LunaNode Canada Toronto Intel Core Memory Optimized Virtual Machine Test and Review
In this review, the focus is on the LunaNode Canada Toronto Memory Optimized Shared vCPU VPS Server. The efficiency and reliability of this server are driven by an Intel Core Processor (Skylake, IBRS). Its impressive resources include 4 CPU Cores, 8 GB RAM, and a secure 70 GB SSD Storage. Furthermore, it offers 3 TB Traffic with 1x IPv4 and 1x IPv6.
We’re going to put this server through a series of thorough tests. For starters, we’ve got the Basic Benchmark, Yabs, and Unix Benchmark tests to check out the key metrics. Then, we’ll widen our scope with the Global Node Test for in-depth network analysis and the Global Ping Test to measure how fast it responds.
Next, we’ll see how well it accesses different media platforms with the Media Unlock Test and check its connection quality with the CloudFlare Internet Test. Lastly, we’ll evaluate its web performance using well-known tools like PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix Performance. By the end of our detailed testing, you’ll know exactly what this server can do.
About LunaNode
LunaNode is a dynamic cloud virtualization platform offering expedited virtual machine (VM) deployment, adjustable hourly billing, snapshot capabilities, and a full-fledged API for streamlined automation. The cost-benefits of LunaNode’s services are noteworthy, offering both virtual machine and block storage deployment at considerably lower rates than its contemporaries.
The differentiated offerings from LunaNode include plans for General-Purpose, Memory-Optimized, and Compute-Optimized tiers designed to fulfill diverse workload requirements. Options for deploying VMs rest on ultra-fast local SSD disks or dependable volumes employing distributed block storage. Volumes are flexible, capable of expansion at any point, and can be swiftly attached to a VM for augmented storage.
LunaNode introduces the handy feature of snapshotting any VM to seize its current disk state. It incorporates live snapshotting utilizing copy-on-write technology, enabling snapshot processes to continue even while a VM is operational. Snapshots function not only as reliable backups but also as templates to spawn more VMs.
For a smooth VM management experience, LunaNode equips users with SSH key injection, startup scripts, a contemporary web console, and a rescue mode. It also provides a shelving feature, significantly cutting costs for dormant VMs. The process is straightforward – one-click VM shelving, which customers pay only for IP addresses and storage.
Official Website: https://www.LunaNode.com
Looking Glass
Test IP: 172.81.176.57
Test Download: http://toronto-test.lunanode.com/100MB.test
BasicBench: Server Profile, I/O Speed, Upload and Download Speed
CPU Model : Intel Core Processor (Skylake, IBRS)
CPU Cores : 4 @ 2599.996 MHz
CPU Cache : 16384 KB
AES-NI : Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : Enabled
Total Disk : 68.9 GB (1.5 GB Used)
Total Mem : 7.8 GB (78.0 MB Used)
Total Swap : 2.0 GB (0 Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 1 hour 35 min
Load average : 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 11
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 5.10.0-25-amd64
TCP CC : bbr
Virtualization : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : Online / Online
Organization : AS394745 Lunanode Hosting Inc.
Location : Toronto / CA
Region : Ontario
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 46.3 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 226 MB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 185 MB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 152.4 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 2901.57 Mbps 898.06 Mbps 1.32 ms
Los Angeles, US 1309.52 Mbps 637.85 Mbps 61.74 ms
Dallas, US 2132.50 Mbps 857.94 Mbps 33.75 ms
Montreal, CA 913.35 Mbps 661.49 Mbps 8.35 ms
Paris, FR 809.42 Mbps 883.18 Mbps 99.76 ms
Amsterdam, NL 893.10 Mbps 588.46 Mbps 88.32 ms
Nanjing, CN 385.02 Mbps 456.70 Mbps 210.76 ms
Hongkong, CN 372.67 Mbps 749.31 Mbps 215.49 ms
Tokyo, JP 485.28 Mbps 448.15 Mbps 164.68 ms
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Finished in : 4 min 39 sec
Timestamp : 2023-08-25 05:26:18 UTC
YabsBench: Disk Speed, iperf3 Network Speed, Geekbench 6 Benchmark
IPv4 Network Information:
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ISP : Cogent Communications
ASN : AS174 Cogent Communications
Host : Lunanode Hosting Inc.
