THE.Hosting Bosnia and Herzegovina Intel Xeon E5-2697A Unlimited Traffic VPS Test and Review
This evaluation assessed the Argentum-[BA] VPS plan hosted in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Our test aimed to validate real-world performance for regional workloads, focusing on a 2-core Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 configuration with 2GB RAM and 40GB NVMe storage. Key objectives included measuring compute throughput, storage I/O efficiency under varied block sizes, 10Gbps network reliability across global endpoints, and compliance with streaming/media services – critical factors for enterprises deploying localized applications or content delivery networks in the Balkans region.
About THE.Hosting
THE.Hosting, previously known as PQ.Hosting, is an international hosting provider founded in 2019, headquartered in Moldova. Renowned for high-speed, reliable hosting solutions, it serves over 150,000 clients across 50+ countries, offering VPS/VDS, dedicated servers, VPN services, proxies, and SSL certificates. With a focus on performance, THE.Hosting boasts 10 Gbps port speeds, NVMe drives, and a 99.67% uptime guarantee, leveraging Tier 3 to Tier 4 data centers globally, including unique locations like a bomb shelter in Chisinau, Moldova, with bulletproof hosting capabilities.
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Official Website: https://THE.Hosting
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Basic Information
Processor : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2697A v4 @ 2.60GHz
CPU Numbers : 2
CPU Frequency : 2596.992 MHz
CPU Cache : L1: 128.00 KB / L2: 8.00 MB / L3: 16.00 MB
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 311.36 MiB / 1.92 GiB
Swap : 0 KiB / 512.00 MiB
Disk Space : 2.42 GiB / 39.28 GiB
Boot Disk : /dev/vda2
Uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 26 min
Loads : 1.23, 1.02, 0.75
OS Release : Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) (x86_64)
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel Version : 5.10.0-28-amd64
TCP Acceleration : bbr
VM Type : KVM
NAT Type : Full Cone
IPV4 ASN : AS209847 WorkTitans B.V
IPV4 Location : Sarajevo / Federation of B&H / BA
IPV6 ASN : AS209847 WorkTitans B.V
IPV6 Location : Serbia
IPV6 Subnet Mask : 128
CPU Benchmark
---------------------------CPU-Sysbench-Test----------------------------
-> CPU test in progress (Fast Mode, 1-Pass @ 5sec)
1 Thread(s) Test: 1061 Scores
2 Thread(s) Test: 1908 Scores
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
|
Single Core | 868
Multi Core | 1146
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/12896235
YABS completed in 11 min 34 sec
RAM Read/Write Tests
----------------------------Memory-Test---------------------------------
-> Memory Test (Fast Mode, 1-Pass @ 5sec)
Single Read Test: 21388.02 MB/s
Single Write Test: 15145.27 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: 64520640 (6450626.79 per second)
63008.44 MiB transferred (6299.44 MiB/sec)
General statistics:
total time: 10.0000s
total number of events: 64520640
Latency (ms):
min: 0.00
avg: 0.00
max: 3.00
95th percentile: 0.00
sum: 3311.22
Threads fairness:
events (avg/stddev): 64520640.0000/0.00
execution time (avg/stddev): 3.3112/0.00
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: 51237828 (5122908.41 per second)
50036.94 MiB transferred (5002.84 MiB/sec)
General statistics:
total time: 10.0000s
total number of events: 51237828
Latency (ms):
min: 0.00
avg: 0.00
max: 6.84
95th percentile: 0.00
sum: 4704.60
Threads fairness:
events (avg/stddev): 51237828.0000/0.00
execution time (avg/stddev): 4.7046/0.00
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 6.2 MB/s (1505 IOPS, 17.01s) 6.2 MB/s (1508 IOPS, 16.97s)
1GB-1M Block 593 MB/s (565 IOPS, 1.77s) 1.6 GB/s (1542 IOPS, 0.65s)
-----------------------Disk-fio-Read/Write-Test-------------------------
Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 6.00 MB/s (1.5k) | 95.89 MB/s (1.4k)
Write | 5.99 MB/s (1.4k) | 96.40 MB/s (1.5k)
Total | 12.00 MB/s (3.0k) | 192.30 MB/s (3.0k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 731.69 MB/s (1.4k) | 1.31 GB/s (1.2k)
Write | 770.56 MB/s (1.5k) | 1.39 GB/s (1.3k)
Total | 1.50 GB/s (2.9k) | 2.71 GB/s (2.6k)
Iperf3 Network Tests
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 2.35 Gbits/sec | 5.39 Gbits/sec | 32.1 ms
Eranium | Amsterdam, NL (100G) | 5.79 Gbits/sec | 6.21 Gbits/sec | 27.0 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 1.01 Gbits/sec | 1.54 Gbits/sec | 111 ms
