LightNode Kuwait City Intel Xeon Hourly Billing Cloud VPS Test and Review
Recently, we put the LightNode Kuwait City Hourly Billing Cheap Cloud VPS to the test. This server boasts an Intel Xeon Processor (Skylake, IBRS), a 2-core CPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD storage, a 5 Mbps internet port, and an IPv4 address.
In our review, we checked its performance with various tests: the Basic Benchmark, Yabs, and Unix Benchmark for how well it performs, the Global Node Test to see the network speeds from different locations, and the Global Ping Test for checking how quickly it responds.
We also looked at media accessibility with The Media Unlock Test, connection quality with the CloudFlare Internet Test, and web performance using PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix.
About LightNode
In the world of web hosting, LightNode has emerged as a game-changer. With its global presence in over 30 locations, it has revolutionized the concept of Virtual Private Server (VPS) hosting. Let’s delve into what makes LightNode stand out in the crowded market of hosting providers.
Firstly, LightNode offers NVMe SSD VPS hosting. NVMe, or Non-Volatile Memory Express, is a protocol designed specifically for SSDs. It provides faster data transfer rates compared to traditional SSDs, ensuring your website loads at lightning speed. This is a critical factor in today’s digital age, where every second counts.
Secondly, LightNode provides a robust infrastructure with 20+ data centers and 100+ POP nodes. This extensive network ensures that your website is always accessible, regardless of where your audience is. Moreover, LightNode’s 10Tbps backbone network and connections with over 300 operators further enhance its global reach.
In addition, LightNode offers a range of customizable configurations. Whether you need a basic setup with one vCPU, 2GB of RAM, 50GB of storage, or a more advanced configuration, LightNode has got you covered. The transparent cost structure ensures you only pay for what you use.
Furthermore, LightNode offers both Windows and Linux VPS hosting. This flexibility lets you choose the operating system that best suits your needs. Whether you’re a fan of the open-source nature of Linux or prefer the familiarity of Windows, LightNode has a solution for you.
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 @ 2294.608 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 (250.7 MB Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 23 min
Load average : 0.27, 0.18, 0.12
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 : Kuwait City / KW
Region : Al Asimah
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 421 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 437 MB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 429 MB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 429.0 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 5.07 Mbps 5.42 Mbps 214.45 ms
Los Angeles, US 5.04 Mbps 5.13 Mbps 252.23 ms
Dallas, US 5.32 Mbps 5.51 Mbps 220.25 ms
Montreal, CA 5.20 Mbps 5.14 Mbps 201.10 ms
Amsterdam, NL 5.27 Mbps 4.97 Mbps 137.88 ms
Shanghai, CN 4.98 Mbps 5.15 Mbps 380.24 ms
Mumbai, IN 5.13 Mbps 4.97 Mbps 177.99 ms
Singapore, SG 5.13 Mbps 5.12 Mbps 225.68 ms
Tokyo, JP 5.06 Mbps 4.90 Mbps 246.37 ms
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Finished in : 5 min 11 sec
Timestamp : 2024-03-28 08:45:56 CST
YabsBench: Disk Speed, iperf3 Network Speed, Geekbench 6 Benchmark
Basic System Information:
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Uptime : 0 days, 0 hours, 29 minutes
Processor : Intel Xeon Processor (Skylake, IBRS)
CPU cores : 2 @ 2294.608 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 : LightNode-KW
Location : Al Jahra, Muhafazat al Jahra' (JA)
Country : Kuwait
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 171.20 MB/s (42.8k) | 383.43 MB/s (5.9k)
Write | 171.65 MB/s (42.9k) | 385.45 MB/s (6.0k)
Total | 342.86 MB/s (85.7k) | 768.89 MB/s (12.0k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 866.72 MB/s (1.6k) | 961.88 MB/s (939)
Write | 912.78 MB/s (1.7k) | 1.02 GB/s (1.0k)
Total | 1.77 GB/s (3.4k) | 1.98 GB/s (1.9k)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 4.96 Mbits/sec | 4.19 Mbits/sec | 139 ms
Eranium | Amsterdam, NL (10G) | 4.95 Mbits/sec | 4.19 Mbits/sec | 116 ms
Telia | Helsinki, FI (10G) | 4.88 Mbits/sec | 4.19 Mbits/sec | 184 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | busy | 4.09 Mbits/sec | 221 ms
Leaseweb | Singapore, SG (10G) | 4.92 Mbits/sec | 4.19 Mbits/sec | 182 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 4.77 Mbits/sec | 4.19 Mbits/sec | 260 ms
Leaseweb | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 4.87 Mbits/sec | busy | 182 ms
Edgoo | Sao Paulo, BR (1G) | 4.71 Mbits/sec | 4.19 Mbits/sec | 288 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
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Single Core | 998
Multi Core | 1774
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/5495037
YABS completed in 34 min 12 sec
UnixBench: CPU Performance, A Score Higher is Better
Benchmark Run: Thu Mar 28 2024 09:25:50 - 09:53:56
2 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 35645729.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 5375.3 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 3340.5 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 498898.8 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 131893.5 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1408904.5 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 676078.4 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 64797.4 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 6743.6 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 8536.3 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 1625.4 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 405330.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 35645729.8 3054.5