Location : Woodstock, Ontario (ON)
Country : Canada
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 254.14 MB/s (63.5k) | 1.65 GB/s (25.8k)
Write | 254.81 MB/s (63.7k) | 1.66 GB/s (25.9k)
Total | 508.95 MB/s (127.2k) | 3.31 GB/s (51.8k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 1.67 GB/s (3.2k) | 1.78 GB/s (1.7k)
Write | 1.76 GB/s (3.4k) | 1.90 GB/s (1.8k)
Total | 3.44 GB/s (6.7k) | 3.69 GB/s (3.6k)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 48.1 Mbits/sec | 82.1 Mbits/sec | 83.8 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | 1.52 Gbits/sec | 378 Mbits/sec | 89.9 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | busy | busy | 87.7 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 860 Mbits/sec | 270 Mbits/sec | 172 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 2.38 Gbits/sec | 782 Mbits/sec | 20.8 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 116 Mbits/sec | 286 Mbits/sec | 34.8 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 57.4 Mbits/sec | 98.8 Mbits/sec | 68.7 ms
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 47.4 Mbits/sec | 76.3 Mbits/sec | 83.9 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | 1.59 Gbits/sec | 495 Mbits/sec | 91.7 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | busy | busy | 87.7 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 567 Mbits/sec | 1.71 Mbits/sec | 172 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 2.61 Gbits/sec | 898 Mbits/sec | 20.8 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 110 Mbits/sec | 230 Mbits/sec | 34.6 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 61.7 Mbits/sec | 99.2 Mbits/sec | 68.6 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
|
Single Core | 970
Multi Core | 2828
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/2380235
YABS completed in 14 min 57 sec
UnixBench: CPU Performance, A score higher is better
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Benchmark Run: Fri Aug 25 2023 07:28:59 - 07:57:00
4 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 36697536.0 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 7066.7 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 2032.5 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 248655.6 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 63753.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 756767.5 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 391038.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 46674.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 3988.1 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 6983.2 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 2154.3 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 269947.5 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 36697536.0 3144.6
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 7066.7 1284.8
Execl Throughput 43.0 2032.5 472.7
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 248655.6 627.9
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 63753.0 385.2
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 756767.5 1304.8
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 391038.1 314.3
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 46674.7 116.7
Process Creation 126.0 3988.1 316.5
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 6983.2 1647.0
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 2154.3 3590.5
System Call Overhead 15000.0 269947.5 180.0
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System Benchmarks Index Score 664.8
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Benchmark Run: Fri Aug 25 2023 07:57:00 - 08:25:02
4 CPUs in system; running 4 parallel copies of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 149508516.9 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 28132.8 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 7818.0 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 556943.3 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 146141.5 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1794787.5 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 1553713.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 187038.2 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 16780.8 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 18065.6 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 2547.8 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 1057865.3 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 149508516.9 12811.4
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 28132.8 5115.1
Execl Throughput 43.0 7818.0 1818.1
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 556943.3 1406.4
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 146141.5 883.0
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 1794787.5 3094.5
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 1553713.1 1249.0
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 187038.2 467.6
Process Creation 126.0 16780.8 1331.8
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 18065.6 4260.8
