MVPS Sweden Stockholm High Performance Cloud KVM VPS Test and Review

We recently tested the MVPS Sweden Stockholm High-Performance Cloud KVM VPS server, powered by an Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6148 CPU. It’s a setup that includes 2 CPU cores, 4 GB of RAM, 50 GB NVMe SSD storage, a 150 Mbps internet link, 5 TB of data transfer, and a single IPv4 address. Our tests aimed to evaluate its performance across various benchmarks, focusing on storage, internet speed, and overall computing power.

About MVPS

MVPS, a Cyprus-based company founded in 2018, has carved a niche by specializing in Virtual Private Server (VPS) plans. MVPS offers four VPS plans, allowing customers to choose their preferred operating system and server location at purchase. The plans are competitively priced, and while they don’t come with free domain and SSL that you would typically get with shared web hosting, the features offered make the prices worthwhile.

One of the standout features of MVPS is its uptime. With a 99.98% uptime, MVPS ensures that your website is always accessible to your visitors. This is crucial for any website owner, as downtime can lead to lost visitors and revenue.

MVPS also offers automatic backups three times per week. This feature gives you peace of mind, knowing that your data is safe and can be restored in case of mishaps. You have full control over these backups, choosing when they should happen during the week.

Now, onto the user experience. MVPS has been praised for its user-friendly platform. Even if you’re not technically inclined, you’ll find it easy to manage your servers. This ease of use extends to installing popular platforms like WordPress, which can be installed for free.

In terms of performance, MVPS uses the QEMU KVM virtualizer. This technology is distributed on vast servers to provide customers with a rich virtualization experience. The use of SSDs assures high server performance.

Official Website: https://www.MVPS.net

BasicBench: Server Profile, I/O Speed, Upload and Download Speed

 CPU Model          : Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6148 CPU @ 2.40GHz
 CPU Cores          : 2 @ 2394.374 MHz
 CPU Cache          : 16384 KB
 AES-NI             : ✓ Enabled
 VM-x/AMD-V         : ✗ Disabled
 Total Disk         : 49.0 GB (2.3 GB Used)
 Total Mem          : 3.8 GB (217.4 MB Used)
 Total Swap         : 976.0 MB (0 Used)
 System uptime      : 0 days, 21 hour 4 min
 Load average       : 0.87, 1.15, 0.65
 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       : AS202448 MVPS LTD
 Location           : Stockholm / SE
 Region             : Stockholm
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 I/O Speed(1st run) : 10.4 MB/s
 I/O Speed(2nd run) : 10.4 MB/s
 I/O Speed(3rd run) : 10.4 MB/s
 I/O Speed(average) : 10.4 MB/s
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 Node Name        Upload Speed      Download Speed      Latency     
 Speedtest.net    149.20 Mbps       142.88 Mbps         0.77 ms     
 Los Angeles, US  148.11 Mbps       148.91 Mbps         158.07 ms   
 Dallas, US       152.52 Mbps       149.53 Mbps         130.57 ms   
 Montreal, CA     148.61 Mbps       142.99 Mbps         99.75 ms    
 Amsterdam, NL    148.89 Mbps       144.80 Mbps         22.05 ms    
 Shanghai, CN     132.21 Mbps       143.49 Mbps         296.80 ms   
 Hongkong, CN     138.52 Mbps       149.89 Mbps         218.71 ms   
 Mumbai, IN       142.18 Mbps       149.03 Mbps         198.49 ms   
 Singapore, SG    70.49 Mbps        132.90 Mbps         251.34 ms   
 Tokyo, JP        133.08 Mbps       149.35 Mbps         265.96 ms   
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 Finished in        : 9 min 57 sec
 Timestamp          : 2024-04-11 20:24:24 EDT

YabsBench: Disk Speed, iperf3 Network Speed, Geekbench 6 Benchmark

Basic System Information:
---------------------------------
Uptime     : 0 days, 21 hours, 18 minutes
Processor  : Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6148 CPU @ 2.40GHz
CPU cores  : 2 @ 2394.374 MHz
AES-NI     : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ❌ Disabled
RAM        : 3.8 GiB
Swap       : 976.0 MiB
Disk       : 48.1 GiB
Distro     : Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Kernel     : 5.10.0-18-amd64
VM Type    : KVM
IPv4/IPv6  : ✔ Online / ❌ Offline