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 5375.3 977.3
Execl Throughput 43.0 3340.5 776.9
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 498898.8 1259.8
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 131893.5 796.9
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 1408904.5 2429.1
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 676078.4 543.5
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 64797.4 162.0
Process Creation 126.0 6743.6 535.2
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 8536.3 2013.3
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 1625.4 2709.0
System Call Overhead 15000.0 405330.7 270.2
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System Benchmarks Index Score 925.1
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Benchmark Run: Thu Mar 28 2024 09:53:56 - 10:22:03
2 CPUs in system; running 2 parallel copies of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 70717269.6 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 10752.7 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 6077.1 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 852861.2 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 217956.7 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 2549639.8 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 1334256.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 278825.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 14620.9 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 12765.0 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 1681.5 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 741821.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 70717269.6 6059.7
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 10752.7 1955.0
Execl Throughput 43.0 6077.1 1413.3
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 852861.2 2153.7
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 217956.7 1317.0
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 2549639.8 4395.9
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 1334256.7 1072.6
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 278825.8 697.1
Process Creation 126.0 14620.9 1160.4
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 12765.0 3010.6
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 1681.5 2802.5
System Call Overhead 15000.0 741821.1 494.5
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System Benchmarks Index Score 1737.2
======= Script description and score comparison completed! =======
Looking Glass
Test IPv4: 38.54.124.111
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 478.43 KiB/s | 3.74 Mbps | ping 157.996ms
Gdrive : 1.87 KiB/s | 0.01 Mbps | ping 18.762ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 391.03 KiB/s | 3.05 Mbps | ping 208.762ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 275.41 KiB/s | 2.15 Mbps | ping 260.635ms
SoftLayer, Dallas, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 256.26 KiB/s | 2.00 Mbps | ping 163.837ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 184.13 KiB/s | 1.44 Mbps | ping 242.792ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 425.53 KiB/s | 3.32 Mbps | ping 199.206ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 251.99 KiB/s | 1.97 Mbps | ping 235.281ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 313.15 KiB/s | 2.45 Mbps | ping 226.914ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 199.98 KiB/s | 1.56 Mbps | ping 217.058ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 511.21 KiB/s | 3.99 Mbps | ping 119.911ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 24.11 KiB/s | 0.19 Mbps | ping 140.903ms
Hetzner, Germany : 357 B/s | N/A | ping 119.207ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 400.92 KiB/s | 3.13 Mbps | ping 120.277ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 498.13 KiB/s | 3.89 Mbps | ping 123.391ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 309 B/s | N/A | ping 165.871ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 412 B/s | N/A | ping 138.850ms
Online, France : 505.59 KiB/s | 3.95 Mbps | ping 139.190ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 294 B/s | N/A | ping 122.829ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 215.99 KiB/s | 1.69 Mbps | ping 343.032ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 142 B/s | N/A | ping 467.944ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 367.60 KiB/s | 2.87 Mbps | ping 220.535ms
Prima, Argentina : 221.29 KiB/s | 1.73 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 415.08 KiB/s | 3.24 Mbps | ping 202.431ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 361.67 KiB/s | 2.83 Mbps | ping 247.833ms
Linode, Singapore : 445.72 KiB/s | 3.48 Mbps | ping 156.308ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 203.88 KiB/s | 1.59 Mbps | ping 340.694ms
Benchmark finished in 130 seconds
Global Latency Test
Query: ping 38.54.124.91, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 38.54.124.91 – ARIN /24 AS138915 KAOPU-HK Kaopu – United States [hosting]
Media Unlock Test
** Test Starts At: Thu 28 Mar 2024 08:37:15 AM CST
** Checking Results Under IPv4
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** Your Network Provider: Kaopu Cloud HK (38.54.*.*)
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Yes (Region: US)
HotStar: No
Disney+: No
Netflix: Yes (Region: KW)
YouTube Premium: Yes (Region: HK)
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: KW)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
iQyi Oversea Region: KW
Viu.com: No
YouTube CDN: GULFBRIDGE in Doha
Netflix Preferred CDN: London
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: USD
ChatGPT: Yes
Bing Region: XA
Instagram Licensed Audio: Yes
=======================================
No IPv6 Connectivity Found, Abort IPv6 Testing...