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 2547.8 4246.3
System Call Overhead 15000.0 1057865.3 705.2
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System Benchmarks Index Score 2017.4
======= Script description and score comparison completed! =======
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 109.65 MiB/s | 877.19 Mbps | ping 1.559ms
Gdrive : 49.90 MiB/s | 399.20 Mbps | ping 22.144ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 73.16 MiB/s | 585.32 Mbps | ping 19.389ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 30.62 MiB/s | 244.99 Mbps | ping 59.252ms
SoftLayer, Dallas, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 3.82 MiB/s | 30.53 Mbps | ping 21.074ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 35.93 MiB/s | 287.46 Mbps | ping 62.949ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 61.84 MiB/s | 494.74 Mbps | ping 34.623ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 35.66 MiB/s | 285.31 Mbps | ping 63.949ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 60.32 MiB/s | 482.57 Mbps | ping 19.558ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 43.45 MiB/s | 347.58 Mbps | ping 32.532ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 26.55 MiB/s | 212.37 Mbps | ping 82.685ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 41.90 KiB/s | 0.33 Mbps | ping 94.457ms
Hetzner, Germany : 820.13 KiB/s | 6.41 Mbps | ping 99.467ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 25.72 MiB/s | 205.75 Mbps | ping 89.067ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 26.30 MiB/s | 210.36 Mbps | ping 86.459ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 453 B/s | N/A | ping 104.736ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 434 B/s | N/A | ping 86.452ms
Online, France : 12.41 MiB/s | 99.30 Mbps | ping 89.807ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 425 B/s | N/A | ping 111.861ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 2.11 MiB/s | 16.88 Mbps | ping 305.525ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 279 B/s | N/A | ping 228.722ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 8.80 MiB/s | 70.37 Mbps | ping 129.540ms
Prima, Argentina : 2.87 MiB/s | 23.00 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 823.50 KiB/s | 6.43 Mbps | ping 247.762ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 4.14 MiB/s | 33.12 Mbps | ping 169.275ms
Linode, Singapore : 2.10 MiB/s | 16.76 Mbps | ping 286.001ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 9.68 MiB/s | 77.42 Mbps | ping 183.738ms
Benchmark finished in 107 seconds
Global Latency Test
Query: ping 170.75.160.188, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 170.75.160.188 – ARIN /20 AS174 COGENT – Canada, Ontario, Woodstock
Media Unlock Test
** Test Starts At: Fri Aug 25 05:52:07 UTC 2023
** Checking Results Under IPv4
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** Your Network Provider: Lunanode Hosting Inc. (170.75.*.*)
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Yes (Region: CA)
HotStar: No
Disney+: No
Netflix: Yes (Region: CA)
YouTube Premium: No
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: CA)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
iQyi Oversea Region: CA
Viu.com: No
YouTube CDN: Washington DC
Netflix Preferred CDN: Washington DC
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: CAD
ChatGPT: Yes
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** Checking Results Under IPv6
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** Your Network Provider: Cogent Communications (:::*:*)
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Failed (Network Connection)
HotStar: Yes (Region: CA)
Disney+: Yes (Region: CA)
Netflix: Yes (Region: CA)
YouTube Premium: Yes
Amazon Prime Video: Unsupported
TVBAnywhere+: Failed (Network Connection)
iQyi Oversea Region: Failed
Viu.com: Failed
YouTube CDN: Chicago, IL
Netflix Preferred CDN: Washington DC
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: Failed (Network Connection)
ChatGPT: Yes
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Testing Done! CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Admin Control Panel
The LunaNode Admin Control Panel is a robust instrument designed to optimistically manage your virtual machines (VMs) and associated services. It offers swift VM deployment capabilities, flexible hourly billing, snapshot facilities, and an automation-friendly API. With the power to discontinue your VM at will via the control panel, you only pay for the operational hours. Lunanode operates on a prepaid model, with many payment options, including credit card, PayPal, Bitcoin, and Interac e-Transfer.
This interactive control panel allows users to specify a URL for a custom ISO image or a qcow2 template. Once downloaded, new VMs can be provisioned using the custom operating system. OS installation can be accomplished using VNC with ISO images. Moreover, the control panel lets you capture the live state of your VM via snapshots, which can be used to restore the VM to a previous state or create additional machines.
