LightNode Iraq Baghdad Hourly Billing Cheap Cloud VPS Test and Review
We recently tested the LightNode Iraq Baghdad Cheap Cloud VPS Server to see how it performs under various conditions. Powered by an Intel Xeon Processor, this server packs 2 CPU cores, 4 GB of RAM, and 50 GB SSD storage, supported by a 100 Mbps internet connection with 1 TB traffic.
Here’s how we tested it:
- Basic Benchmark, Yabs, and Unix Benchmark helped us gauge the server’s performance metrics.
- Global Node Test and Global Ping Test assessed the server’s network reach and response times.
- Media Unlock Test checked regional access restrictions.
- CloudFlare’s Internet Test examined the quality of connections.
- PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix Performance evaluated web performance.
Each test provided insights into how well this server performs in different areas, from basic operations to web speed and connection quality.
About LightNode
LightNode Instances are a part of the services provided by LightNode, a global hosting provider specializing in offering Virtual Private Server (VPS) hosting. Their presence in over 30 locations worldwide provides their customers with low-latency, high-performance cloud servers.
The instances provided by LightNode are powered by NVMe SSDs, known for their superior speed and performance compared to traditional hard drives. This ensures that the applications hosted on these instances run smoothly and efficiently.
One of the key features of LightNode Instances is their flexibility. They offer hourly and monthly billing options, allowing customers to choose a payment plan that best suits their needs. This flexibility extends to the operating systems supported by LightNode, which include Windows and Linux.
LightNode uses a Kernel-Based Virtual Machine (KVM) on all its infrastructure. Each instance runs its server, providing users full root/admin rights. This allows users to install any additional software they need.
By default, LightNode Instances come with a clean OS installed4. However, they also support systems, applications, and custom images. The system images supported include CentOS, Ubuntu, Windows, and Debian. They also support two application mirrors, WordPress and BT-panel, allowing users to install the corresponding environment with one click.
Official Website: https://www.LightNode.com
BasicBench: Server Profile, I/O Speed, Upload and Download Speed
CPU Model : Intel Xeon Processor (Skylake, IBRS)
CPU Cores : 2 @ 2494.140 MHz
CPU Cache : 16384 KB
AES-NI : ✓ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✓ Enabled
Total Disk : 50.0 GB (2.4 GB Used)
Total Mem : 3.8 GB (237.5 MB Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 12 min
Load average : 0.08, 0.16, 0.09
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 11
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 5.10.0-12-amd64
TCP CC : bbr
Virtualization : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✓ Online / ✗ Offline
Organization : AS138915 Kaopu Cloud HK Limited
Location : Baghdad / IQ
Region : Baghdad
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 571 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 612 MB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 643 MB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 608.7 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 103.34 Mbps 98.10 Mbps 0.75 ms
Los Angeles, US 101.36 Mbps 100.15 Mbps 231.31 ms
Dallas, US 108.78 Mbps 99.22 Mbps 207.38 ms
Montreal, CA 102.46 Mbps 99.41 Mbps 166.36 ms
Amsterdam, NL 103.94 Mbps 99.41 Mbps 87.23 ms
Shanghai, CN 100.49 Mbps 97.32 Mbps 337.75 ms
Hongkong, CN 4.92 Mbps 5.24 Mbps 255.05 ms
Mumbai, IN 104.30 Mbps 100.24 Mbps 211.55 ms
Singapore, SG 45.44 Mbps 75.01 Mbps 403.06 ms
Tokyo, JP 100.47 Mbps 100.41 Mbps 332.49 ms
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Finished in : 5 min 36 sec
Timestamp : 2024-04-25 08:20:48 CST
YabsBench: Disk Speed, iperf3 Network Speed, Geekbench 6 Benchmark
Basic System Information:
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Uptime : 0 days, 0 hours, 18 minutes
Processor : Intel Xeon Processor (Skylake, IBRS)
CPU cores : 2 @ 2494.140 MHz
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 3.8 GiB
Swap : 0.0 KiB
Disk : 50.0 GiB
Distro : Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Kernel : 5.10.0-12-amd64
VM Type : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✔ Online / ❌ Offline
IPv4 Network Information:
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ISP : Kaopu Cloud HK Limited
ASN : AS138915 Kaopu Cloud HK Limited
Host : Kaopu Cloud HK Limited
Location : Baghdad, Baghdad (BG)
Country : Iraq
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 149.43 MB/s (37.3k) | 585.07 MB/s (9.1k)
Write | 149.83 MB/s (37.4k) | 588.15 MB/s (9.1k)
Total | 299.27 MB/s (74.8k) | 1.17 GB/s (18.3k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 1.43 GB/s (2.8k) | 1.46 GB/s (1.4k)
Write | 1.51 GB/s (2.9k) | 1.56 GB/s (1.5k)
Total | 2.95 GB/s (5.7k) | 3.02 GB/s (2.9k)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 98.7 Mbits/sec | 93.6 Mbits/sec | 91.6 ms
Eranium | Amsterdam, NL (100G) | 99.6 Mbits/sec | 94.9 Mbits/sec | 85.8 ms
Telia | Helsinki, FI (10G) | busy | busy | 102 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 95.6 Mbits/sec | 84.5 Mbits/sec | 159 ms
Leaseweb | Singapore, SG (10G) | busy | 62.5 Mbits/sec | 404 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 87.0 Mbits/sec | 48.6 Mbits/sec | 227 ms
Leaseweb | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 92.9 Mbits/sec | 75.4 Mbits/sec | 160 ms
Edgoo | Sao Paulo, BR (1G) | 82.7 Mbits/sec | 40.3 Mbits/sec | 269 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
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Single Core | 629
Multi Core | 1132
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/5848240
YABS completed in 19 min 30 sec
UnixBench: CPU Performance, A Score Higher is Better
Benchmark Run: Thu Apr 25 2024 08:43:25 - 09:11:31
