Scaleblade United Kingdom London AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Hourly Billing VPS Test and Review
We recently tested the Scaleblade United Kingdom London Hourly Billing VPS (Plan: KVM-R9-1). The server is powered by AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core Processor, with the following configuration: 1 Core CPU/1 GB RAM/20 GB SSD Storage/10Gbps Uplink/2 TB Traffic/1x IPv4 and 1x IPv6. Conducted on Debian GNU/Linux 11, the test aimed to assess the VPS’s suitability for enterprise workloads, such as web hosting, database management, and streaming applications. Key metrics included CPU performance, memory and disk speeds, network throughput, and IP quality for global accessibility. The goal was to provide IT administrators with actionable insights into the server’s capabilities and limitations for business-critical deployments.
About Scaleblade
Hey there! I recently came across Scaleblade.com, a UK-based hosting provider that’s been making waves since it kicked off in late 2019. Based in London, Scaleblade Ltd (Reg. 13976255) offers a killer lineup of services—think Bare Metal, Virtual Dedicated Servers (VDS), VPS, Cloud Instances, Colocation, and Internet Resources. It’s all about giving businesses, developers, and gamers affordable, high-performance hosting with a focus on scalability and ease of use.
What I love about Scaleblade is how they simplify the cloud game. Their platform is super intuitive, and they’ve got cool features like free DDoS protection, flexible uplinks from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps, and a custom API that lets you deploy servers in like five minutes! Whether you’re running a game server, streaming live, or setting up a virtual desktop, their global backbone and partnerships (shoutout to CosmicGuard) keep things fast and reliable.
The founders—Leifur Steinn Gunnarsson, Fredrik Ervik Alstad, and Jack Cosens—bring serious expertise in networking, power engineering, and IT. It shows in their developer-friendly setup, with stuff like Dynamic Service Scaling, usage-based billing, and dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 support. Plus, they’re big on customer service—24/7 helpdesk and ticket support that gets rave reviews on Trustpilot for being quick and personal.
Scaleblade’s got a vibe that’s perfect for everyone, from small startups to big enterprises. They even throw in unmetered bandwidth options and a 48-hour refund policy. Coming from an e-sports and gaming background, they totally get live-service platforms. Honestly, if you’re looking for hosting that’s powerful, affordable, and easy to manage, Scaleblade’s worth checking out. Head to scaleblade.com to see what’s up!
Pricing
Official Website: https://Scaleblade.com
Coupon
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Basic Information
Processor : AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core Processor
CPU Numbers : 1
CPU Frequency : 4291.916 MHz
CPU Cache : L1: 128.00 KB / L2: 512.00 KB / L3: 16.00 MB
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 277.42 MiB / 964.58 MiB
Swap : [ no swap partition or swap file detected ]
Disk Space : 1.67 GiB / 19.52 GiB
Boot Disk : /dev/sda1
Uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 14 min
Loads : 0.18, 0.06, 0.01
OS Release : Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) (x86_64)
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel Version : 5.10.0-26-amd64
TCP Acceleration : bbr
VM Type : KVM
NAT Type : Full Cone
IPV4 ASN : AS52041 Scaleblade, Ltd.
IPV4 Location : London / England / GB
IPV6 ASN : AS52041 Scaleblade
IPV6 Location : United Kingdom
IPV6 Subnet Mask : 128
CPU Benchmark
---------------------------CPU-Sysbench-Test----------------------------
-> CPU test in progress (Fast Mode, 1-Pass @ 5sec)
1 Thread(s) Test: 7099 Scores
Geekbench 6 test failed and low memory was detected. Add at least 1GB of SWAP or use GB4 instead (higher compatibility with low memory systems).
YABS completed in 1 min 35 sec
Geekbench 5 test failed and low memory was detected. Add at least 1GB of SWAP or use GB4 instead (higher compatibility with low memory systems).
