Geo-VM Spain Madrid Intel Xeon E5-2470 Affordable VPS Hosting Test and Review
Geo-VM’s Affordable VPS (VM40 plan) was evaluated to assess its suitability for enterprise workloads, focusing on small to medium-sized applications like web hosting and light databases. Hosted in Madrid, Spain, the VPS features an Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2 processor, 2 CPU cores, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB SSD, and a 500 Mbps port with unlimited bandwidth. The test aimed to measure performance metrics such as CPU, memory, disk I/O, network speed, and streaming capabilities, providing insights for IT administrators considering cost-effective cloud solutions.
About Geo-VM
Geo-VM positions itself as a cost-effective hosting solution, with a particular emphasis on affordability. Their VPS hosting starts at €2.50 per month, making it accessible for individuals, small businesses, and developers. This pricing strategy is evident across their product range, which includes web hosting, VPS hosting, game servers, and app hosting. For instance, web hosting is tailored for hosting multiple sites, while game servers are priced low for gaming communities or events. App hosting, suitable for applications like Discord Bots or Databases, also starts at competitive rates, suggesting Geo-VM aims to cater to a broad audience with budget constraints.
A key differentiator for Geo-VM is their commitment to high-performance hardware. They utilize Intel Xeon E5 series processors, Samsung SSD disks, and DDR3 RAM ECC, which are indicative of robust server performance. This hardware configuration is particularly beneficial for applications requiring high processing power or low latency, such as game servers or resource-intensive websites. The use of Samsung SSDs likely enhances data access speeds, while the Intel Xeon E5 series ensures scalability for demanding workloads. This setup, as seen on their official website, underscores their focus on delivering reliable and efficient hosting solutions.
Security is a cornerstone of Geo-VM’s offerings, with strong measures in place to protect user data and services. They provide DDoS protection up to 120Gb/s, which is substantial and can safeguard against large-scale attacks, a critical feature for maintaining service integrity. Automated backups are included for all services, ensuring data recovery options in case of failures. Additionally, Geo-VM guarantees a 99.8% uptime across all products, a commitment to reliability that is essential for businesses and users reliant on continuous service availability. This uptime guarantee, combined with their security features, positions Geo-VM as a dependable choice for hosting needs.
Pricing
Official Website: https://Geo-VM.net
Coupon
Basic Information
Processor : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2470 v2 @ 2.40GHz
CPU Numbers : 2
CPU Frequency : 2394.230 MHz
CPU Cache : L1: 128.00 KB / L2: 8.00 MB / L3: 16.00 MB
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 387.62 MiB / 3.84 GiB
Swap : [ no swap partition or swap file detected ]
Disk Space : 2.06 GiB / 38.28 GiB
Boot Disk : /dev/sda1
Uptime : 0 days, 2 hour 25 min
Loads : 0.21, 0.12, 0.10
OS Release : Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) (x86_64)
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel Version : 5.10.0-17-amd64
TCP Acceleration : bbr
VM Type : KVM
NAT Type : Inconclusive
IPV4 ASN : AS202673 Oihalitz Fernandez Gil ruiz
IPV4 Location : Madrid / Madrid / ES
CPU Benchmark
---------------------------CPU-Sysbench-Test----------------------------
-> CPU test in progress (Fast Mode, 1-Pass @ 5sec)
1 Thread(s) Test: 752 Scores
2 Thread(s) Test: 1474 Scores
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
|
Single Core | 495
Multi Core | 650
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/12687392
YABS completed in 19 min 27 sec
RAM Read/Write Tests
----------------------------Memory-Test---------------------------------
-> Memory Test (Fast Mode, 1-Pass @ 5sec)
Single Read Test: 15480.01 MB/s
Single Write Test: 12867.42 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: 52407214 (5239453.72 per second)
51178.92 MiB transferred (5116.65 MiB/sec)
General statistics:
total time: 10.0002s
total number of events: 52407214
Latency (ms):
min: 0.00
avg: 0.00
max: 1.94
95th percentile: 0.00
sum: 3362.44
Threads fairness:
events (avg/stddev): 52407214.0000/0.00
execution time (avg/stddev): 3.3624/0.00
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: 41618924 (4160918.16 per second)
