UpCloud United States San Jose AMD EPYC General Purpose Cloud Server Test and Review

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UpCloud United States San Jose AMD EPYC General Purpose Cloud Server Test and Review

We recently tested the UpCloud United States San Jose General Purpose Cloud Server (Plan: €26.00). The server is powered by an AMD EPYC 7542 32-core Processor, with the following configuration: 2 Cores CPU/4 GB RAM/80 GB SSD Storage/1 Gbps Internet Port/1x IPv4 and 1x IPv6 Address.

Our review covers several tests:

  1. Performance: Basic Benchmark, Yabs, and Unix Benchmark
  2. Network speed: Global Node Test
  3. Latency: Global Ping Test
  4. Media access: Media Unlock Test
  5. Connection quality: CloudFlare Internet Test
  6. Website speed: PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix

These tests help us evaluate the server’s overall performance and suitability for various hosting needs.

About UpCloud

UpCloud is a European cloud hosting provider that has been making waves in the industry since its inception in 2012. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, UpCloud has quickly become a go-to choice for businesses looking for high-performance cloud solutions.

Why Choose UpCloud?

When choosing a hosting provider, several factors come into play. UpCloud excels in multiple areas, making it a top contender in the market. Let’s explore why UpCloud should be your go-to hosting provider.

1. Lightning-Fast Performance

One of the standout features of UpCloud is its lightning-fast performance. Utilizing its proprietary MaxIOPS technology, UpCloud delivers up to 400,000 input/output operations per second (IOPS), ensuring that your websites and applications run smoothly and efficiently. This level of performance is crucial for businesses that rely on fast loading times and seamless user experiences.

2. 100% Uptime Guarantee

Reliability is critical in web hosting, and UpCloud takes this seriously. The company offers a 100% uptime service level agreement (SLA), meaning your website will always be accessible to your users. UpCloud promises 50x compensation for disruptions lasting more than five minutes in the rare downtime event. This level of assurance provides peace of mind, knowing that your online presence is in good hands.

3. Global Network of Data Centers

UpCloud boasts a robust network of data centers strategically located across the globe. With twelve data centers in key locations, such as Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, San Jose, New York, Chicago, Warsaw, and Helsinki, you can choose the data center that best suits your needs. This global presence ensures low latency and high availability for your websites and applications, regardless of your users’ location.

Official Website: https://www.UpCloud.com

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

 CPU Model          : AMD EPYC 7542 32-Core Processor
 CPU Cores          : 2 @ 2894.562 MHz
 CPU Cache          : 512 KB
 AES-NI             : ✓ Enabled
 VM-x/AMD-V         : ✗ Disabled
 Total Disk         : 78.7 GB (1.6 GB Used)
 Total Mem          : 3.8 GB (268.6 MB Used)
 System uptime      : 0 days, 0 hour 12 min
 Load average       : 0.02, 0.07, 0.05
 OS                 : Debian GNU/Linux 11
 Arch               : x86_64 (64 Bit)
 Kernel             : 5.10.0-18-amd64
 TCP CC             : bbr
 Virtualization     : KVM
 IPv4/IPv6          : ✓ Online / ✓ Online
 Organization       : AS25697 UpCloud USA Inc
 Location           : Santa Clara / US
 Region             : California
----------------------------------------------------------------------
 I/O Speed(1st run) : 366 MB/s
 I/O Speed(2nd run) : 365 MB/s
 I/O Speed(3rd run) : 377 MB/s
 I/O Speed(average) : 369.3 MB/s
----------------------------------------------------------------------
 Node Name        Upload Speed      Download Speed      Latency     
 Speedtest.net    1296.24 Mbps      1206.98 Mbps        62.75 ms    
 Los Angeles, US  7316.41 Mbps      983.24 Mbps         10.58 ms    
 Dallas, US       1848.26 Mbps      1169.61 Mbps        43.06 ms    
 Montreal, CA     631.14 Mbps       932.74 Mbps         74.28 ms    
 Amsterdam, NL    563.19 Mbps       1206.11 Mbps        148.34 ms   
 Chongqing, CN    4.45 Mbps         0.40 Mbps           288.47 ms   
 Hongkong, CN     301.14 Mbps       397.02 Mbps         184.12 ms   
 Mumbai, IN       332.07 Mbps       1195.25 Mbps        252.43 ms   
 Singapore, SG    107.83 Mbps       25.19 Mbps          202.02 ms   
 Tokyo, JP        736.70 Mbps       1203.13 Mbps        107.04 ms   
----------------------------------------------------------------------
 Finished in        : 5 min 16 sec
 Timestamp          : 2024-07-23 09:29:58 UTC