YABS completed in 29 sec
Geekbench 4 Benchmark Test:
---------------------------------
Test | Value
|
Single Core | 10895
Multi Core | 7672
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/18718450
YABS completed in 2 min 32 sec
RAM Read/Write Tests
----------------------------Memory-Test---------------------------------
-> Memory Test (Fast Mode, 1-Pass @ 5sec)
Single Read Test: 104238.73 MB/s
Single Write Test: 41510.21 MB/s
Running memory speed test with the following options:
block size: 1KiB
total size: 102400MiB
operation: read
scope: global
Initializing worker threads...
Threads started!
Total operations: 104857600 (11066376.48 per second)
102400.00 MiB transferred (10807.01 MiB/sec)
General statistics:
total time: 9.4748s
total number of events: 104857600
Latency (ms):
min: 0.00
avg: 0.00
max: 3.47
95th percentile: 0.00
sum: 2789.08
Threads fairness:
events (avg/stddev): 104857600.0000/0.00
execution time (avg/stddev): 2.7891/0.00
Running memory speed test with the following options:
block size: 1KiB
total size: 102400MiB
operation: write
scope: global
Initializing worker threads...
Threads started!
Total operations: 97935874 (9792992.99 per second)
95640.50 MiB transferred (9563.47 MiB/sec)
General statistics:
total time: 10.0000s
total number of events: 97935874
Latency (ms):
min: 0.00
avg: 0.00
max: 2.68
95th percentile: 0.00
sum: 3789.02
Threads fairness:
events (avg/stddev): 97935874.0000/0.00
execution time (avg/stddev): 3.7890/0.00
Disk Read/Write Tests
------------------------Disk-dd-Read/Write-Test-------------------------
-> Disk test in progress (4K Block/1M Block, Direct Mode)
Block Size Write Test Read Test
100MB-4K Block 210 MB/s (51.35 IOPS, 0.50s)) 245 MB/s (59796 IOPS, 0.43s)
1GB-1M Block 3.9 GB/s (3674 IOPS, 0.27s) 6.6 GB/s (6308 IOPS, 0.16s)
-----------------------Disk-fio-Read/Write-Test-------------------------
Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 619.82 MB/s (154.9k) | 3.00 GB/s (46.8k)
Write | 621.46 MB/s (155.3k) | 3.01 GB/s (47.1k)
Total | 1.24 GB/s (310.3k) | 6.01 GB/s (94.0k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 3.07 GB/s (6.0k) | 3.21 GB/s (3.1k)
Write | 3.24 GB/s (6.3k) | 3.42 GB/s (3.3k)
Total | 6.31 GB/s (12.3k) | 6.63 GB/s (6.4k)
Iperf3 Network Tests
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
---------------------------------
Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 9.08 Gbits/sec | 6.88 Gbits/sec | 6.97 ms
Eranium | Amsterdam, NL (100G) | 10.4 Gbits/sec | 8.12 Gbits/sec | 7.02 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 3.93 Gbits/sec | 3.81 Gbits/sec | 79.8 ms
Leaseweb | Singapore, SG (10G) | 1.79 Gbits/sec | 1.02 Gbits/sec | 155 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 1.46 Gbits/sec | 1.25 Gbits/sec | 130 ms
Leaseweb | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 4.06 Gbits/sec | 2.83 Gbits/sec | 76.1 ms
Edgoo | Sao Paulo, BR (1G) | 1.34 Gbits/sec | 807 Mbits/sec | 203 ms
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
---------------------------------
Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 9.01 Gbits/sec | 5.45 Gbits/sec | 1.13 ms
Eranium | Amsterdam, NL (100G) | 10.4 Gbits/sec | 8.63 Gbits/sec | 6.95 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 3.59 Gbits/sec | 2.84 Gbits/sec | 79.8 ms
Leaseweb | Singapore, SG (10G) | 1.77 Gbits/sec | 2.82 Gbits/sec | 155 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 1.37 Gbits/sec | 1.64 Gbits/sec | 130 ms
Leaseweb | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 3.90 Gbits/sec | 2.95 Gbits/sec | 76.0 ms
Edgoo | Sao Paulo, BR (1G) | 1.26 Gbits/sec | 971 Mbits/sec | 203 ms UnixBench Tests
Benchmark Run: Mon May 12 2025 01:11:35 - 01:40:23