IPv4 Network Information:
---------------------------------
ISP        : Mvps LTD
ASN        : AS202448 MVPS LTD
Host       : Mvps LTD
Location   : Stockholm, Stockholm County (AB)
Country    : Sweden

fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k            (IOPS) | 64k           (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ---- 
Read       | 10.22 MB/s    (2.5k) | 9.75 MB/s      (152)
Write      | 10.25 MB/s    (2.5k) | 10.27 MB/s     (160)
Total      | 20.47 MB/s    (5.1k) | 20.02 MB/s     (312)
           |                      |                     
Block Size | 512k          (IOPS) | 1m            (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ---- 
Read       | 9.34 MB/s       (18) | 9.42 MB/s        (9)
Write      | 10.26 MB/s      (20) | 10.27 MB/s      (10)
Total      | 19.61 MB/s      (38) | 19.70 MB/s      (19)

iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider        | Location (Link)           | Send Speed      | Recv Speed      | Ping           
Clouvider       | London, UK (10G)          | 147 Mbits/sec   | 143 Mbits/sec   | 29.0 ms        
Eranium         | Amsterdam, NL (10G)       | 147 Mbits/sec   | 143 Mbits/sec   | 21.3 ms        
Telia           | Helsinki, FI (10G)        | 148 Mbits/sec   | busy            | 22.5 ms        
Uztelecom       | Tashkent, UZ (10G)        | 143 Mbits/sec   | 140 Mbits/sec   | 78.2 ms        
Leaseweb        | Singapore, SG (10G)       | 111 Mbits/sec   | 109 Mbits/sec   | 318 ms         
Clouvider       | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | busy            | 135 Mbits/sec   | 160 ms         
Leaseweb        | NYC, NY, US (10G)         | 139 Mbits/sec   | 139 Mbits/sec   | 98.0 ms        
Edgoo           | Sao Paulo, BR (1G)        | 126 Mbits/sec   | 126 Mbits/sec   | 216 ms         

Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test            | Value                         
                |                               
Single Core     | 768                           
Multi Core      | 1411                          
Full Test       | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/5686065

YABS completed in 21 min 24 sec

UnixBench: CPU Performance, A Score Higher is Better

Benchmark Run: Thu Apr 11 2024 20:54:36 - 21:22:47
2 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests

Dhrystone 2 using register variables       18886977.2 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone                     4989.7 MWIPS (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput                               2826.4 lps   (29.9 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks        316100.0 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks           86870.3 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks        925300.0 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput                              471820.1 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching                  43980.6 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation                               5429.2 lps   (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)                   6561.8 lpm   (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)                   1249.8 lpm   (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead                         255703.7 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)

System Benchmarks Index Values               BASELINE       RESULT    INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables         116700.0   18886977.2   1618.4
Double-Precision Whetstone                       55.0       4989.7    907.2
Execl Throughput                                 43.0       2826.4    657.3
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks          3960.0     316100.0    798.2
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks            1655.0      86870.3    524.9
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks          5800.0     925300.0   1595.3
Pipe Throughput                               12440.0     471820.1    379.3
Pipe-based Context Switching                   4000.0      43980.6    110.0
Process Creation                                126.0       5429.2    430.9
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)                     42.4       6561.8   1547.6
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)                      6.0       1249.8   2082.9
System Call Overhead                          15000.0     255703.7    170.5
                                                                   ========
System Benchmarks Index Score                                         656.2

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Benchmark Run: Thu Apr 11 2024 21:22:47 - 21:50:59
2 CPUs in system; running 2 parallel copies of tests

Dhrystone 2 using register variables       37173878.1 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone                     9940.8 MWIPS (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput                               4862.1 lps   (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks        588146.6 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks          154287.1 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks       1771534.0 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput                              901010.1 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching                 201383.0 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation                              10772.4 lps   (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)                   9579.1 lpm   (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)                   1208.2 lpm   (60.1 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead                         475051.5 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)