The LunaNode control panel is equipped with various management tools such as SSH key injection, startup scripts, a state-of-the-art web console, and a rescue mode, all intended to simplify your VM management tasks. You also have the freedom to create block devices of arbitrary sizes (volumes) and attach/detach them to VM instances instantaneously. These volumes reside on a fault-tolerant Ceph RBD cluster for increased reliability.
Furthermore, the control panel lets you fluidly transfer external IP addresses between VMs, which can be particularly handy during application upgrades. Users can test the upgrade on a new VM before finalizing it by shifting the floating IP from the old to the new VM. This transfer action can also be executed via the API, supporting operations like instance failovers.
LunaNode API
The LunaNode API offers you the power to automate the management of your cloud services. Accessing the API requires an API ID and a key, which can be generated from the API tab in your account. Each API call comprises a category and an action, exemplified by “vm/create,” where ‘vm’ represents the category and ‘create’ is the action. The API call also includes a set of parameters encoded and delivered in the body of the POST request.
LunaNode generously provides open-source libraries for their API in PHP and Python and third-party libraries in languages such as C#, Ruby, and PHP. For a more detailed understanding of the LunaNode API, refer to their comprehensive API Overview documentation.
They also offer practical examples of API usage with their PHP and Python libraries on GitHub. Additionally, for Ruby enthusiasts, an unofficial and unsupported implementation of the LunaNode API for Ruby is readily available on GitHub.
Server Pricing
Regarding pricing, LunaNode offers a range of options for General-Purpose, Memory-Optimized, and Compute-Optimized virtual machines.
For example, their General-Purpose s.half plan costs $4.5 per month or $0.00625 per hour and includes 0.5 GB RAM, 1 Virtual Core, 15 GB SSD Storage, and 1000 GB Bandwidth.
Their Memory-Optimized m.64 plan costs $200 per month or $0.27778 per hour and includes 64 GB RAM, 8 Virtual Cores, 250 GB SSD Storage, and 5000 GB Bandwidth.
Their Compute-Optimized c.16 plan costs $320 per month or $0.44444 per hour and includes 80 GB RAM, 16 Dedicated Cores, 1500 GB SSD Storage, and 10000 GB Bandwidth.
Block Storage and Snapshot Storage cost $0.03/mo per GB. One floating IP is free for each VM; additional IPs cost $1/mo per additional IP. Additional Bandwidth costs $0.003/mo per additional GB.
Official Website: https://www.LunaNode.com
Coupon
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Customer Support
Don’t hesitate to contact LunaNode about any sales questions, issues you’re experiencing, questions on how to use certain functionality, or if you have any feedback or suggestions! There are several ways to contact LunaNode:
E-mail: e-mail LunaNode at [email protected].
Call: call LunaNode during business hours at 844-256-7888.
Ticket: If you already have an account with LunaNode, you can open a ticket from the control panel.
Report Abuse: Submit abuse reports to [email protected].
Report Security Issues: Reports of any security issues on the LunaNode platform can be sent to [email protected].
Conclusion
The server’s speed for handling data (I/O Speed) is impressive. It averaged speeds of 152.4 MB/s across three tests, showing it can quickly move a lot of data. It also had excellent upload and download speeds, with top marks in speed tests from places like Los Angeles, Dallas, and Montreal.
When we looked at how fast the server can read and write data to its storage (disk speeds), it proved very efficient across different sizes of data blocks. For example, it could read and write at speeds of about 254 MB/s for small pieces of data (4k block size) and around 1.7 GB/s for larger chunks (512k block size).
In tests measuring the server’s overall power (Geekbench 6 Benchmark), it scored high numbers that show it’s very powerful, both for tasks that use one core (970) and for those that use multiple cores (2828). Another test, the UnixBench test, showed the server is much faster than the average, especially in complex calculations and processing operations.
Overall, the LunaNode Canada Toronto Memory Optimized Shared vCPU VPS Server performs excellently in all key areas, including handling and moving data, storage efficiency, and raw processing power. It’s a strong choice for anyone who needs a powerful server.
Official Website: https://www.LunaNode.com
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