Expanse Hosting United States and Malaysia AMD Ryzen 9 9950X High-Performance VPS Test and Review
Expanse Hosting, a provider leveraging AMD Ryzen 9 9950X processors, was evaluated to assess its high-performance VPS offerings in the U.S. (New York) and Malaysia (Johor Bahru). The goal was to measure key metrics—CPU performance, memory speed, disk I/O, network throughput, streaming compatibility, and IP quality—for enterprise IT administrators and decision-makers considering scalable hosting solutions. Our tests targeted real-world scenarios, including web hosting, gaming servers, and streaming, using tools such as Geekbench, YABS, iperf3, and streaming unlock checks on a 1-core CPU, 2 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD configuration with a 1 Gbps port.
About Expanse Hosting
Expanse Hosting, accessible at https://expanse.host, is a premier hosting provider delivering cutting-edge solutions for businesses, developers, and gamers seeking top-tier performance, reliability, and scalability. Powered by advanced technology, Expanse leverages AMD Ryzen 9 9950X processors, DDR5 memory, and NVMe SSDs with read/write speeds up to 7000MB/s, offering up to 35% better performance than competitors. With six strategically located data centers worldwide, Expanse ensures low-latency connections and a 99.9% uptime guarantee, supported by redundant systems and proactive monitoring.
Expanse stands out with its robust feature set, including enterprise-grade NeoProtect DDoS mitigation handling attacks up to 2.4+ Tbps, advanced virtualization for optimal resource allocation, and ultra-fast NVMe storage to eliminate I/O bottlenecks. Security is paramount, with firewall protection, intrusion detection, and regular audits, alongside automated backups for data safety. The platform’s seamless scalability allows businesses to grow effortlessly, making it ideal for dynamic needs.
Expanse offers a range of premium services tailored to diverse requirements. Its Minecraft Hosting provides high-performance servers with instant setup and mod support, while the Zenith and Eclipse Series VDS deliver virtual dedicated servers with guaranteed resources and full root access. For maximum power, Bare Metal servers feature the latest Ryzen processors and enterprise-grade hardware.
Pricing
Official Website: https://expanse.host
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Basic Information
United States VPS
Processor : AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core Processor
CPU Numbers : 1
CPU Frequency : 4291.952 MHz
CPU Cache : L1: 80.00 KB / L2: 1.00 MB / L3: 64.00 MB
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 442.70 MiB / 1.90 GiB
Swap : 524 KiB / 512.00 MiB
Disk Space : 2.77 GiB / 19.87 GiB
Boot Disk : /dev/vda3
Uptime : 0 days, 2 hour 44 min
Loads : 0.16, 0.06, 0.01
OS Release : Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) (x86_64)
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel Version : 5.10.0-20-amd64
TCP Acceleration : bbr
VM Type : KVM
NAT Type : Full Cone
IPV4 ASN : AS213482 Waterfall Technologies Ltd
IPV4 Location : New York City / New York / US
Malaysia VPS
Processor : AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core Processor
CPU Numbers : 1
CPU Frequency : 4291.928 MHz
CPU Cache : L1: 80.00 KB / L2: 1.00 MB / L3: 64.00 MB
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 434.79 MiB / 1.90 GiB
Swap : 524 KiB / 512.00 MiB
Disk Space : 2.77 GiB / 19.87 GiB
Boot Disk : /dev/vda3
Uptime : 0 days, 2 hour 45 min
Loads : 0.32, 0.09, 0.03
OS Release : Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) (x86_64)
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel Version : 5.10.0-20-amd64
TCP Acceleration : bbr
VM Type : KVM
NAT Type : Full Cone
IPV4 ASN : AS149020 WebHorizon Internet Services
IPV4 Location : Singapore / Singapore / SG
CPU Benchmark
United States VPS
---------------------------CPU-Sysbench-Test----------------------------
-> CPU test in progress (Fast Mode, 1-Pass @ 5sec)