40643.48 MiB transferred (4063.40 MiB/sec)
General statistics:
total time: 10.0001s
total number of events: 41618924
Latency (ms):
min: 0.00
avg: 0.00
max: 4.64
95th percentile: 0.00
sum: 4761.96
Threads fairness:
events (avg/stddev): 41618924.0000/0.00
execution time (avg/stddev): 4.7620/0.00
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 18.8 MB/s (4591 IOPS, 5.58s) 26.3 MB/s (6429 IOPS, 3.98s)
1GB-1M Block 1.1 GB/s (1067 IOPS, 0.94s) 1.3 GB/s (1279 IOPS, 0.78s)
-----------------------Disk-fio-Read/Write-Test-------------------------
Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 19.52 MB/s (4.8k) | 156.97 MB/s (2.4k)
Write | 19.53 MB/s (4.8k) | 157.79 MB/s (2.4k)
Total | 39.06 MB/s (9.7k) | 314.76 MB/s (4.9k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 176.39 MB/s (344) | 181.48 MB/s (177)
Write | 185.77 MB/s (362) | 193.57 MB/s (189)
Total | 362.17 MB/s (706) | 375.05 MB/s (366)
Iperf3 Network Tests
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 296 Mbits/sec | 211 Mbits/sec | 37.3 ms
Eranium | Amsterdam, NL (100G) | 299 Mbits/sec | 305 Mbits/sec | 41.0 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 252 Mbits/sec | 172 Mbits/sec | 121 ms
Leaseweb | Singapore, SG (10G) | 228 Mbits/sec | 216 Mbits/sec | 190 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 257 Mbits/sec | 158 Mbits/sec | 172 ms
Leaseweb | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 280 Mbits/sec | 226 Mbits/sec | 145 ms
Edgoo | Sao Paulo, BR (1G) | 245 Mbits/sec | 71.7 Mbits/sec | 197 ms UnixBench Tests
Benchmark Run: Wed Jul 02 2025 09:09:16 - 09:37:54
2 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 30772970.0 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 4597.6 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 1762.9 lps (29.9 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 334248.3 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 85959.1 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 895713.5 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 689053.9 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 28844.6 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 4612.8 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 7414.4 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 1402.9 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 414559.6 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 30772970.0 2636.9
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 4597.6 835.9
Execl Throughput 43.0 1762.9 410.0
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 334248.3 844.1
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 85959.1 519.4
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 895713.5 1544.3
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 689053.9 553.9
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 28844.6 72.1
Process Creation 126.0 4612.8 366.1
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 7414.4 1748.7
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 1402.9 2338.1
System Call Overhead 15000.0 414559.6 276.4
========
System Benchmarks Index Score 681.9
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Benchmark Run: Wed Jul 02 2025 09:37:54 - 10:06:03
2 CPUs in system; running 2 parallel copies of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 61766541.2 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 9244.0 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 4970.8 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 836620.2 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 217890.3 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 2158107.1 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 1338559.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 203081.6 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 10208.6 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 10763.9 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 1447.2 lpm (60.1 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 786846.9 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 61766541.2 5292.8
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 9244.0 1680.7
Execl Throughput 43.0 4970.8 1156.0
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 836620.2 2112.7
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 217890.3 1316.6
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 2158107.1 3720.9
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 1338559.7 1076.0
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 203081.6 507.7
