Leafcloud Netherlands North Brabant Intel Xeon E312xx Cloud Instance Test and Review
We’ve tested the Leafcloud Netherlands North Brabant cc1.medium Cloud Instance. This server sports an Intel Xeon E312xx (Sandy Bridge, with an IBRS update) Processor, supported by 2 CPU Cores, armed with 4 GB RAM and 20 GB SSD Storage. The offering also includes 100 GB/mo of free traffic and one IPv4 and one IPv6.
Value machines at the core
Instance flavors with less RAM are good for compute-heavy workloads. These instances will run at our core infrastructure site and have the highest single-instance availability but less energy-saving potential.
Our rigorous examination entails a battery of demanding tests: We’ll kick things off with the Basic Benchmark, Yabs, and Unix Benchmark, allowing us to measure pivotal performance metrics. Moving onwards, the comprehensive Global Node Test will provide an extensive network landscape, while the Global Ping Test stands ready to gauge latency intricacies.
With the Media Unlock Test, we’ll ascertain regional accessibility prerequisites. The CloudFlare Internet Test will shed light on the quality of the connection. Additionally, we’ll dive into web performance by employing analytical tools such as PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix Performance.
About Leafcloud
Leafcloud is a European cloud hosting provider that offers a range of services, including computing and GPU, storage, networking, and more. The company is based in the Netherlands and is focused on providing sustainable and environmentally friendly cloud services. Leafcloud claims to be up to 10 times more energy efficient than a typical data center because they reuse the heat their servers produce. This not only saves energy but also reduces overall carbon emissions.
Leafcloud offers a variety of server options for different use cases. They have normal (balanced) machine types suitable for general-purpose computing and CPU-optimized machine types for compute-heavy workloads. Their server instances start at €6.98 per month, and they also offer GPU instances with Nvidia V100 GPUs starting at €1.47 per hour.
In addition to its server options, Leafcloud offers object storage compatible with the S3 industry standard. This is great for storing all sorts of documents without managing servers.
Leafcloud’s website provides helpful information for beginners and professionals who want to use their services. They have a section on their website dedicated to using cases that feature some ways their green cloud can work for you. For example, they discuss how you can leverage Kubernetes, Docker, Mesos, and similar orchestration platforms to manage your workloads and exploit the full potential of their platform.
Official Website: https://www.Leafcloud.com
Looking Glass
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BasicBench: Server Profile, I/O Speed, Upload and Download Speed
CPU Model : Intel Xeon E312xx (Sandy Bridge, IBRS update)
CPU Cores : 2 @ 2899.998 MHz
CPU Cache : 16384 KB
AES-NI : Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : Disabled
Total Disk : 19.6 GB (880.3 MB Used)
Total Mem : 3.8 GB (71.0 MB Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 8 min
Load average : 0.04, 0.03, 0.00
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 11
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 5.10.0-18-amd64
TCP CC : bbr
Virtualization : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : Online / Offline
Organization : AS206176 GreenEdge B.V.
Location : Oss / NL
Region : North Brabant
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 492 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 542 MB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 519 MB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 517.7 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 699.63 Mbps 931.12 Mbps 1.22 ms
Los Angeles, US 606.44 Mbps 560.39 Mbps 137.38 ms
Dallas, US 733.52 Mbps 656.05 Mbps 109.87 ms
Montreal, CA 568.71 Mbps 629.18 Mbps 80.35 ms
Paris, FR 853.07 Mbps 872.88 Mbps 32.15 ms
Amsterdam, NL 688.10 Mbps 294.25 Mbps 2.14 ms
Shanghai, CN 427.15 Mbps 582.83 Mbps 186.83 ms
Nanjing, CN 382.39 Mbps 774.30 Mbps 222.61 ms
Singapore, SG 342.97 Mbps 639.15 Mbps 229.94 ms
Tokyo, JP 362.48 Mbps 519.36 Mbps 218.02 ms
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Finished in : 5 min 7 sec
Timestamp : 2023-08-08 05:44:48 UTC
YabsBench: Disk Speed, iperf3 Network Speed, Geekbench 6 Benchmark
IPv4 Network Information:
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ISP : GreenEdge B.V.
ASN : AS206176 GreenEdge B.V.