1 Thread(s) Test: 6745 Scores
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
---------------------------------
Test | Value
|
Single Core | 3236
Multi Core | 3259
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/13843267
YABS completed in 5 min 49 sec
Malaysia VPS
---------------------------CPU-Sysbench-Test----------------------------
-> CPU test in progress (Fast Mode, 1-Pass @ 5sec)
1 Thread(s) Test: 6177 Scores
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
---------------------------------
Test | Value
|
Single Core | 2593
Multi Core | 2557
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/13843211
YABS completed in 6 min 32 sec
RAM Read/Write Tests
United States VPS
----------------------------Memory-Test---------------------------------
-> Memory Test (Fast Mode, 1-Pass @ 5sec)
Single Read Test: 98197.73 MB/s
Single Write Test: 39233.41 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 (11406058.32 per second)
102400.00 MiB transferred (11138.73 MiB/sec)
General statistics:
total time: 9.1926s
total number of events: 104857600
Latency (ms):
min: 0.00
avg: 0.00
max: 4.02
95th percentile: 0.00
sum: 2692.45
Threads fairness:
events (avg/stddev): 104857600.0000/0.00
execution time (avg/stddev): 2.6925/0.00
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: 95542406 (9553638.76 per second)
93303.13 MiB transferred (9329.73 MiB/sec)
General statistics:
total time: 10.0000s
total number of events: 95542406
Latency (ms):
min: 0.00
avg: 0.00
max: 9.59
95th percentile: 0.00
sum: 3863.48
Threads fairness:
events (avg/stddev): 95542406.0000/0.00
execution time (avg/stddev): 3.8635/0.00
Malaysia VPS
----------------------------Memory-Test---------------------------------
-> Memory Test (Fast Mode, 1-Pass @ 5sec)
Single Read Test: 92854.83 MB/s
Single Write Test: 35466.82 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: 100945303 (10093826.07 per second)
98579.40 MiB transferred (9857.25 MiB/sec)
General statistics:
total time: 10.0001s
total number of events: 100945303
Latency (ms):
min: 0.00
avg: 0.00
max: 9.33
95th percentile: 0.00
sum: 2999.90
Threads fairness:
events (avg/stddev): 100945303.0000/0.00
execution time (avg/stddev): 2.9999/0.00
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: 88007299 (8800112.76 per second)
85944.63 MiB transferred (8593.86 MiB/sec)
General statistics:
total time: 10.0001s
total number of events: 88007299
Latency (ms):
min: 0.00
avg: 0.00
max: 10.01
95th percentile: 0.00
sum: 3950.76
Threads fairness:
events (avg/stddev): 88007299.0000/0.00
execution time (avg/stddev): 3.9508/0.00
Disk Read/Write Tests
United States VPS
------------------------Disk-dd-Read/Write-Test-------------------------
-> Disk test in progress (4K Block/1M Block, Direct Mode)
Block Size Write Test Read Test
100MB-4K Block 89.2 MB/s (21.78 IOPS, 1.18s)) 128 MB/s (31220 IOPS, 0.82s)
1GB-1M Block 920 MB/s (878 IOPS, 1.14s) 3.8 GB/s (3576 IOPS, 0.28s)
-----------------------Disk-fio-Read/Write-Test-------------------------
Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 550.71 MB/s (137.6k) | 782.50 MB/s (12.2k)
Write | 552.17 MB/s (138.0k) | 786.62 MB/s (12.2k)
Total | 1.10 GB/s (275.7k) | 1.56 GB/s (24.5k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 1.31 GB/s (2.5k) | 1.65 GB/s (1.6k)
Write | 1.38 GB/s (2.6k) | 1.75 GB/s (1.7k)
Total | 2.69 GB/s (5.2k) | 3.41 GB/s (3.3k)
Malaysia VPS
------------------------Disk-dd-Read/Write-Test-------------------------
-> Disk test in progress (4K Block/1M Block, Direct Mode)
Block Size Write Test Read Test
100MB-4K Block 70.0 MB/s (17.09 IOPS, 1.50s)) 67.2 MB/s (16406 IOPS, 1.56s)
1GB-1M Block 1.3 GB/s (1194 IOPS, 0.84s) 2.2 GB/s (2066 IOPS, 0.48s)
-----------------------Disk-fio-Read/Write-Test-------------------------
Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 479.15 MB/s (119.7k) | 837.32 MB/s (13.0k)
Write | 480.42 MB/s (120.1k) | 841.73 MB/s (13.1k)
Total | 959.57 MB/s (239.8k) | 1.67 GB/s (26.2k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 919.38 MB/s (1.7k) | 954.19 MB/s (931)