Leaseweb | Singapore, SG (10G) | 505 Mbits/sec | 646 Mbits/sec | 176 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 858 Mbits/sec | 1.04 Gbits/sec | 158 ms
Leaseweb | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 1.37 Gbits/sec | 1.78 Gbits/sec | 98.5 ms
Edgoo | Sao Paulo, BR (1G) | 675 Mbits/sec | 843 Mbits/sec | 218 ms
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
---------------------------------
Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 5.40 Gbits/sec | 5.90 Gbits/sec | 31.9 ms
Eranium | Amsterdam, NL (100G) | 6.22 Gbits/sec | 5.87 Gbits/sec | 26.9 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 1.43 Gbits/sec | 1.64 Gbits/sec | 111 ms
Leaseweb | Singapore, SG (10G) | 826 Mbits/sec | 910 Mbits/sec | 176 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 953 Mbits/sec | 1.12 Gbits/sec | 158 ms
Leaseweb | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 1.62 Gbits/sec | 1.86 Gbits/sec | 98.6 ms
Edgoo | Sao Paulo, BR (1G) | 626 Mbits/sec | 770 Mbits/sec | 218 ms UnixBench Tests
Benchmark Run: Thu Jul 17 2025 09:29:32 - 09:57:35
2 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 42330080.4 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 7840.1 MWIPS (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 4051.3 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 631112.7 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 159888.4 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 2161828.5 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 847647.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 102024.2 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 6659.2 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 6925.4 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 1461.2 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 448874.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 42330080.4 3627.3
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 7840.1 1425.5
Execl Throughput 43.0 4051.3 942.2
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 631112.7 1593.7
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 159888.4 966.1
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 2161828.5 3727.3
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 847647.7 681.4
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 102024.2 255.1
Process Creation 126.0 6659.2 528.5
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 6925.4 1633.4
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 1461.2 2435.3
System Call Overhead 15000.0 448874.1 299.2
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System Benchmarks Index Score 1097.6
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Benchmark Run: Thu Jul 17 2025 09:57:35 - 10:27:02
2 CPUs in system; running 2 parallel copies of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 58593318.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 14900.8 MWIPS (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 6304.9 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 880444.2 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 228105.9 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 2994816.6 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 1568804.4 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 355436.3 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 17957.1 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 15220.2 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 2111.9 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 873266.3 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 58593318.1 5020.8
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 14900.8 2709.2
Execl Throughput 43.0 6304.9 1466.3
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 880444.2 2223.3
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 228105.9 1378.3
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 2994816.6 5163.5
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 1568804.4 1261.1
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 355436.3 888.6
Process Creation 126.0 17957.1 1425.2
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 15220.2 3589.7
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 2111.9 3519.8
System Call Overhead 15000.0 873266.3 582.2
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System Benchmarks Index Score 1983.5
======= Script description and score comparison completed! =======
Streaming Unlock Tests
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: IP Banned by Dazn
Disney+: No (IP Banned By Disney+ 1)
Netflix: Yes (Region: BA)
YouTube Premium: No
