RamNode United States Los Angeles Standard KVM Shared vCPU VPS Hosting Test and Review
In our test, we will assess the performance of RamNode‘s United States Los Angeles Standard KVM Shared vCPU VPS Server. One of the standout advantages of opting for RamNode is their flexible pay-as-you-go billing model, which allows users to enjoy high-quality cloud hosting solutions at an affordable price.
The Intel Core Processor (Haswell, no TSX, IBRS) powered the server, providing exceptional processing power. It boasts 4 CPU Cores, 4 GB RAM, 100 GB SSD Storage, 4 TB Traffic, and 1 IPv4 and 1 IPv6 address. This robust configuration ensures smooth and efficient operation for various applications and tasks.
For those requiring even greater power and dedicated resources, RamNode offers an outstanding solution with their Virtual Dedicated Servers (VDS). With VDS, users can effortlessly access the simplicity and convenience of a virtual server while enjoying the added benefit of dedicated CPU cores. This ensures enhanced performance and stability for resource-intensive workloads.
About RamNode
RamNode is a web hosting company that was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in the USA. It offers VPS hosting products and has data centers in the Netherlands and the United States. RamNode has received many positive reviews from its customers, with many praising its fast and friendly customer service. One customer even stated they were “blown away” by RamNode’s fast and efficient billing support.
RamNode offers a range of hosting plans at competitive prices. Its Cloud VPS hosting plans start at $4 per month for a Standard KVM VPS with 512MB memory, 1 core CPU, 10GB SSD storage, and 1TB bandwidth. RamNode also offers Premium KVM VPS plans with faster CPUs and NVMe storage starting at $15 per month for a plan with 2GB memory, 1 core CPU, 50GB NVMe storage, and 3TB bandwidth.
In addition to its Cloud VPS hosting plans, RamNode also offers Massive KVM VPS plans with large amounts of spinning disk space and bandwidth starting at $4 per month for a plan with 512MB memory, 1 core CPU, 160GB HDD storage, and 2TB bandwidth. RamNode also offers Virtual Dedicated Servers (VDS) starting at $50 per month for a plan with 8GB memory, 2 dedicated cores CPU, 200GB SSD storage, and 10TB bandwidth.
Official Website: https://www.RamNode.com
Basic Bench
CPU Model : Intel Core Processor (Haswell, no TSX, IBRS)
CPU Cores : 4 @ 2399.996 MHz
CPU Cache : 16384 KB
AES-NI : Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : Enabled
Total Disk : 98.4 GB (848.3 MB Used)
Total Mem : 3.8 GB (84.9 MB Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 4 min
Load average : 0.01, 0.04, 0.01
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 11
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 5.10.0-15-cloud-amd64
TCP CC : bbr
Virtualization : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : Online / Offline
Organization : AS3842 InMotion Hosting, Inc.
Location : Los Angeles / US
Region : California
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 106 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 502 MB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 404 MB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 337.3 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 860.42 Mbps 918.96 Mbps 40.60 ms
Los Angeles, US 930.20 Mbps 936.27 Mbps 1.07 ms
Dallas, US 911.98 Mbps 931.96 Mbps 26.05 ms
Montreal, CA 795.38 Mbps 922.81 Mbps 72.63 ms
Paris, FR 548.98 Mbps 760.04 Mbps 133.85 ms
Amsterdam, NL 551.85 Mbps 736.70 Mbps 145.78 ms
Shanghai, CN 449.03 Mbps 495.92 Mbps 165.58 ms
Nanjing, CN 482.18 Mbps 733.68 Mbps 185.32 ms
Guangzhou, CN 287.69 Mbps 131.69 Mbps 162.53 ms
Singapore, SG 441.18 Mbps 452.90 Mbps 174.46 ms
Tokyo, JP 460.29 Mbps 620.47 Mbps 170.77 ms
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Finished in : 5 min 45 sec
Timestamp : 2023-06-21 02:18:54 UTC
Looking Glass
Test IPv4: 168.235.72.22
Test IPv6: 2604:180:3:1::f1
Yabs Performance Bench
IPv4 Network Information:
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ISP : InMotion Hosting, Inc.
ASN : AS3842 InMotion Hosting, Inc.