Host : Critical Core BV
Location : Leersum, Utrecht (UT)
Country : Netherlands
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 98.29 MB/s (24.5k) | 300.17 MB/s (4.6k)
Write | 98.55 MB/s (24.6k) | 301.75 MB/s (4.7k)
Total | 196.85 MB/s (49.2k) | 601.93 MB/s (9.4k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 354.11 MB/s (691) | 318.61 MB/s (311)
Write | 372.92 MB/s (728) | 339.83 MB/s (331)
Total | 727.04 MB/s (1.4k) | 658.44 MB/s (642)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 984 Mbits/sec | 923 Mbits/sec | 7.10 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | busy | busy | 11.1 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | 1.01 Gbits/sec | busy | 1.35 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 928 Mbits/sec | 702 Mbits/sec | 85.5 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 979 Mbits/sec | 764 Mbits/sec | 80.0 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 963 Mbits/sec | 592 Mbits/sec | 109 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 946 Mbits/sec | 433 Mbits/sec | 141 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
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Single Core | 590
Multi Core | 1060
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/2187614
YABS completed in 18 min 7 sec
UnixBench: CPU Performance
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Benchmark Run: Tue Aug 08 2023 06:49:31 - 07:17:34
2 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 35561386.4 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 5139.6 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 3118.4 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 490484.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 132116.3 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1366703.2 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 721633.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 92684.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 6187.5 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 8546.9 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 1609.4 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 442559.5 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 35561386.4 3047.2
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 5139.6 934.5
Execl Throughput 43.0 3118.4 725.2
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 490484.0 1238.6
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 132116.3 798.3
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 1366703.2 2356.4
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 721633.7 580.1
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 92684.7 231.7
Process Creation 126.0 6187.5 491.1
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 8546.9 2015.8
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 1609.4 2682.4
System Call Overhead 15000.0 442559.5 295.0
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System Benchmarks Index Score 944.9
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Benchmark Run: Tue Aug 08 2023 07:17:34 - 07:45:40
2 CPUs in system; running 2 parallel copies of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 69469198.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 10231.3 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 5932.8 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 882380.9 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 236162.3 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 2440098.7 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 1415622.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 223778.0 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 13705.3 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 11304.1 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 1414.9 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 850494.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 69469198.8 5952.8
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 10231.3 1860.2
Execl Throughput 43.0 5932.8 1379.7
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 882380.9 2228.2
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 236162.3 1427.0
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 2440098.7 4207.1
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 1415622.7 1138.0
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 223778.0 559.4
Process Creation 126.0 13705.3 1087.7
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 11304.1 2666.1
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 1414.9 2358.1
System Call Overhead 15000.0 850494.8 567.0
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System Benchmarks Index Score 1679.7
======= Script description and score comparison completed! =======
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 101.52 MiB/s | 812.18 Mbps | ping 1.870ms
Gdrive : 59.74 MiB/s | 477.90 Mbps | ping 1.587ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 15.56 MiB/s | 124.50 Mbps | ping 88.026ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 5.83 MiB/s | 46.63 Mbps | ping 147.749ms
SoftLayer, Dallas, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 30.67 MiB/s | 245.32 Mbps | ping 77.054ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 384.97 KiB/s | 3.01 Mbps | ping 143.496ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 20.15 MiB/s | 161.19 Mbps | ping 109.746ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 15.32 MiB/s | 122.59 Mbps | ping 131.183ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 30.22 MiB/s | 241.74 Mbps | ping 75.543ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 24.88 MiB/s | 199.04 Mbps | ping 91.948ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 15.60 MiB/s | 124.77 Mbps | ping 6.570ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 565.64 KiB/s | 4.42 Mbps | ping 8.650ms
Hetzner, Germany : 7.39 MiB/s | 59.16 Mbps | ping 9.721ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 87.98 MiB/s | 703.82 Mbps | ping 4.593ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 43.59 MiB/s | 348.74 Mbps | ping 2.040ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 3.44 KiB/s | 0.03 Mbps | ping 21.255ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 4.28 KiB/s | 0.03 Mbps | ping 6.409ms
Online, France : 88.80 MiB/s | 710.37 Mbps | ping 11.187ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 2.82 KiB/s | 0.02 Mbps | ping 15.879ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 3.67 MiB/s | 29.38 Mbps | ping 274.812ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 223 B/s | N/A | ping 283.813ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 33.61 MiB/s | 268.91 Mbps | ping 40.208ms
Prima, Argentina : 172.49 KiB/s | 1.35 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 4.09 MiB/s | 32.74 Mbps | ping 174.553ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 3.87 MiB/s | 30.98 Mbps | ping 238.028ms
Linode, Singapore : 2.84 MiB/s | 22.70 Mbps | ping 257.540ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 2.78 MiB/s | 22.20 Mbps | ping 256.203ms
Benchmark finished in 109 seconds
Global Ping Test
Query: ping 45.135.57.200, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 45.135.57.200 – RIPENCC /23 AS206176 GREENEDGE – Netherlands
Media Unlock Test
** Test Starts At: Tue Aug 8 06:08:43 UTC 2023
** Checking Results Under IPv4
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** Your Network Provider: GreenEdge B.V. (45.135.*.*)
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: No
HotStar: No
Disney+: Yes (Region: NL)
Netflix: Yes (Region: NL)
YouTube Premium: Yes (Region: NL)
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: NL)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
iQyi Oversea Region: INTL
Viu.com: No
YouTube CDN: Amsterdam
Netflix Preferred CDN: Associated with [RETN Limited] in [Warsaw ]
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: EUR
ChatGPT: Yes
=======================================
No IPv6 Connectivity Found, Abort IPv6 Testing...
