Linode Akamai Singapore AMD EPYC 7642 Shared CPU Cloud Hosting Test and Review
We’ll be conducting a test on Linode Akamai Singapore Shared vCPU VPS Server, which comes equipped with AMD EPYC 7642 48-Core Processor. With its 2 CPU Cores, 4 GB of RAM, 80 GB Storage, 40 Gbps Network In, 4 Gbps Network Out, 4 TB Traffic, 1x IPv4, and 1x IPv6, this shared CPU instance is ideal for medium-duty workloads.
The server’s resources balance performance and price, making them the go-to choice for various cloud applications. Their versatility enables them to perform optimally for personal projects and enterprise applications. Overall, Shared Instances provide a well-rounded array of tools to meet diverse computing needs.
About Linode
Linode is a cloud computing company founded in 2003 and headquartered in Philadelphia, USA. It offers high-performance hosting infrastructure to over 800,000 customers worldwide. The company provides cloud hosting solutions for developers with high Linux know-how. It offers additional services like infrastructure management, load balancers as a service, block and object storage, and professional consultations, among others.
Currently, Linode has 11 data centers across the globe, with locations in the USA, UK, Germany, Canada, India, Singapore, Japan, and Australia. The company’s website is user-friendly, available in several languages, and contains product and service information.
Official Website: https://www.linode.com
Basic Bench
CPU Model : AMD EPYC 7642 48-Core Processor
CPU Cores : 2 @ 2300.000 MHz
CPU Cache : 512 KB
AES-NI : Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : Disabled
Total Disk : 78.2 GB (929.8 MB Used)
Total Mem : 3.8 GB (71.5 MB Used)
Total Swap : 512.0 MB (0 Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 9 min
Load average : 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 11
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 5.10.0-23-amd64
TCP CC : bbr
Virtualization : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : Online / Online
Organization : AS63949 Akamai Connected Cloud
Location : Singapore / SG
Region : Singapore
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 415 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 1.1 GB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 1.1 GB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 889.3 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 4212.42 Mbps 11496.96 Mbps 0.52 ms
Los Angeles, US 443.60 Mbps 4315.44 Mbps 168.57 ms
Dallas, US 374.51 Mbps 3678.20 Mbps 225.96 ms
Montreal, CA 321.40 Mbps 928.53 Mbps 240.55 ms
Paris, FR 357.62 Mbps 3392.30 Mbps 228.24 ms
Amsterdam, NL 520.17 Mbps 4841.57 Mbps 158.53 ms
Shanghai, CN 166.36 Mbps 332.89 Mbps 372.13 ms
Nanjing, CN 174.06 Mbps 1673.31 Mbps 202.53 ms
Guangzhou, CN 45.65 Mbps 25.44 Mbps 228.28 ms
Hongkong, CN 2301.00 Mbps 6796.43 Mbps 36.49 ms
Singapore, SG 3998.05 Mbps 8634.63 Mbps 1.50 ms
Tokyo, JP 540.87 Mbps 7162.64 Mbps 66.95 ms
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Finished in : 6 min 27 sec
Timestamp : 2023-06-14 01:48:44 UTC
Looking Glass
Speed Test: http://speedtest.singapore.linode.com
Yabs Performance Bench
IPv6 Network Information:
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ISP : Akamai Technologies
ASN : AS63949 Akamai Connected Cloud
Host : Linode
Location : Singapore, North West (03)
Country : Singapore
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 199.27 MB/s (49.8k) | 2.44 GB/s (38.1k)
Write | 199.80 MB/s (49.9k) | 2.45 GB/s (38.3k)
Total | 399.07 MB/s (99.7k) | 4.89 GB/s (76.4k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 4.30 GB/s (8.4k) | 4.55 GB/s (4.4k)
Write | 4.53 GB/s (8.8k) | 4.85 GB/s (4.7k)
Total | 8.84 GB/s (17.2k) | 9.40 GB/s (9.1k)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 648 Mbits/sec | 697 Mbits/sec | 242 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | 1.27 Gbits/sec | 1.20 Gbits/sec | 148 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | busy | 1.05 Gbits/sec | 232 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 1.68 Gbits/sec | 1.49 Gbits/sec | 182 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 665 Mbits/sec | 720 Mbits/sec | 239 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 800 Mbits/sec | 860 Mbits/sec | 238 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 982 Mbits/sec | 1.02 Gbits/sec | 179 ms