Write | 968.23 MB/s (1.8k) | 1.01 GB/s (993)
Total | 1.88 GB/s (3.6k) | 1.97 GB/s (1.9k)
Iperf3 Network Tests
United States VPS
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
---------------------------------
Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 1.83 Gbits/sec | 35.0 Mbits/sec | 87.8 ms
Eranium | Amsterdam, NL (100G) | 1.88 Gbits/sec | 83.1 Mbits/sec | 90.5 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | busy | busy | 218 ms
Leaseweb | Singapore, SG (10G) | 1.60 Gbits/sec | 22.1 Mbits/sec | 235 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 1.88 Gbits/sec | 130 Mbits/sec | 73.4 ms
Leaseweb | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 5.82 Gbits/sec | 138 Mbits/sec | 8.01 ms
Edgoo | Sao Paulo, BR (1G) | 2.02 Gbits/sec | 33.9 Mbits/sec | 165 ms Malaysia VPS
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
---------------------------------
Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | busy | 912 Mbits/sec | 162 ms
Eranium | Amsterdam, NL (100G) | 3.76 Gbits/sec | 1.61 Gbits/sec | 153 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | busy | 1.86 Gbits/sec | 131 ms
Leaseweb | Singapore, SG (10G) | 9.26 Gbits/sec | 8.95 Gbits/sec | 1.90 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 1.03 Gbits/sec | 1.33 Gbits/sec | 166 ms
Leaseweb | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 2.51 Gbits/sec | 1.82 Gbits/sec | 211 ms
Edgoo | Sao Paulo, BR (1G) | 1.37 Gbits/sec | 1.30 Gbits/sec | 329 ms Streaming Unlock Tests
United States VPS
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Yes (Region: US)
Disney+: Yes (Region: US)
Netflix: Yes (Region: US)
YouTube Premium: Yes (Region: US)
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: US)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
Spotify Registration: No
OneTrust Region: US [New York]
iQyi Oversea Region: SG
Bing Region: US (Risky)
Apple Region: US
YouTube CDN: Frankfurt
Netflix Preferred CDN: Failed (CDN IP Not Found)
ChatGPT: Yes
Google Gemini: Yes (Region: USA)
Claude: Yes
Wikipedia Editability: Yes
Google Play Store: United States
Google Search CAPTCHA Free: Yes
Steam Currency: USD
---Forum---
Reddit: Yes
---Game---
SD Gundam G Generation Eternal: Yes
=======================================
Malaysia VPS
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: IP Banned by Dazn
Disney+: No (IP Banned By Disney+ 1)
Netflix: Originals Only
YouTube Premium: Yes (Region: SG)
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: SG)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
Spotify Registration: No
OneTrust Region: SG [Unknown]
iQyi Oversea Region: SG
Bing Region: SG (Risky)
Apple Region: SG
YouTube CDN: Singapore
Netflix Preferred CDN: Failed (CDN IP Not Found)
ChatGPT: Yes
Google Gemini: Yes (Region: SGP)
Claude: Yes
Wikipedia Editability: Yes
Google Play Store: Singapore
Google Search CAPTCHA Free: Yes
Steam Currency: SGD
---Forum---
Reddit: No
---Game---
SD Gundam G Generation Eternal: No
=======================================
IP Quality Detection
United States VPS
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: 52 [8]
VpnScore: 16 [8]
ProxyScore: 100 [8]
CommunityVoteHarmless: 0 [2]
CommunityVoteMalicious: 0 [2]
ThreatScore: 29 [8]
FraudScore: 0 [1 E]
AbuseScore: 0 [3]
ASNAbuseScore: 0.001 (Low) [A]
CompannyAbuseScore: 0.0039 (Low) [A]
ThreatLevel: low [9]
Blacklist_Records_Statistics(how many blacklisted websites have records):
HarmlessnessRecords: 0 [2] MaliciousRecords: 0 [2] SuspiciousRecords: 0 [2] NoRecords: 95 [2]
Security Info:
UsageType: hosting - high probability [C] business [8 A] corporate [9] DataCenter/WebHosting/Transit [3] hosting [0 7]
CompanyType: hosting [0] business [A] education [7]
IsCloudProvider: Yes [7]
IsDatacenter: Yes [0 A C] No [1 5 6 8]
IsMobile: No [5 A C] Yes [E]
IsProxy: No [0 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 A C E]
IsVpn: No [0 1 6 7 A C E]
IsTor: No [0 1 3 6 7 8 A C E]
