RamNode United States Seattle Premium KVM Shared vCPU VPS Hosting Test and Review
This time, we will test the RamNode United States Seattle Shared vCPU VPS Server, with flexible pay-as-you-go billing that allows you to access premium cloud hosting at an affordable price.
The server is powered by an Intel Core Processor (Skylake, IBRS). 2 vCPU/4 GB RAM/100 GB SSD Disk/4 TB Transfer/1x IPv4 and 1x IPv6.
If you are looking for more power and dedicated resources, Get virtual server simplicity with dedicated CPU cores, all backed by a team of pros with RamNode VDS (Virtual Dedicated Servers).
About RamNode
RamNode is a leading provider of budget-friendly cloud VPS hosting solutions that deliver exceptional value for money. Their simplified OpenStack cloud platform offers unbeatable prices and a wide range of options, catering to individuals and professionals seeking to create and manage their websites.
RamNode’s comprehensive service lineup includes Cloud KVM VPS, Virtual Dedicated Servers, OpenVZ VPS, and cPanel Shared Hosting. Each option is tailored to meet the requirements of diverse projects, offering unique features and pricing structures.
The Cloud KVM VPS package stands out for its hyperfast NVMe SSD and HDD storage options, offering up to 400GB NVMe SSD, 16GB RAM, and 6TB bandwidth. With its versatility, this option accommodates projects of any scale, from small to large, starting at just $4 per month.
RamNode’s Virtual Dedicated Servers provide fully virtualized SSD compute instances for those seeking the utmost performance, offering up to 800GB SSD, 32GB RAM, and an impressive 40TB bandwidth. These servers boast dedicated CPU cores, ensuring mission-critical performance, with prices starting at $50 per month.
Additionally, RamNode offers cPanel Shared Hosting that includes free migration services and provides both shared and reseller options, simplifying server management. Starting from $5 per month, this option guarantees hassle-free hosting experiences.
Official Website: https://www.RamNode.com
Basic Bench
CPU Model : Intel Core Processor (Skylake, IBRS)
CPU Cores : 2 @ 3696.072 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 (76.3 MB Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 6 min
Load average : 0.04, 0.08, 0.04
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 / Online
Organization : AS3842 InMotion Hosting, Inc.
Location : Seattle / US
Region : Washington
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I/O Speed(1st run) : 1.3 GB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 1.4 GB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 1.2 GB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 1331.2 MB/s
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 754.39 Mbps 650.48 Mbps 45.97 ms
Los Angeles, US 868.25 Mbps 721.53 Mbps 26.54 ms
Dallas, US 777.04 Mbps 636.92 Mbps 54.49 ms
Montreal, CA 756.65 Mbps 924.51 Mbps 65.98 ms
Paris, FR 557.97 Mbps 372.10 Mbps 142.35 ms
Amsterdam, NL 414.10 Mbps 278.49 Mbps 149.84 ms
Shanghai, CN 273.73 Mbps 436.15 Mbps 277.33 ms
Nanjing, CN 117.86 Mbps 385.07 Mbps 166.24 ms
Singapore, SG 463.05 Mbps 134.06 Mbps 182.27 ms
Tokyo, JP 744.77 Mbps 140.97 Mbps 103.32 ms
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Finished in : 5 min 17 sec
Timestamp : 2023-07-01 00:32:09 UTC
Looking Glass
Test IPv4: 168.235.72.22
Test IPv6: 2604:180:3:1::f1
Yabs Performance Bench
IPv6 Network Information:
---------------------------------
ISP : InMotion Hosting
ASN : AS3842 InMotion Hosting, Inc.