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 647 Mbits/sec | 717 Mbits/sec | 241 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | 1.29 Gbits/sec | 1.14 Gbits/sec | 150 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | busy | 642 Mbits/sec | 233 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 921 Mbits/sec | 948 Mbits/sec | 182 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | busy | 678 Mbits/sec | 238 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 636 Mbits/sec | 3.91 Mbits/sec | 238 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 954 Mbits/sec | 1.00 Gbits/sec | 179 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
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Single Core | 1077
Multi Core | 1910
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/1589380
YABS completed in 15 min 24 sec
Summarize
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 632.91 MiB/s | 5063.29 Mbps | ping 0.452ms
Gdrive : 49.48 MiB/s | 395.84 Mbps | ping 1.588ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 138.35 KiB/s | 1.08 Mbps | ping 233.148ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 938.72 KiB/s | 7.33 Mbps | ping 170.729ms
SoftLayer, Dallas, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 208.17 KiB/s | 1.63 Mbps | ping 235.386ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 10.70 MiB/s | 85.58 Mbps | ping 174.482ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 6.83 MiB/s | 54.65 Mbps | ping 218.650ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 6.94 MiB/s | 55.51 Mbps | ping 200.075ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 6.83 MiB/s | 54.64 Mbps | ping 233.410ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 7.35 MiB/s | 58.83 Mbps | ping 211.862ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 5.66 MiB/s | 45.32 Mbps | ping 223.687ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 9.11 MiB/s | 72.88 Mbps | ping 162.339ms
Hetzner, Germany : 6.12 MiB/s | 48.98 Mbps | ping 161.956ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 12.68 MiB/s | 101.41 Mbps | ping 154.920ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 11.39 MiB/s | 91.14 Mbps | ping 169.366ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 187 B/s | N/A | ping 254.018ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 170 B/s | N/A | ping 249.100ms
Online, France : 11.67 MiB/s | 93.36 Mbps | ping 147.543ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 92 B/s | N/A | ping 166.514ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 24.75 MiB/s | 197.99 Mbps | ping 92.591ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 241 B/s | N/A | ping 114.592ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 2.93 MiB/s | 23.40 Mbps | ping 181.303ms
Prima, Argentina : 77.35 KiB/s | 0.60 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 57.75 MiB/s | 461.97 Mbps | ping 0.883ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 33.46 MiB/s | 267.65 Mbps | ping 66.470ms
Linode, Singapore : 833.33 MiB/s | 6666.67 Mbps | ping 0.285ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 28.38 MiB/s | 227.08 Mbps | ping 73.999ms
Benchmark finished in 148 seconds
Media Unlock Test
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Failed (Network Connection)
HotStar: Yes (Region: SG)
Disney+: Yes (Region: SG)
Netflix: Originals Only
YouTube Premium: Yes (Region: SG)
Amazon Prime Video: Unsupported
TVBAnywhere+: Failed (Network Connection)
iQyi Oversea Region: Failed
Viu.com: Failed
YouTube CDN: Hong Kong
Netflix Preferred CDN: Singapore
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: Failed (Network Connection)
ChatGPT: Yes
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==============[ Taiwan ]===============
KKTV: No
LiTV: Failed (Network Connection)
MyVideo: Yes
4GTV.TV: Failed (Network Connection)
LineTV.TW: Failed (Unexpected Result: )
Hami Video: Failed (Network Connection)
CatchPlay+: Failed
HBO GO Asia: Failed (Network Connection)
Bahamut Anime: Failed (Network Connection)
Bilibili Taiwan Only: Failed (Network Connection)
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=============[ Hong Kong ]=============
Now E: Failed (Unexpected Result: )
Viu.TV: Failed (Network Connection)
MyTVSuper: No
HBO GO Asia: Failed (Network Connection)
BiliBili Hongkong/Macau/Taiwan: Failed (Network Connection)
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===============[ Japan ]===============
DMM: Unsupported
DMM TV: No
Abema.TV: Failed (Network Connection)
Niconico: Failed (Network Connection)
music.jp: No
Telasa: Failed (Network Connection)
Paravi: Failed (Network Connection)
U-NEXT: Failed (Network Connection)
Hulu Japan: Yes
TVer: Failed (Network Connection)
GYAO!: IPv6 Not Supported
WOWOW: Failed
VideoMarket: IPv6 Not Supported
FOD(Fuji TV): No
Radiko: Unsupported
Karaoke@DAM: Failed (Network Connection)