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

Basic System Information:
---------------------------------
Uptime     : 0 days, 0 hours, 18 minutes
Processor  : AMD EPYC 7542 32-Core Processor
CPU cores  : 2 @ 2894.562 MHz
AES-NI     : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ❌ Disabled
RAM        : 3.8 GiB
Swap       : 0.0 KiB
Disk       : 78.7 GiB
Distro     : Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Kernel     : 5.10.0-18-amd64
VM Type    : KVM
IPv4/IPv6  : ✔ Online / ✔ Online

IPv6 Network Information:
---------------------------------
ISP        : UpCloud USA Inc
ASN        : AS25697 UpCloud USA Inc
Host       : UpCloud USA Inc
Location   : Seattle, Washington (WA)
Country    : United States

fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
---------------------------------
Block Size | 4k            (IOPS) | 64k           (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ---- 
Read       | 118.56 MB/s  (29.6k) | 335.63 MB/s   (5.2k)
Write      | 118.88 MB/s  (29.7k) | 337.39 MB/s   (5.2k)
Total      | 237.44 MB/s  (59.3k) | 673.02 MB/s  (10.5k)
           |                      |                     
Block Size | 512k          (IOPS) | 1m            (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ---- 
Read       | 361.69 MB/s    (706) | 334.69 MB/s    (326)
Write      | 380.91 MB/s    (743) | 356.98 MB/s    (348)
Total      | 742.61 MB/s   (1.4k) | 691.67 MB/s    (674)

iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
---------------------------------
Provider        | Location (Link)           | Send Speed      | Recv Speed      | Ping           
Clouvider       | London, UK (10G)          | 1.13 Gbits/sec  | 1.09 Gbits/sec  | 138 ms         
Eranium         | Amsterdam, NL (100G)      | 1.04 Gbits/sec  | 1.07 Gbits/sec  | --             
Uztelecom       | Tashkent, UZ (10G)        | 559 Mbits/sec   | 632 Mbits/sec   | 235 ms         
Leaseweb        | Singapore, SG (10G)       | 465 Mbits/sec   | 950 Mbits/sec   | 184 ms         
Clouvider       | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 6.71 Gbits/sec  | 1.16 Gbits/sec  | 10.8 ms        
Leaseweb        | NYC, NY, US (10G)         | 2.70 Gbits/sec  | 1.10 Gbits/sec  | 66.1 ms        
Edgoo           | Sao Paulo, BR (1G)        | 755 Mbits/sec   | 920 Mbits/sec   | 189 ms         

iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
---------------------------------
Provider        | Location (Link)           | Send Speed      | Recv Speed      | Ping           
Clouvider       | London, UK (10G)          | 1.17 Gbits/sec  | 1.08 Gbits/sec  | 137 ms         
Eranium         | Amsterdam, NL (100G)      | busy            | busy            | --             
Uztelecom       | Tashkent, UZ (10G)        | 548 Mbits/sec   | 711 Mbits/sec   | 234 ms         
Leaseweb        | Singapore, SG (10G)       | 397 Mbits/sec   | 935 Mbits/sec   | 185 ms         
Clouvider       | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 7.39 Gbits/sec  | 1.17 Gbits/sec  | 10.4 ms        
Leaseweb        | NYC, NY, US (10G)         | 2.70 Gbits/sec  | 1.08 Gbits/sec  | 65.8 ms        
Edgoo           | Sao Paulo, BR (1G)        | 760 Mbits/sec   | 914 Mbits/sec   | 189 ms         

Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
---------------------------------
Test            | Value                         
                |                               
Single Core     | 1191                          
Multi Core      | 2095                          
Full Test       | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/7025047

YABS completed in 15 min 26 sec

UnixBench: CPU Performance, A Score Higher is Better

Benchmark Run: Tue Jul 23 2024 10:01:45 - 10:29:43
2 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests

Dhrystone 2 using register variables       40719768.5 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone                     7351.8 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput                               5209.6 lps   (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks        984521.5 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks          275930.1 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks       2228834.7 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput                             1733373.2 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching                 127374.7 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation                               8919.6 lps   (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)                  11626.0 lpm   (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)                   1941.0 lpm   (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead                        1995564.7 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)