Testing Done! CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Admin Control Panel
Leafcloud provides an Admin Control Panel for its users to manage their accounts and services. The Admin Control Panel is accessible by logging in to your Leafcloud account using your email address and password.
Once logged in, you can access various features and settings of your account. For example, you can change your password by clicking on your username at the top right-hand corner of the home screen, selecting “Settings” from the dropdown menu, and following the step-by-step guide provided in Leafcloud’s documentation.
Leafcloud also provides extensive documentation to help users get the most out of their accounts. The documentation includes tutorials on getting started, launching instances, connecting to instances, configuring security groups, and more. This makes it easy for beginners and professionals to use Leafcloud’s services effectively.
Overall, Leafcloud’s Admin Control Panel is user-friendly and provides a range of features and settings to help users manage their accounts and services. Their extensive documentation also makes it easy for users to learn how to use their platform effectively.
Server Pricing
Leafcloud offers a variety of server options for different use cases. They have normal (balanced) machine types that are good for general-purpose computing and CPU-optimized machine types for compute-heavy workloads. Their server instances start at €6.98 per month, and they also offer GPU instances with Nvidia V100 GPUs starting at €1.47 per hour.
Leafcloud operates its infrastructure much more efficiently by not building data centers and reusing energy, which saves a lot of money. They pass those savings on to their customers, offering server instances starting at €6.98 per month.
In addition to its server options, Leafcloud offers object storage compatible with the S3 industry standard. This is great for storing all sorts of documents without managing servers.
Leafcloud believes in using a hybrid cloud and encourages connecting with others. They price their Egress traffic at only €0.05 per GB for traffic that exceeds 100GB, while all other traffic is free. This makes Leafcloud an affordable and sustainable option for cloud hosting.
Official Website: https://www.Leafcloud.com
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Customer Support
Leafcloud offers dedicated customer support to its users. Giljam Nijsse is in charge of customer relations at Leafcloud. He acts as the client’s advocate within the company, pushing on their behalf to make things work with minimal effort and keep prices attractive. Giljam loves services that exceed customers’ expectations and, like them, dislikes overpaying with a passion.
Leafcloud’s customer support team is dedicated to providing the best possible service to its users. They are available to answer any questions or concerns that users may have about their services. Leafcloud also provides extensive documentation on its website to help users get the most out of their accounts.
Overall, Leafcloud is committed to providing excellent customer support to its users. Their dedicated team and extensive documentation make it easy for users to get the help they need when using Leafcloud’s services.
Conclusion
Concerning I/O speed, the VPS delivered consistently high speeds, demonstrating a stable I/O environment. The initial test yielded an I/O speed of 492 MB/s, which improved in the second run to 542 MB/s, then slightly dropped to 519 MB/s in the third run, resulting in an average of 517.7 MB/s.
In addition, speed tests run across different geographical nodes showed notable performance. For instance, high upload and download speeds were observed in Paris, France, with 853.07 Mbps download and 872.88 Mbps upload speeds.
The mixed R/W 50/50 Disk Speed Test results were impressive, with high-speed performance displayed across different block sizes. For example, with a block size 512k, the server registered a total data handling capacity of 727.04 MB/s.
Coupled with the Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test results featuring a single-core score of 590 and multi-core score of 1060, the server displayed a striking performance, cementing its eligibility as a reliable computing asset.
In conclusion, the Leafcloud Netherlands North Brabant General Purpose Computing Shared vCPU VPS Server exhibits formidable performance across essential metrics. The intense I/O speeds, high-speed inter-node communication, impressive disk handling capacity, and robust CPU performance, as demonstrated by the UnixBench Performance tests, showcase its potential. This server is a compelling choice for demanding computation and networking tasks, providing reliable, steady, high-quality service.
Official Website: https://www.Leafcloud.com
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