J:com On Demand: No
---Game---
Kancolle Japan: No
Pretty Derby Japan: No
Konosuba Fantastic Days: Failed (Network Connection)
Princess Connect Re:Dive Japan: Failed (Network Connection)
World Flipper Japan: No
Project Sekai: Colorful Stage: Failed (Network Connection)
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===========[ North America ]===========
FOX: No
Hulu: Failed
NFL+: IPv6 Not Support
ESPN+:[Sponsored by Jam] No
Epix: Failed (Network Connection)
Epix: Failed
Starz: Failed (Network Connection)
Philo: IPv6 Not Support
FXNOW: IPv6 Not Support
TLC GO: IPv6 Not Support
HBO Max: Failed (Network Connection)
Shudder: No
BritBox: Yes
Crackle: No
CW TV: No
A&E TV: IPv6 Not Support
NBA TV: Yes
NBC TV: No
Fubo TV: IPv6 Not Support
Tubi TV: No
Sling TV: Yes
Pluto TV: Yes
Acorn TV: Failed (Network Connection)
SHOWTIME: Failed (Network Connection)
encoreTVB: Failed (Network Connection)
Funimation: IPv6 Not Support
Discovery+: IPv6 Not Support
Paramount+: No
Peacock TV: No
Popcornflix: IPv6 Not Support
Crunchyroll: IPv6 Not Support
Directv Stream: No
KBS American: IPv6 Not Support
KOCOWA: IPv6 Not Support
Maths Spot: IPv6 Not Support
---CA---
CBC Gem: Failed (Network Connection)
Crave: Failed (Network Connection)
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===========[ South America ]===========
Star+: No
HBO Max: Failed (Network Connection)
DirecTV Go: Failed (Network Connection)
Funimation: IPv6 Not Support
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===============[ Europe ]==============
Rakuten TV: Failed (Network Connection)
Funimation: IPv6 Not Support
SkyShowTime: No
HBO Max: Failed (Network Connection)
Maths Spot: IPv6 Not Support
---GB---
Sky Go: Failed (Network Connection)
BritBox: Yes
ITV Hub: Failed (Network Connection)
Channel 4: Failed (Network Connection)
Channel 5: IPv6 Not Support
BBC iPLAYER: Failed
Discovery+ UK: IPv6 Not Support
---FR---
Salto: Failed (Network Connection)
Canal+: Failed (Network Connection)
Molotov: No
---DE---
Joyn: Failed (Network Connection)
Sky: Failed (Network Connection)
ZDF: Failed (Network Connection)
---NL---
NLZIET: Failed
videoland: Failed (Network Connection)
NPO Start Plus: Failed (Network Connection)
---ES---
PANTAYA: Failed (Network Connection)
---IT---
Rai Play: Failed (Network Connection)
---RU---
Amediateka: Failed (Network Connection)
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==============[ Oceania ]==============
NBA TV: Yes
Acorn TV: Failed (Network Connection)
SHOWTIME: Failed (Network Connection)
BritBox: Yes
Funimation: IPv6 Not Support
Paramount+: No
---AU---
Stan: Yes
Binge: No
Docplay: Yes
7plus: No
Channel 9: No
Channel 10: Failed (Network Connection)
ABC iView: Yes
Kayo Sports: Yes
Optus Sports: No
SBS on Demand: Failed (Network Connection)
---NZ---
Neon TV: Yes
SkyGo NZ: Failed (Network Connection)
ThreeNow: Failed (Network Connection)
Maori TV: Failed (Network Connection)
=======================================
==============[ Korean ]===============
Wavve: IPv6 Not Support
Tving: IPv6 Not Support
Coupang Play: Yes
Naver TV: IPv6 Not Support
Afreeca TV: IPv6 Not Support
KBS Domestic: IPv6 Not Support
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Testing Done!
Global Ping Test
CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Admin Control Panel
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Overall, the Cloud Manager is user-friendly, efficient, and reliable, presenting a well-rounded solution for cloud infrastructure management. Its versatility suits personal projects, small businesses, and enterprise-grade applications. With this powerful tool, managing and scaling your cloud resources has never been easier.
Server Pricing
Official Website: https://www.linode.com
Coupon
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Conclusion
Hosting with Linode is billed hourly, allowing customers to pay only for what they use, and they offer a wide variety of server options at a reasonable price point. Their servers are powerful, state-of-the-art, and scalable, allowing users to handle traffic spikes and grow their projects seamlessly. However, backups cost extra, they don’t offer domain registration services, and their platform may not be beginner-friendly.
Overall, Linode is an excellent hosting option for developers and businesses with Linux experience looking for high-performance services at a low cost. Users have hailed the company’s reliability, and its interface and documentation make application setup easy. However, beginners may find it challenging to navigate the platform.
Official Website: https://www.linode.com