2 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 16884885.0 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 4398.1 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 2882.2 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 416282.6 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 109943.5 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1243303.4 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 602297.5 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 52904.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 5996.3 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 6429.7 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 1231.1 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 369645.2 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 16884885.0 1446.9
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 4398.1 799.7
Execl Throughput 43.0 2882.2 670.3
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 416282.6 1051.2
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 109943.5 664.3
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 1243303.4 2143.6
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 602297.5 484.2
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 52904.1 132.3
Process Creation 126.0 5996.3 475.9
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 6429.7 1516.4
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 1231.1 2051.8
System Call Overhead 15000.0 369645.2 246.4
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System Benchmarks Index Score 740.4
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Benchmark Run: Thu Apr 25 2024 09:11:31 - 09:39:39
2 CPUs in system; running 2 parallel copies of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 33330148.2 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 8744.9 MWIPS (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 5273.8 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 728531.6 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 188215.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 2253746.4 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 1176178.2 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 212906.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 13112.5 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 9547.6 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 1259.3 lpm (60.1 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 703380.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 33330148.2 2856.1
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 8744.9 1590.0
Execl Throughput 43.0 5273.8 1226.5
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 728531.6 1839.7
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 188215.0 1137.3
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 2253746.4 3885.8
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 1176178.2 945.5
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 212906.8 532.3
Process Creation 126.0 13112.5 1040.7
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 9547.6 2251.8
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 1259.3 2098.9
System Call Overhead 15000.0 703380.1 468.9
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System Benchmarks Index Score 1391.2
======= Script description and score comparison completed! =======
Looking Glass
Test IPv4: 154.93.37.171
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 9.97 MiB/s | 79.79 Mbps | ping 59.738ms
Gdrive : 2.15 KiB/s | 0.02 Mbps | ping 80.376ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 3.55 MiB/s | 28.40 Mbps | ping 166.248ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
SoftLayer, Dallas, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 701.45 KiB/s | 5.48 Mbps | ping 164.410ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 5.03 MiB/s | 40.21 Mbps | ping 237.520ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 4.05 MiB/s | 32.41 Mbps | ping 200.825ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 1.99 MiB/s | 15.94 Mbps | ping 227.317ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 3.46 MiB/s | 27.67 Mbps | ping 164.796ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 2.82 MiB/s | 22.58 Mbps | ping 183.000ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 8.76 MiB/s | 70.06 Mbps | ping 93.092ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 46.73 KiB/s | 0.37 Mbps | ping 79.422ms
Hetzner, Germany : 443 B/s | N/A | ping 78.858ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 8.01 MiB/s | 64.11 Mbps | ping 87.176ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 8.78 MiB/s | 70.21 Mbps | ping 91.652ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 520 B/s | N/A | ping 94.359ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 501 B/s | N/A | ping 91.198ms
Online, France : 8.93 MiB/s | 71.41 Mbps | ping 89.170ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 552 B/s | N/A | ping 88.277ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 144.04 KiB/s | 1.13 Mbps | ping 472.421ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 220 B/s | N/A | ping 394.063ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 7.72 MiB/s | 61.78 Mbps | ping 68.462ms
Prima, Argentina : 272.56 KiB/s | 2.13 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 179.54 KiB/s | 1.40 Mbps | ping 404.280ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 882.31 KiB/s | 6.89 Mbps | ping 351.020ms
Linode, Singapore : 360.26 KiB/s | 2.81 Mbps | ping 395.949ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 1.28 MiB/s | 10.22 Mbps | ping 349.465ms
Benchmark finished in 124 seconds
Global Latency Test
Query: ping 154.93.37.190, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 154.93.37.190 – AFRINIC /23 AS138915 KAOPU-HK Kaopu – Iraq, Baghdad
Media Unlock Test
** Test Starts At: Thu 25 Apr 2024 08:11:07 AM CST
** Checking Results Under IPv4
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** Your Network Provider: Kaopu_Cloud_HK_Limited (154.93.*.*)
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Yes (Region: IQ)
HotStar: No
Disney+: No
Netflix: Originals Only
YouTube Premium: Yes (Region: HK)
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: IQ)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
iQyi Oversea Region: OM
Viu.com: Yes (Region: IQ)
YouTube CDN: Washington DC
Netflix Preferred CDN: New York, NY
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: USD
ChatGPT: Yes
Bing Region: XA
Instagram Licensed Audio: No
=======================================
No IPv6 Connectivity Found, Abort IPv6 Testing...