1 CPU in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 85953933.2 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 12893.4 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 11970.4 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3046071.7 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 797189.1 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 9835507.2 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 5284857.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 487211.9 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 48093.2 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 28630.9 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 3777.4 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 5005603.3 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 85953933.2 7365.4
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 12893.4 2344.3
Execl Throughput 43.0 11970.4 2783.8
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 3046071.7 7692.1
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 797189.1 4816.9
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 9835507.2 16957.8
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 5284857.1 4248.3
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 487211.9 1218.0
Process Creation 126.0 48093.2 3816.9
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 28630.9 6752.6
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 3777.4 6295.7
System Call Overhead 15000.0 5005603.3 3337.1
========
System Benchmarks Index Score 4577.4
======= Script description and score comparison completed! =======
Streaming Unlock Tests
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Failed (Error: )
Disney+: No (IP Banned By Disney+ 1)
Netflix: Failed (Network Connection)
YouTube Premium: Yes (Region: GB)
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: GB)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
Spotify Registration: No
OneTrust Region: GB [England]
iQyi Oversea Region: GB
Bing Region: GB (Risky)
Apple Region: GB
YouTube CDN: [RETNUKR] in [Kiev]
Netflix Preferred CDN: Failed (CDN IP Not Found)
ChatGPT: Yes
Google Gemini: No
Claude: No
Wikipedia Editability: Yes
Google Play Store: United Kingdom
Google Search CAPTCHA Free: Yes
Steam Currency: GBP
---Forum---
Reddit: No
---Game---
SD Gundam G Generation Eternal: No
=======================================
IP Quality Detection
Data for reference only, does not represent 100% accurate, if and the actual situation is not consistent with the manual query multiple database comparison
The following is the number of each database, the output will come with the corresponding number of the database source
ipinfo databases [0] | scamalytics databases [1] | virustotal databases [2] | abuseipdb databases [3] | ip2location databases [4]
ip-api databases [5] | ipwhois databases [6] | ipregistry databases [7] | ipdata databases [8] | db-ip databases [9]
ipapiis databases [A] | ipapicom databases [B] | bigdatacloud databases [C] | cheervision databases [D] | ipqualityscore databases [E]
IPV4:
Security Score:
Reputation: 0 [2]
TrustScore: 10 [8]
VpnScore: 95 [8]
ProxyScore: 98 [8]
CommunityVoteHarmless: 0 [2]
CommunityVoteMalicious: 0 [2]
ThreatScore: 79 [8]
FraudScore: 0 [1 E]
AbuseScore: 0 [3]
ASNAbuseScore: 0.0071 (Low) [A]
CompannyAbuseScore: 0.0234 (Elevated) [A]
ThreatLevel: low [9]
Blacklist_Records_Statistics(how many blacklisted websites have records):
HarmlessnessRecords: 0 [2] MaliciousRecords: 0 [2] SuspiciousRecords: 0 [2] NoRecords: 94 [2]
Security Info:
UsageType: DataCenter/WebHosting/Transit [3] corporate [9] hosting [0 7 A] business [8] hosting - moderate probability [C]
CompanyType: hosting [0 7 A]
IsCloudProvider: Yes [7 D]
IsDatacenter: Yes [0 1 A] No [5 6 8 C]
IsMobile: No [5 A C] Yes [E]
IsProxy: No [0 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 A C D E]
IsVpn: No [0 1 6 7 A C D E]
IsTorExit: No [1 7 D]
IsTorExit: No [1 7 D]
IsCrawler: No [9 A E]
IsAnonymous: No [1 6 7 8 D]
IsAttacker: No [7 8 D]
IsAbuser: No [7 8 A C D E]
IsThreat: No [7 8 C D]
IsRelay: No [0 7 8 C D]
IsBogon: No [7 8 A C D]
IsBot: No [E]
DNS-BlackList: 313(Total_Check) 0(Clean) 6(Blacklisted) 26(Other)
IPV6:
Security Score:
FraudScore: 0 [1]
AbuseScore: 0 [3]
ASNAbuseScore: 0.0071 (Low) [A]
CompannyAbuseScore: 0.0234 (Elevated) [A]
Security Info:
UsageType: DataCenter/WebHosting/Transit [3] hosting [A]
CompanyType: hosting [A]
IsCloudProvider: Yes [D]
IsDatacenter: Yes [1 A]
IsMobile: No [A]
IsProxy: No [1 A D]