System Benchmarks Index Values               BASELINE       RESULT    INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables         116700.0   40719768.5   3489.3
Double-Precision Whetstone                       55.0       7351.8   1336.7
Execl Throughput                                 43.0       5209.6   1211.5
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks          3960.0     984521.5   2486.2
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks            1655.0     275930.1   1667.3
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks          5800.0    2228834.7   3842.8
Pipe Throughput                               12440.0    1733373.2   1393.4
Pipe-based Context Switching                   4000.0     127374.7    318.4
Process Creation                                126.0       8919.6    707.9
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)                     42.4      11626.0   2742.0
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)                      6.0       1941.0   3235.0
System Call Overhead                          15000.0    1995564.7   1330.4
                                                                   ========
System Benchmarks Index Score                                        1622.8

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Benchmark Run: Tue Jul 23 2024 10:29:43 - 10:57:44
2 CPUs in system; running 2 parallel copies of tests

Dhrystone 2 using register variables       81553709.1 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone                    14664.2 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput                               5925.5 lps   (29.9 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks        611928.0 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks          155396.8 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks       1812266.8 KBps  (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput                             3424556.9 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching                 378729.5 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation                              13952.8 lps   (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)                  14286.8 lpm   (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)                   1942.9 lpm   (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead                        2808566.3 lps   (10.0 s, 7 samples)

System Benchmarks Index Values               BASELINE       RESULT    INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables         116700.0   81553709.1   6988.3
Double-Precision Whetstone                       55.0      14664.2   2666.2
Execl Throughput                                 43.0       5925.5   1378.0
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks          3960.0     611928.0   1545.3
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks            1655.0     155396.8    939.0
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks          5800.0    1812266.8   3124.6
Pipe Throughput                               12440.0    3424556.9   2752.9
Pipe-based Context Switching                   4000.0     378729.5    946.8
Process Creation                                126.0      13952.8   1107.4
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent)                     42.4      14286.8   3369.5
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent)                      6.0       1942.9   3238.1
System Call Overhead                          15000.0    2808566.3   1872.4
                                                                   ========
System Benchmarks Index Score                                        2087.9

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

Looking Glass

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Global Latency Test

UpCloud United States San Jose AMD EPYC General Purpose Cloud Server Test and Review UpCloud United States San Jose AMD EPYC General Purpose Cloud Server Test and Review

Query: ping 95.111.213.225, interval: 5s, dense mode: no

Probing 95.111.213.225 – RIPENCC /22 AS25697 UPCLOUDUSA – United States, Delaware, Wilmington [hosting]

Global Node Test

 ## CDN Speedtest

 CacheFly : 724.64 MiB/s | 5797.10 Mbps  | ping   0.775ms
 Gdrive   :   8.35 KiB/s |    0.07 Mbps  | ping   1.642ms


 ## North America Speedtest

 Softlayer, Washington, USA :   2.97 MiB/s |   23.77 Mbps  | ping  69.878ms
 SoftLayer, San Jose, USA   :       0 B/s |      N/A       | ping error!
 Vultr, New Jersey, USA     : 890.63 KiB/s |    6.96 Mbps  | ping  65.869ms
 Vultr, Seattle, USA        : 102.88 MiB/s |  823.05 Mbps  | ping  24.784ms
 Vultr, Dallas, USA         :  20.09 MiB/s |  160.75 Mbps  | ping  42.027ms
 Vultr, Los Angeles, USA    : 172.71 MiB/s | 1381.69 Mbps  | ping  10.464ms
 Ramnode, New York, USA     :  34.44 MiB/s |  275.53 Mbps  | ping  70.734ms
 Ramnode, Atlanta, USA      :  38.89 MiB/s |  311.15 Mbps  | ping  58.370ms


 ## Europe Speedtest

 Vultr, London, UK            :  14.95 MiB/s |  119.58 Mbps  | ping 133.815ms
 LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany :  17.62 KiB/s |    0.14 Mbps  | ping 152.482ms
 Hetzner, Germany             :     191 B/s |      N/A       | ping 151.174ms
 Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL    :  15.60 MiB/s |  124.78 Mbps  | ping 134.289ms
 Vultr, Amsterdam, NL         :  12.68 MiB/s |  101.45 Mbps  | ping 143.442ms
 EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden      :     328 B/s |      N/A       | ping 156.149ms
 OVH, Roubaix, France         :     358 B/s |      N/A       | ping 154.490ms
 Online, France               :  12.93 MiB/s |  103.45 Mbps  | ping 141.160ms
 Prometeus, Milan, Italy      :      52 B/s |      N/A       | ping 164.468ms