Testing Done! CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Admin Control Panel
The admin console of LightNode Instances is a comprehensive tool that provides various functions for host management. Here are some key features:
- Host Management: You can manage your instances from the host list or host details. This includes turning the instance on/off, restarting the host, changing the host, reinstalling the system, resetting the password, and releasing the server.
- Host Details: The host details page includes host operation and host information, application management, storage, snapshot, custom image, and firewall group.
- Monitoring: The console provides monitoring information, which includes CPU usage, memory utilization, disk throughput, and uplink and downlink of both external and internal networks. You can select the resource usage of the previous day, the first seven days, and the first 30 days.
- Application Management: The application management column is not displayed if you select the system image when deploying the host. The application management page displays the basic information of the application image.
- Block Storage Management: The block storage page manages the data disks associated with the cloud server instance. A single instance is allowed to associate up to three data disks.
In summary, the LightNode Instances admin console is a robust tool with various functionalities for managing and monitoring your instances.
Server Pricing
Official Website: https://www.LightNode.com
Payments
LightNode offers a variety of payment methods to cater to the needs of its global user base. Here are the payment methods supported by LightNode:
- PayPal: This is a widely used online payment system that allows users to make payments and money transfers over the Internet.
- Alipay: Alipay is a popular payment gateway in China, providing a secure and convenient way for users to make payments online.
- Credit Cards: LightNode accepts major credit cards, including UnionPay, Visa, MasterCard, and USPS.
These diverse payment options make it easy for users worldwide to pay for their LightNode Instances. It’s important to note that all servers in your account are billed by hour. If you use it for one month, the fee equals the amount of the plan you subscribed to on the platform.
Coupon
Newly registered users can get up to $20 as a bonus for the first recharge.
Customer Support
LightNode provides 24/7 technical support to its customers. They have a dedicated team that processes any request as quickly as possible. You can reach out to them via email at [email protected].
They aim to ensure that all your queries and issues are addressed promptly and effectively, providing a smooth and hassle-free experience with their services.
Conclusion
Starting with basic performance tests, the server showed excellent I/O speeds, averaging 608.7 MB/s across three runs, which is well above the good performance marker. The global node tests revealed consistent upload and download speeds of around 100 Mbps in various locations worldwide. However, Hong Kong and Singapore speeds dropped significantly, likely due to regional network constraints.
The more intensive Yabs Performance Bench pointed out even more strengths, especially in mixed read/write operations, reaching up to 1.17 GB/s for smaller operations and excellent peaks of about 3.02 GB/s for larger blocks. The Geekbench 6 results were modest, with a single-core score of 629 and a multi-core score of 1132, indicating solid but not flagship-level processing power.
UnixBench results showed outstanding multi-threading capabilities and consistency in CPU performance, suggesting that the server is more than capable of managing multiple tasks efficiently. The server’s ability to quickly handle various scripts and data transmissions demonstrates its robustness and adaptability for various computing needs.
In conclusion, the LightNode Iraq Baghdad VPS excels in data transfer rates and storage operations, making it a strong candidate for data-intensive applications and multi-tasking environments. Although its central processing performance isn’t top-tier, it offers a very competent package for businesses looking for reliable and efficient server solutions.
Official Website: https://www.LightNode.com
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