System Benchmarks Index Values               BASELINE       RESULT    INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables         116700.0   37173878.1   3185.4
Double-Precision Whetstone                       55.0       9940.8   1807.4
Execl Throughput                                 43.0       4862.1   1130.7
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks          3960.0     588146.6   1485.2
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks            1655.0     154287.1    932.2
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks          5800.0    1771534.0   3054.4
Pipe Throughput                               12440.0     901010.1    724.3
Pipe-based Context Switching                   4000.0     201383.0    503.5
Process Creation                                126.0      10772.4    854.9
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)                     42.4       9579.1   2259.2
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)                      6.0       1208.2   2013.6
System Call Overhead                          15000.0     475051.5    316.7
                                                                   ========
System Benchmarks Index Score                                        1233.2

======= Script description and score comparison completed! ======= 

Looking Glass

https://www.mvps.net/speedtest/swd

Test IPv4: 45.153.187.100

Speedtest Files: 10MB 100MB 1000MB 10000MB

Global Node Test

 ## CDN Speedtest

 CacheFly :  16.67 MiB/s |  133.36 Mbps  | ping  20.985ms
 Gdrive   :   5.62 KiB/s |    0.04 Mbps  | ping   0.996ms


 ## North America Speedtest

 Softlayer, Washington, USA :   5.80 MiB/s |   46.41 Mbps  | ping 107.579ms
 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     : 537.24 KiB/s |    4.20 Mbps  | ping 107.179ms
 Vultr, Seattle, USA        :  10.68 MiB/s |   85.42 Mbps  | ping 158.519ms
 Vultr, Dallas, USA         :   4.46 MiB/s |   35.64 Mbps  | ping 127.672ms
 Vultr, Los Angeles, USA    :  10.55 MiB/s |   84.40 Mbps  | ping 162.685ms
 Ramnode, New York, USA     :  13.66 MiB/s |  109.25 Mbps  | ping 100.219ms
 Ramnode, Atlanta, USA      :  13.09 MiB/s |  104.76 Mbps  | ping 114.493ms


 ## Europe Speedtest

 Vultr, London, UK            :  15.76 MiB/s |  126.09 Mbps  | ping  30.791ms
 LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 172.19 KiB/s |    1.35 Mbps  | ping  28.503ms
 Hetzner, Germany             :      72 B/s |      N/A       | ping  31.518ms
 Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL    :  16.22 MiB/s |  129.77 Mbps  | ping  22.314ms
 Vultr, Amsterdam, NL         :   3.96 MiB/s |   31.66 Mbps  | ping  20.630ms
 EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden      :   2.78 KiB/s |    0.02 Mbps  | ping   1.328ms
 OVH, Roubaix, France         :   1.40 KiB/s |    0.01 Mbps  | ping  29.331ms
 Online, France               :  16.12 MiB/s |  128.99 Mbps  | ping  29.029ms
 Prometeus, Milan, Italy      :     889 B/s |      N/A       | ping  39.388ms


 ## Exotic Speedtest

 Sydney, Australia     :   1.86 MiB/s |   14.85 Mbps  | ping 374.420ms
 Lagoon, New Caledonia :     236 B/s |      N/A       | ping 330.290ms
 Hosteasy, Moldova     :  15.16 MiB/s |  121.32 Mbps  | ping  53.574ms
 Prima, Argentina      : 462.45 KiB/s |    3.61 Mbps  | ping error!


 ## Asia Speedtest

 SoftLayer, Singapore :   1.01 MiB/s |    8.08 Mbps  | ping 195.871ms
 Linode, Tokyo, Japan :   4.41 MiB/s |   35.28 Mbps  | ping 267.944ms
 Linode, Singapore    :   4.90 MiB/s |   39.18 Mbps  | ping 252.714ms
 Vultr, Tokyo, Japan  :   4.61 MiB/s |   36.87 Mbps  | ping 267.815ms


 Benchmark finished in 264 seconds

Global Latency Test

Query: ping 185.243.215.249, interval: 5s, dense mode: no

Probing 185.243.215.249 – RIPENCC /24 AS202448 MVPS www.mvps.net – Sweden, Stockholm County, Stockholm