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: BA)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
Spotify Registration: Yes (Region: BA)
OneTrust Region: BA [Federation of B&H]
iQyi Oversea Region: INTL
Bing Region: WW (Risky)
Apple Region: BA
YouTube CDN: Frankfurt
Netflix Preferred CDN: [Omonia d.o.o.] in [Belgrade]
ChatGPT: Yes
Google Gemini: No
Claude: Yes
Wikipedia Editability: Yes
Google Play Store: Russia
Google Search CAPTCHA Free: Yes
Steam Currency: EUR
---Forum---
Reddit: No
---Game---
SD Gundam G Generation Eternal: No
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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] | dkly databases [D] | ipqualityscore databases [E]
IPV4:
Security Score:
Reputation: 0 [2]
TrustScore: 14 [8]
VpnScore: 98 [8]
ProxyScore: 100 [8]
CommunityVoteHarmless: 0 [2]
CommunityVoteMalicious: 0 [2]
ThreatScore: 59 [8]
FraudScore: 0 [1] 65 [E]
AbuseScore: 0 [3]
CompannyAbuseScore: 0 (Very Low) [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] unknown [C] hosting [0 7 9] business [8]
CompanyType: business [A] hosting [0 7]
IsCloudProvider: Yes [7]
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] Yes [E]
IsVpn: Yes [A E] No [0 1 6 7 C]
IsTorExit: No [1 7]
IsTorExit: No [1 7]
IsCrawler: No [9 A E]
IsAnonymous: No [1 6 7 8]
IsAttacker: No [7 8]
IsAbuser: No [7 8 A C E]
IsThreat: No [7 8 C]
IsRelay: No [0 7 8 C]
IsBogon: No [7 8 A C]
IsBot: No [E]
DNS-BlackList: 314(Total_Check) 0(Clean) 8(Blacklisted) 154(Other)
IPV6:
Security Score:
FraudScore: 0 [1]
AbuseScore: 0 [3]
CompannyAbuseScore: 0 (Very Low) [A]
Security Info:
CompanyType: business [A]
IsDatacenter: Yes [1 A]
IsMobile: No [A]
IsProxy: No [1 A]
IsVpn: No [1 A]
IsTorExit: No [1]
IsTorExit: No [1]
IsCrawler: No [A]
IsAnonymous: No [1]
IsAbuser: No [A]
IsBogon: No [A]
DNS-BlackList: 314(Total_Check) 0(Clean) 0(Blacklisted) 314(Other)
Google search feasibility: YES
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
45.15.178.0/24
Global Latency Tests
Query: ping 45.15.178.21, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 45.15.178.21 – RIPE NCC /24 AS209847 THE – WorkTitans – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
CloudFlare Internet Tests
PageSpeed Insights
Admin Control Panel
Conclusion
The server demonstrated competitive RAM speeds (21.3GB/s read, 15.1GB/s write) and NVMe storage excelling in sequential operations (1.5GB/s 512K writes). CPU performance proved adequate but not exceptional, with Geekbench 6 scores of 868 (single-core) and 1146 (multi-core). Network speeds varied significantly by location: European transfers hit 6.2Gbps to Amsterdam, while transcontinental links averaged just 500-800Mbps to Asia and South America. Notably, streaming services showed mixed regional accessibility – Netflix and Amazon Prime worked locally, but Disney+ and YouTube Premium were geo-blocked. IP reputation scores were generally clean, though some databases flagged potential VPN/proxy usage.
While the NVMe storage handles bulk data transfers efficiently, like a freight train moving large cargo, its 4K random write performance (6.2MB/s) could bottleneck database operations. Surprisingly, the network performs like a high-speed regional metro: excellent connectivity within Europe (consistently above 5Gbps), yet struggling with intercontinental “rush hour,” particularly to Singapore and São Paulo. The 2-core setup delivers predictable results for lightweight workloads but shows resource contention under concurrent loads, much like a dual-lane highway during peak traffic. Notably, email service compatibility was inconsistent, with failures on major platforms like Gmail SMTP and Outlook SMTPS. The IP’s “data center” classification and streaming restrictions may complicate media hosting scenarios despite low abuse scores.
THE.Hosting’s Sarajevo VPS offers robust value for regional Balkan deployments, with strong local network performance and storage suitable for data-intensive tasks. However, enterprises targeting global audiences should consider their geographical limitations: intercontinental bandwidth fluctuates significantly, and streaming service compatibility is inconsistent. This server excels as a cost-effective solution for local web hosting, development environments, or Balkan-focused CDN nodes, but isn’t optimized for heavy international traffic or media platforms requiring broad geo-unblocking. For workloads demanding predictable global throughput, hybrid architectures with complementary nodes in network hubs like Amsterdam are advised.
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