IsVpn: No [1 A D]
IsTor: No [1 3 A D]
IsTorExit: No [1 D]
IsCrawler: No [A]
IsAnonymous: No [1 D]
IsAttacker: No [D]
IsAbuser: No [A D]
IsThreat: No [D]
IsRelay: No [D]
IsBogon: No [A D]
DNS-BlackList: 313(Total_Check) 0(Clean) 0(Blacklisted) 313(Other)
Google search feasibility: NO
Email Port Detection
Platform SMTP SMTPS POP3 POP3S IMAP IMAPS
LocalPort ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
QQ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘
163 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘
Sohu ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
Yandex ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘
Gmail ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
Outlook ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘
Office365 ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘
Yahoo ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
MailCOM ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
MailRU ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
AOL ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
GMX ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
Sina ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
Apple ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
FastMail ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
ProtonMail✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
MXRoute ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
Namecrane ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
XYAMail ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
ZohoMail ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
Inbox_eu ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘
Free_fr ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘ Looking Glass
https://scaleblade.com/locations/london
Global Latency Tests
Query: ping 82.215.64.126, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 82.215.64.126 – RIPE NCC /24 AS52041 SCALEBLADE – United Kingdom, England, London [hosting]
CloudFlare Internet Tests
PageSpeed Insights
Admin Control Panel
Conclusion
The VPS delivered impressive CPU performance, scoring 7,099 in Sysbench and 10,895 (single-core) in Geekbench 4, showcasing robust processing power. Memory read/write speeds were exceptional, reaching 104.24 GB/s and 41.51 GB/s, respectively. Disk performance shone with 6.6 GB/s read and 3.9 GB/s write speeds for 1MB blocks. Network tests revealed high IPv4/IPv6 throughput, peaking at 10.4 Gbits/sec to Amsterdam. However, low RAM (964.58 MiB) caused Geekbench 5/6 failures, and streaming tests faltered, with Netflix and Disney+ inaccessible due to IP bans. IP quality showed low fraud risk but elevated proxy/VPN scores, potentially limiting some use cases.
The VPS’s CPU and disk performance make it a powerhouse for compute-intensive tasks like data analytics or web serving, akin to a sports car tearing through open roads. However, the limited RAM is a bottleneck, stalling complex benchmarks and resembling a traffic jam for that same car. Network speeds are stellar for European connectivity, but distant regions like Singapore (1.79 Gbits/sec) expose latency issues, which are critical for global applications. Streaming restrictions and IP bans suggest the datacenter-hosted IP struggles with content delivery networks, a concern for media or VPN services. Adding swap space could mitigate memory constraints, but the IP’s proxy reputation may still hinder specific workloads.
This VPS excels in raw compute and disk performance, making it a strong candidate for localized, high-performance tasks like hosting enterprise applications or small-scale databases. However, its limited RAM and streaming/IP restrictions temper its versatility. IT decision-makers should consider this server for European-focused, compute-heavy workloads, but may need to address memory limitations and IP constraints for broader use cases. For global or streaming-centric deployments, alternative providers with cleaner IPs might be worth exploring.
Official Website: https://Scaleblade.com
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