11.63 MiB/s | 93.07 Mbps | ping 174.697ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 7.72 MiB/s | 61.74 Mbps | ping 201.094ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 10.18 MiB/s | 81.46 Mbps | ping 169.246ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 6.09 MiB/s | 48.73 Mbps | ping 243.202ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 7.45 MiB/s | 59.59 Mbps | ping 223.147ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 10.01 MiB/s | 80.11 Mbps | ping 179.834ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 10.18 MiB/s | 81.46 Mbps | ping 161.896ms
Hetzner, Germany : 524.05 KiB/s | 4.09 Mbps | ping 167.333ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 12.73 MiB/s | 101.83 Mbps | ping 159.111ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 9.79 MiB/s | 78.29 Mbps | ping 167.171ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 339 B/s | N/A | ping 249.490ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 243 B/s | N/A | ping 236.724ms
Online, France : 11.26 MiB/s | 90.08 Mbps | ping 165.134ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 405 B/s | N/A | ping 189.125ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 9.28 MiB/s | 74.27 Mbps | ping 179.553ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 834 B/s | N/A | ping 117.502ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 2.40 MiB/s | 19.24 Mbps | ping 228.447ms
Prima, Argentina : 134.80 KiB/s | 1.05 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 86.74 MiB/s | 693.95 Mbps | ping 1.452ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 31.96 MiB/s | 255.67 Mbps | ping 73.571ms
Linode, Singapore : 578.03 MiB/s | 4624.28 Mbps | ping 1.632ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 801.67 KiB/s | 6.26 Mbps | ping 75.821ms
Benchmark finished in 115 seconds
Media Unlock Test
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: No
HotStar: No
Disney+: No
Netflix: Originals Only
YouTube Premium: Yes (Region: SG)
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: SG)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
iQyi Oversea Region: SG
Viu.com: Yes (Region: SG)
YouTube CDN: Singapore
Netflix Preferred CDN: Singapore
Spotify Registration: Yes (Region: SG)
Steam Currency: SGD
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
Admin Control Panel
DigitalOcean provides a user-friendly web-based control panel that enables easy Linux server administration directly from your browser. Using this interface, you can effortlessly manage user accounts, set up DNS configurations, and modify settings for frequently used packages without hassle.
Additionally, DigitalOcean offers the Teams feature that allows all team members to create, monitor, and delete storage buckets associated with the team account. The web interface of the control panel offers an intuitive way to perform these actions. Members can effortlessly create, delete, and regenerate access keys to ensure better security and control over the storage.
Server Pricing
Official Website: https://www.digitalocean.com
Coupon
Free trial with a $200 credit for 60 days
Your free trial will start when you sign up for DigitalOcean if you are eligible. You will need a credit card so that DigitalOcean can verify your identity, but you will not be charged or billed during your free trial.
Conclusion
DigitalOcean Droplets are simple and scalable virtual machines that can be set up in seconds. They offer dependable uptime with a 99.99% SLA, simple security tools, and predictable monthly pricing. You can interact with your Droplets using their intuitive UI, CLI, API, or Terraform Provider. Droplets can be resized or scaled horizontally, and many of them can be deployed across globally distributed data centers, each with a 99.99% uptime SLA.
In conclusion, DigitalOcean is a great option for advanced users familiar with coding processes and the Linux environment. It offers great speeds, unbeatable uptime, and excellent performance.
Official Website: https://www.digitalocean.com
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