Testing Done! CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Admin Control Panel
To begin with, the Admin Control Panel is user-friendly. It allows you to manage instances, monitor performance, and adjust settings to optimize your hosting environment. This means you can keep track of resources and make necessary adjustments through the console.
LightNode’s Control Panel offers full admin access. This grants users optimal control, allowing for precise management of their hosting environment. Whether you’re a seasoned developer or a beginner, this feature ensures you have the needed control.
The Control Panel has pre-installed control panels for rapid project deployment. This means you can get your projects up and running quickly, saving you valuable time and effort.
Additionally, LightNode’s Control Panel is designed to be simple and efficient. Users can benefit from its user-friendly experience, making web hosting management a breeze.
Server Pricing
Official Website: https://www.LightNode.com
Payments
LightNode supports a variety of payment methods. This includes major credit cards like Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and UnionPay. They also accept PayPal and Alipay. This wide range of options ensures that you can choose the payment method that suits you best.
Secondly, LightNode offers a safe and comfortable way to buy a VPS with a credit card. They follow strict security protocols to safeguard your credit card information. They utilize industry-standard encryption and take measures to ensure the privacy and security of your data.
Moreover, LightNode provides flexible hourly billing. This billing model means you only pay for the time you use it. This can save on hosting costs, allow you to scale up or down your VPS as needed, give you better control over your VPS, and allow you to cancel your VPS at any time.
In addition, LightNode offers diverse payment options, including credit card, PayPal, Alipay, and VietQR, as well as transparent pricing to ensure you have full control over your VPS expenses.
Coupon
Newly registered users can get up to $20 as a bonus for the first recharge.
Customer Support
LightNode’s Customer Support is a cornerstone of their service, ensuring that users receive the help they need when they need it. Let’s delve into the details.
1. LightNode provides dedicated customer support. This means that help is available whenever needed, from initial setup to troubleshooting. This commitment to customer service ensures that you can rely on LightNode for assistance when you encounter any issues.
2. LightNode has a dedicated support team is always ready to assist you with any issues. This team is well-trained and experienced, ensuring they can effectively solve your problems.
3. LightNode offers technical support through their email, [email protected]. You can contact them directly with any technical issues you may encounter.
Conclusion
Starting with the Basic Bench test, the VPS showed commendable I/O speeds averaging 429.0 MB/s, clearly landing in the “good” category as anything above 500MB/s is considered good. The upload and download speeds were consistent across various locations, staying around the 5 Mbps mark as expected from the server’s specifications. Next, the Yabs Performance Bench reported impressive disk speeds with read/write operations peaking at 1.77 GB/s for mixed operations, demonstrating excellent performance, especially with block sizes 512k and 1m.
The Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test further solidified the VPS’s commendable performance, scoring 998 in Single Core and 1774 in Multi-Core, indicating a good performance level for the server. Lastly, the UnixBench scores were truly revealing, with an overall index score of 1737.2 in a dual-CPU configuration, highlighting the VPS’s robust processing capabilities across various tasks, from system calls to shell script execution.
In conclusion, the LightNode Kuwait City Cloud VPS is a reliable, powerful option for those seeking a cost-effective solution without compromising performance. The server’s consistently good I/O speeds, exceptional mixed read/write disk speeds, and strong CPU performance benchmarks demonstrate its capability to handle diverse computing needs. Whether for web hosting, media streaming, or complex computational tasks, this VPS is equipped to deliver impressive results.
Official Website: https://www.LightNode.com
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