Host : RAMNODE
Location : Portland, Oregon (OR)
Country : United States
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
---------------------------------
Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 59.60 MB/s (14.9k) | 409.24 MB/s (6.3k)
Write | 59.72 MB/s (14.9k) | 411.39 MB/s (6.4k)
Total | 119.32 MB/s (29.8k) | 820.64 MB/s (12.8k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 603.68 MB/s (1.1k) | 640.64 MB/s (625)
Write | 635.76 MB/s (1.2k) | 683.31 MB/s (667)
Total | 1.23 GB/s (2.4k) | 1.32 GB/s (1.2k)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
---------------------------------
Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 610 Mbits/sec | 52.2 Mbits/sec | 141 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | 685 Mbits/sec | 141 Mbits/sec | 136 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | 609 Mbits/sec | 577 Mbits/sec | 136 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | busy | 4.00 Mbits/sec | 234 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | busy | 163 Mbits/sec | 59.8 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 851 Mbits/sec | 124 Mbits/sec | 58.7 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 911 Mbits/sec | busy | 32.8 ms
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
---------------------------------
Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 564 Mbits/sec | 55.3 Mbits/sec | 134 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | busy | busy | 134 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | 591 Mbits/sec | busy | 136 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | busy | 3.40 Mbits/sec | 225 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 816 Mbits/sec | 217 Mbits/sec | 59.7 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | busy | 173 Mbits/sec | 58.8 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 876 Mbits/sec | 405 Mbits/sec | 32.7 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
---------------------------------
Test | Value
|
Single Core | 1343
Multi Core | 2308
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/1776348
YABS completed in 15 min 20 sec
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 87.03 MiB/s | 696.26 Mbps | ping 0.331ms
Gdrive : 40.42 MiB/s | 323.36 Mbps | ping 0.313ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 6.69 MiB/s | 53.53 Mbps | ping 66.023ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 52.81 MiB/s | 422.45 Mbps | ping 18.327ms
SoftLayer, Dallas, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 937.66 KiB/s | 7.33 Mbps | ping 61.339ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 107.07 MiB/s | 856.53 Mbps | ping 0.358ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 35.77 MiB/s | 286.12 Mbps | ping 57.771ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 64.06 MiB/s | 512.49 Mbps | ping 28.630ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 23.36 MiB/s | 186.86 Mbps | ping 59.231ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 19.20 MiB/s | 153.61 Mbps | ping 77.926ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 16.11 MiB/s | 128.91 Mbps | ping 133.920ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 3.48 MiB/s | 27.85 Mbps | ping 146.340ms
Hetzner, Germany : 2.61 MiB/s | 20.91 Mbps | ping 150.442ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 6.75 MiB/s | 54.00 Mbps | ping 139.405ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 14.46 MiB/s | 115.66 Mbps | ping 137.737ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 339 B/s | N/A | ping 153.977ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 354 B/s | N/A | ping 149.859ms
Online, France : 3.10 MiB/s | 24.80 Mbps | ping 136.067ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 288 B/s | N/A | ping 161.320ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 10.57 MiB/s | 84.58 Mbps | ping 170.321ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 275 B/s | N/A | ping 212.365ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 3.60 MiB/s | 28.81 Mbps | ping 180.542ms
Prima, Argentina : 281.40 KiB/s | 2.20 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 1.07 MiB/s | 8.58 Mbps | ping 171.244ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 5.21 MiB/s | 41.64 Mbps | ping 94.708ms
Linode, Singapore : 1.94 MiB/s | 15.55 Mbps | ping 155.417ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 26.43 MiB/s | 211.47 Mbps | ping 89.098ms
Benchmark finished in 126 seconds
Media Unlock Test
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Failed (Network Connection)
HotStar: Yes (Region: US)
Disney+: Yes (Region: US)
Netflix: Originals Only
YouTube Premium: No (Region: CN)
Amazon Prime Video: Unsupported
TVBAnywhere+: Failed (Network Connection)
iQyi Oversea Region: Failed
Viu.com: Failed
YouTube CDN: Seattle, WA
Netflix Preferred CDN: Seattle, WA
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: Failed (Network Connection)
ChatGPT: Yes
=======================================
Testing Done!
Global Ping Test
Query: ping 192.184.90.188, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 192.184.90.188 – ARIN /21 AS3842 RAMNODE – United States
CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Admin Control Panel
RamNode uses Fleio OpenStack Edition to provide full billing and control panel functionality, enabling providers to offer public cloud services. End-users can sign up, add credit (or post-pay), and create and manage OpenStack cloud resources. The powerful pricing rules enable the service providers to charge services on the cloud billing model (e.g., price per GB / hour for storage, price per vCPU / minute, etc.).
Server Pricing
Official Website: https://www.RamNode.com
Coupon
Get an extra 25% Cloud Credit! Promo code: CLOUD25.
How does it work?
Sign up, add at least $5 in Cloud Credit, and we will match it by 25%!
In other words, add $10, and we will give you $2.50 in credit. Add $20 and we give you $5. Add $100, you get $25, etc. If you already have an account, add credit and open a ticket with the subject 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 cloud hosting features superior performance, quick deployment on lightning-fast hardware, and Tier-1 networking. Their feature-rich control panel provides ease and flexibility, allowing users to deploy any desired operating system. With data centers in Atlanta, New York City, Seattle, Los Angeles, and The Netherlands, RamNode ensures global coverage and accessibility.
The company offers multiple payment options, including PayPal, Credit Card, Bitcoin, WeChat, or Alipay, making it convenient for customers to choose their preferred method. RamNode’s dedicated support team is available 24/7 to assist and address any concerns.
By prioritizing customer satisfaction, RamNode has established itself as a reliable and trusted provider since its founding in 2012. They continue to exceed expectations, delivering affordable servers with powerful features.
Regarding network performance, the IPv6 tests indicate the speed and quality of the network connections for different providers and locations. The Fio Disk Speed Tests and iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4 and IPv6) showcase the impressive speeds and capabilities offered by RamNode.
Lastly, the Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test highlights the performance of RamNode’s servers, with impressive scores in both single-core and multi-core tests.
Overall, RamNode provides cost-effective hosting solutions with powerful features and exceptional performance, making them an excellent choice for individuals and professionals looking to create and manage their websites.
Official Website: https://www.RamNode.com