Process Creation 126.0 10208.6 810.2
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 10763.9 2538.7
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 1447.2 2412.1
System Call Overhead 15000.0 786846.9 524.6
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System Benchmarks Index Score 1519.3
======= Script description and score comparison completed! =======
Streaming Unlock Tests
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Yes (Region: ES)
Disney+: Yes (Region: ES)
Netflix: Yes (Region: ES)
YouTube Premium: Yes (Region: ES)
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: ES)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
Spotify Registration: Yes (Region: ES)
OneTrust Region: ES [Madrid]
iQyi Oversea Region: ES
Bing Region: ES (Risky)
Apple Region: ES
YouTube CDN: Madrid
Netflix Preferred CDN: Failed (CDN IP Not Found)
ChatGPT: Yes
Google Gemini: No
Claude: No
Wikipedia Editability: Yes
Google Play Store: Spain
Google Search CAPTCHA Free: Yes
Steam Currency: EUR
---Forum---
Reddit: Yes
---Game---
SD Gundam G Generation Eternal: Yes
=======================================
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: 2 [8]
VpnScore: 99 [8]
ProxyScore: 98 [8]
CommunityVoteHarmless: 0 [2]
CommunityVoteMalicious: 0 [2]
ThreatScore: 98 [8]
FraudScore: 89 [E] 0 [1]
AbuseScore: 0 [3]
ASNAbuseScore: 0.0283 (Elevated) [A]
CompannyAbuseScore: 0.082 (High) [A]
ThreatLevel: low [9]
Blacklist_Records_Statistics(how many blacklisted websites have records):
HarmlessnessRecords: 60 [2] MaliciousRecords: 1 [2] SuspiciousRecords: 0 [2] NoRecords: 33 [2]
Security Info:
UsageType: business [8 A] DataCenter/WebHosting/Transit [3] hosting [0 7] known as a PROXY server [C] corporate [9]
CompanyType: isp [0] business [7 A]
IsCloudProvider: Yes [7 D]
IsDatacenter: No [1 5 6 8 C] Yes [0 A]
IsMobile: No [5 A C] Yes [E]
IsProxy: No [0 8 9] Yes [1 4 5 6 7 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: Yes [6 7 D] No [1 8]
IsAttacker: No [7 8 D]
IsAbuser: No [7 8 A C D] Yes [E]
IsThreat: No [7 8 C D]
IsRelay: No [0 7 8 C D]
IsBogon: No [7 8 A C D]
IsBot: Yes [E]
DNS-BlackList: 314(Total_Check) 0(Clean) 5(Blacklisted) 14(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
Test IPv4: 5.181.135.1
https://www.geo-vm.net/looking-glass
Global Latency Tests
Query: ping 5.181.135.230, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 5.181.135.230 – RIPE NCC /24 AS202673 OHZ – Oihalitz – Spain, Madrid, Madrid [hosting]
CloudFlare Internet Tests
PageSpeed Insights
Admin Control Panel
Conclusion
The VPS delivered solid performance for its price point. CPU benchmarks showed 752 single-thread and 1474 multi-thread scores (Sysbench), with Geekbench 6 scores of 495 (single-core) and 650 (multi-core). Memory tests revealed impressive read/write speeds of 15.48 GB/s and 12.87 GB/s, respectively. Disk performance was strong, with 1.3 GB/s read and 1.1 GB/s write for 1MB blocks, though 4K block tests were slower at 19-26 MB/s. Network tests averaged 250-300 Mbps across global providers, with ping times ranging from 37.3 ms (London) to 197 ms (Sao Paulo). Streaming unlock tests confirmed access to platforms like Netflix and Disney+ (ES region). However, IP quality raised concerns, with high proxy/VPN scores (89-99) and some blacklist records.
Geo-VM’s VPS shines in memory and large-block disk performance, making it suitable for applications like content management systems or small-scale APIs. The CPU, while adequate for light workloads, may struggle under heavy multi-threaded tasks, akin to a reliable sedan navigating a busy highway—it gets the job done but lacks racecar speed. Network speeds are consistent but capped below the 500 Mbps port, suggesting potential bottlenecks for high-traffic scenarios. The IP’s high proxy/VPN scores and blacklist records could complicate use cases requiring clean IPs, such as email servers or SEO tasks. Streaming support is a plus for region-specific media applications.
Geo-VM’s VM40 VPS offers compelling value for budget-conscious enterprises needing reliable performance for lightweight workloads. Its memory and disk speeds are standout features, but CPU limitations and IP quality issues warrant caution for compute-intensive or IP-sensitive applications. IT administrators should consider this VPS for hosting static sites or low-traffic apps, ensuring IP-related risks are mitigated. For those prioritizing cost over raw power, Geo-VM is a worthy contender, but testing specific use cases is recommended before deployment.
Official Website: https://Geo-VM.net