 ## Exotic Speedtest

 Sydney, Australia     :   6.30 MiB/s |   50.42 Mbps  | ping 220.228ms
 Lagoon, New Caledonia :      82 B/s |      N/A       | ping 174.774ms
 Hosteasy, Moldova     :   4.09 MiB/s |   32.76 Mbps  | ping 183.631ms
 Prima, Argentina      : 478.71 KiB/s |    3.74 Mbps  | ping error!


 ## Asia Speedtest

 SoftLayer, Singapore :   2.12 MiB/s |   16.97 Mbps  | ping 188.261ms
 Linode, Tokyo, Japan :  19.38 MiB/s |  155.05 Mbps  | ping 102.487ms
 Linode, Singapore    : 439.32 KiB/s |    3.43 Mbps  | ping 186.955ms
 Vultr, Tokyo, Japan  :   2.83 MiB/s |   22.63 Mbps  | ping 108.307ms


 Benchmark finished in 104 seconds

CloudFlare Internet Test

UpCloud United States San Jose AMD EPYC General Purpose Cloud Server Test and Review

PageSpeed Insights

UpCloud United States San Jose AMD EPYC General Purpose Cloud Server Test and Review

GTmetrix Performance

UpCloud United States San Jose AMD EPYC General Purpose Cloud Server Test and Review

Media Unlock Test

============[ Multination ]============
 Dazn:                                  Yes (Region: US)
 Disney+:                               No (IP Banned By Disney+ 1)
 Netflix:                               Originals Only
 YouTube Premium:                       Yes (Region: US)
 Amazon Prime Video:                    Yes (Region: US)
 TVBAnywhere+:                          Yes
 Spotify Registration:                  No
 Instagram Licensed Audio:              No
 OneTrust Region:                       US [Delaware]
 iQyi Oversea Region:                   US
 Bing Region:                           US
 YouTube CDN:                           Los Angeles, CA
 Netflix Preferred CDN:                 Failed (CDN IP Not Found)
 ChatGPT:                               Yes
 Wikipedia Editability:                 Yes
 Google Search CAPTCHA Free:            Yes
 Steam Currency:                        USD
 ---Forum---
 Reddit:                                Yes
=======================================

Admin Control Panel

UpCloud United States San Jose AMD EPYC General Purpose Cloud Server Test and Review

While UpCloud is packed with advanced features, it doesn’t compromise usability. Their control panel is intuitive and easy to navigate, even for those who may not be tech-savvy. This user-friendly interface allows you to manage your servers, monitor performance, and scale resources with just a few clicks.

Server Pricing

UpCloud United States San Jose AMD EPYC General Purpose Cloud Server Test and Review

One of the common misconceptions about cloud hosting is that it can be prohibitively expensive. UpCloud challenges this notion with its flexible and affordable pricing plans. Whether you’re a small business just starting or a large enterprise with complex needs, UpCloud has a plan that can fit your budget. Their straightforward pricing structure, with no hidden fees, makes it easy to predict your monthly costs.

Official Website: https://www.UpCloud.com

Coupon

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Conclusion

Our I/O speed tests showed an average of 369.3 MB/s, which is decent but not exceptional. The server performed well in network speed tests, with impressive upload and download speeds in most locations. However, connections to Asian locations, like Chongqing and Singapore, were significantly slower.

The Geekbench 6 Benchmark revealed a single-core score of 1191 and a multi-core score of 2095. These scores indicate good performance, especially for a server in this price range. The UnixBench tests also showed solid results, with a System Benchmarks Index Score of 1622.8 for single-core and 2087.9 for multi-core operations.

In conclusion, UpCloud’s San Jose server offers good overall performance for its price point. It excels in CPU performance and network speeds in most locations. While the I/O speed is adequate, there’s room for improvement. This server would suit many web hosting needs, particularly for users targeting North American and European audiences. However, those requiring high-performance storage or focusing on Asian markets might want to explore other options or higher-tier plans.

Official Website: https://www.UpCloud.com

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