Host : RamNode LLC
Location : Los Angeles, California (CA)
Country : United States
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 25.19 MB/s (6.2k) | 185.87 MB/s (2.9k)
Write | 25.21 MB/s (6.3k) | 186.85 MB/s (2.9k)
Total | 50.40 MB/s (12.5k) | 372.72 MB/s (5.8k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 383.13 MB/s (748) | 461.26 MB/s (450)
Write | 403.49 MB/s (788) | 491.98 MB/s (480)
Total | 786.62 MB/s (1.5k) | 953.25 MB/s (930)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 636 Mbits/sec | 326 Mbits/sec | 125 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | 677 Mbits/sec | 321 Mbits/sec | 140 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | 647 Mbits/sec | 607 Mbits/sec | 136 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 565 Mbits/sec | 247 Mbits/sec | 227 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 874 Mbits/sec | busy | 56.8 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 907 Mbits/sec | 869 Mbits/sec | 29.3 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 918 Mbits/sec | 931 Mbits/sec | 0.479 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
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Single Core | 712
Multi Core | 2001
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/1667798
YABS completed in 14 min 22 sec
Summarize
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 107.07 MiB/s | 856.53 Mbps | ping 0.495ms
Gdrive : 58.58 MiB/s | 468.66 Mbps | ping 0.455ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 17.61 MiB/s | 140.91 Mbps | ping 56.106ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 81.51 MiB/s | 652.10 Mbps | ping 9.929ms
SoftLayer, Dallas, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 33.34 MiB/s | 266.76 Mbps | ping 65.767ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 73.96 MiB/s | 591.72 Mbps | ping 25.560ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 79.74 MiB/s | 637.96 Mbps | ping 30.225ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 107.41 MiB/s | 859.29 Mbps | ping 0.508ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 22.62 MiB/s | 181.00 Mbps | ping 64.368ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 50.19 MiB/s | 401.55 Mbps | ping 45.410ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 15.12 MiB/s | 120.94 Mbps | ping 130.171ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 4.16 MiB/s | 33.32 Mbps | ping 153.429ms
Hetzner, Germany : 9.23 MiB/s | 73.83 Mbps | ping 143.734ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 4.35 MiB/s | 34.83 Mbps | ping 147.035ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 13.18 MiB/s | 105.45 Mbps | ping 133.801ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 497 B/s | N/A | ping 168.206ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 568 B/s | N/A | ping 151.361ms
Online, France : 7.81 MiB/s | 62.49 Mbps | ping 140.714ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 308 B/s | N/A | ping 152.655ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 12.46 MiB/s | 99.71 Mbps | ping 143.363ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 365 B/s | N/A | ping 187.009ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 3.15 MiB/s | 25.24 Mbps | ping 187.349ms
Prima, Argentina : 593.28 KiB/s | 4.63 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 596.83 KiB/s | 4.66 Mbps | ping 176.293ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 11.57 MiB/s | 92.53 Mbps | ping 109.628ms
Linode, Singapore : 4.85 MiB/s | 38.78 Mbps | ping 179.563ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 22.93 MiB/s | 183.42 Mbps | ping 98.930ms
Benchmark finished in 102 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: Los Angeles, CA
Netflix Preferred CDN: Chicago, IL
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: No
Bilibili Taiwan Only: No
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=============[ 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: No
Paravi: No
U-NEXT: No
Hulu Japan: Yes
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: Yes
Konosuba Fantastic Days: No
Princess Connect Re:Dive Japan: Yes
World Flipper Japan: Failed (Network Connection)
Project Sekai: Colorful Stage: No
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===========[ North America ]===========
FOX: Yes
Hulu: Failed
NFL+: Yes
ESPN+:[Sponsored by Jam] No
Epix: No
Starz: No
Philo: Yes
FXNOW: Yes
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: Yes
Funimation: Yes (Region: US)
Discovery+: Yes
Paramount+: Yes
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
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===========[ South America ]===========
Star+: No
HBO Max: Yes
DirecTV Go: Yes (Region: CO)
Funimation: Yes (Region: US)
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===============[ Europe ]==============
Rakuten TV: Yes
Funimation: Yes (Region: US)
SkyShowTime: No
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+: Yes
---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
=======================================
No IPv6 Connectivity Found, Abort IPv6 Testing...
Testing Done!
Global Ping Test
Query: ping 168.235.93.16, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 168.235.93.16 – ARIN /22 AS3842 RAMNODE – United States
CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Admin Control Panel
Managing your cloud hosting is made effortless with RamNode’s feature-rich control panel. It offers a range of tools, including startup scripts, snapshots, custom firewalls, and more. These features empower you to streamline your operations and customize your hosting environment to meet your needs. Additionally, the OpenStack API ensures seamless integration with other systems and applications.
Server Pricing
Official Website: https://www.RamNode.com
Coupon
Get an extra 25% Cloud Credit! Promo code: CLOUD25.
Notes:
- Matching credit will be added within 24 hours.
- Limited to one use per customer.
- This does not apply to moving general account credit to the cloud.
- Only for Cloud (KVM, VDS) service. Does not apply to OpenVZ VPS.
Conclusion
RamNode’s OpenStack public cloud platform stands out for its exceptional performance and comprehensive features. With lightning-fast hardware and Tier-1 networking, you can expect instant deployment and superior performance. The platform also offers the flexibility of cloud hosting, allowing you to scale resources as needed.
RamNode prioritizes customization, enabling you to deploy any operating system. You can select from RamNode’s collection of cloud-init-compatible Linux images or upload your image/ISO whenever you want. This flexibility ensures that you can accurately tailor your environment to suit your requirements.
With data centers strategically located in Atlanta, New York City, Seattle, Los Angeles, and The Netherlands, RamNode provides global coverage, allowing you to choose the nearest data center for optimal latency and performance. Furthermore, RamNode offers versatility, accepting payments by the hour via PayPal, Credit Card, Bitcoin, WeChat, or Alipay.
In summary, RamNode is a trusted and efficient hosting service with a strong reputation among its satisfied customers. Its rich feature set and additional services make it an excellent choice for beginners and professionals seeking to create and manage their websites. With RamNode, you can expect reliable performance, flexible customization options, and a seamless hosting experience.
Official Website: https://www.RamNode.com