Media Unlock Test

 ** Test Starts At: Thu 11 Apr 2024 08:05:42 PM EDT

 ** Checking Results Under IPv4 
--------------------------------
 ** Your Network Provider: MVPS (185.243.*.*) 

============[ Multination ]============
 Dazn:                                  Yes (Region: SE)
 HotStar:                               No
 Disney+:                               No
 Netflix:                               Originals Only
 YouTube Premium:                       Yes (Region: CY)
 Amazon Prime Video:                    Yes (Region: SE)
 TVBAnywhere+:                          Yes
 iQyi Oversea Region:                   INTL
 Viu.com:                               No
 YouTube CDN:                           Stockholm 
 Netflix Preferred CDN:                 Stockholm  
 Spotify Registration:                  No
 Steam Currency:                        EUR
 ChatGPT:                               Yes
 Bing Region:                           SE
 Instagram Licensed Audio:              Yes
=======================================
No IPv6 Connectivity Found, Abort IPv6 Testing...

Testing Done! 

CloudFlare Internet Test

PageSpeed Insights

GTmetrix Performance

Admin Control Panel

MVPS has received praise for its user-friendly platform. The administration panel stands out as a highlight, impressing users with its ease of use. Even if you’re not technically inclined, you’ll find it easy to manage your servers. This ease of use extends to installing popular platforms like WordPress, which you can install for free.

Secondly, MVPS provides customers with full control over automatic backups. You can choose when these backups should happen during the week. You can disable automatic backups through the server control panel and take manual backups instead.

Thirdly, if you prefer using cPanel, MVPS offers plans that include this control panel. Alternatively, you can select a standard VPS plan and install cPanel or ask MVPS to do it for a fee.

Server Pricing

Official Website: https://www.MVPS.net

Payments

MVPS offers low-cost VPS plans. You can pay monthly, six-monthly, or yearly. If you choose the six-month or yearly payment options, you can avail of 10% and 20% discounts, respectively. This flexibility in payment terms caters to different budgetary needs and preferences.

Secondly, MVPS accepts a wide range of payment methods. This variety ensures customers from different regions can conveniently pay for their services.

Lastly, it’s worth noting that MVPS provides excellent services at very low prices. While they may not be the cheapest on the market, the quality of service they offer makes the cost worthwhile.

Coupon

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Customer Support

MVPS’s customer support team is available from 9 am to 9 pm (GMT+2). While they don’t offer chat support or a knowledge base, you can contact them by submitting a ticket or email. Users have reported receiving responses in less than five minutes.

Secondly, MVPS has received excellent reviews for its customer support. Users have praised the support team for their professionalism, friendliness, and quick response times. They have also appreciated the support team’s willingness to go the extra mile to assist with various requests.

However, it’s worth noting that a few users have had less than satisfactory experiences. These instances seem to be the exception rather than the rule, but it’s important to remember that no service can please everyone.

Conclusion

The server’s I/O speed consistently hit 10.4 MB/s across multiple tests, which falls short of what you’d expect from a high-performance server, marking it as poor. Internet speed tests showed promising results, with upload speeds nearly maxing out the available bandwidth and download speeds maintaining solid performance across global locations. However, the server’s performance dipped significantly in Singapore. The Geekbench 6 Benchmark revealed a single-core score of 768 and a multi-core score of 1411, situating the server’s CPU power in the lower tier of what’s considered good by current standards.

UnixBench scores, which measure the server’s CPU performance under parallel load conditions, presented a significant improvement when utilizing both CPUs, pushing the index score to 1233.2. This demonstrates a robust ability to handle concurrent processes efficiently. However, this contrasted with the server’s basic disk speed and CPU benchmark tests, underlining a mixed performance profile.

In conclusion, while the MVPS Sweden Stockholm server boasts impressive internet speed capabilities and can efficiently manage simultaneous processes, its storage speed significantly lags. The CPU’s performance, though acceptable, doesn’t quite hit the high marks expected of a “high-performance” offering. Users prioritizing network performance and parallel processing might find value here, but those with intensive I/O requirements might need to look elsewhere.

Official Website: https://www.MVPS.net