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: 315(Total_Check) 0(Clean) 4(Blacklisted) 19(Other)
Google search feasibility: NO
Malaysia VPS
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: 0 [8]
VpnScore: 100 [8]
ProxyScore: 100 [8]
CommunityVoteHarmless: 0 [2]
CommunityVoteMalicious: 0 [2]
ThreatScore: 100 [8]
FraudScore: 0 [1 E]
AbuseScore: 0 [3]
ASNAbuseScore: 0.0043 (Low) [A]
CompannyAbuseScore: 0.0273 (Elevated) [A]
ThreatLevel: low [9]
Blacklist_Records_Statistics(how many blacklisted websites have records):
HarmlessnessRecords: 0 [2] MaliciousRecords: 0 [2] SuspiciousRecords: 0 [2] NoRecords: 95 [2]
Security Info:
UsageType: hosting - high probability [C] hosting [0 7 A] business [8] consumer [9] DataCenter/WebHosting/Transit [3]
CompanyType: hosting [0 7 A]
IsCloudProvider: Yes [7]
IsDatacenter: Yes [0 1 6 A C] No [5 8]
IsMobile: No [A C] Yes [5 E]
IsProxy: No [0 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 A C E]
IsVpn: No [0 1 6 7 C E] Yes [A]
IsTor: No [0 1 3 6 7 8 A C E]
IsTorExit: No [1 7]
IsCrawler: No [9 A E]
IsAnonymous: Yes [8] No [1 6 7]
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: 315(Total_Check) 0(Clean) 7(Blacklisted) 17(Other)
Google search feasibility: NO
Email Port Detection
United States VPS
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 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘ Malaysia VPS
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
None
Global Latency Tests
United States VPS
Query: ping 82.23.170.172, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 82.23.170.172 – RIPE NCC /24 AS213482 WATERFALL – United States, New York, New York [hosting]
Malaysia VPS
Query: ping 27.0.234.50, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 27.0.234.50 – APNIC /24 AS149020 WEBHORIZON-AS-AP – Singapore, Singapore [hosting]
CloudFlare Internet Tests
United States VPS
Malaysia VPS
PageSpeed Insights
Admin Control Panel
Conclusion
The U.S. VPS delivered superior CPU performance, scoring 3236 (single-core) and 3259 (multi-core) on Geekbench 6, outperforming Malaysia’s 2593 and 2557. Memory tests showed the U.S. server achieving 98.2 GB/s read and 39.2 GB/s write, compared to Malaysia’s 92.9 GB/s and 35.5 GB/s. Disk I/O was exceptional in the U.S., with read/write speeds of up to 3.8 GB/s and 1.75 GB/s, respectively. Meanwhile, Malaysia achieved 2.2 GB/s and 1.01 GB/s. Network tests revealed the U.S. server hitting 5.82 Gbps send speeds to New York, though receive speeds lagged (138 Mbps). Malaysia excelled locally, with 9.26 Gbps send and 8.95 Gbps receive to Singapore. The U.S. server unlocked major streaming platforms (Netflix, Disney+), unlike Malaysia, which faced IP bans. Both showed clean IP reputations but limited email port support.
The U.S. server’s standout CPU and disk performance make it ideal for compute-intensive tasks like web servers or databases, akin to a sports car accelerating on an open highway. Malaysia’s server, while slightly slower, offers exceptional network performance in Asia, perfect for regional applications. However, its streaming limitations—banned by Disney+ and restricted on Netflix—could hinder media-focused deployments. Imagine a global e-commerce platform: the U.S. server ensures robust processing, but Malaysia’s connectivity shines for Asia-Pacific users. Both servers’ low IP abuse scores are a plus, though restricted email ports suggest additional configuration for mail services. The performance gap suggests optimization differences, possibly in virtualization or network routing.
Expanse Hosting’s U.S. VPS excels in CPU, disk, and streaming compatibility, making it a strong choice for North American enterprises or global streaming services. The Malaysia VPS, with superior regional network speeds, suits Asia-focused applications but requires workarounds for streaming. Both offer reliable, high-performance hosting with clean IPs, ideal for web hosting or gaming. IT admins should weigh regional needs and streaming requirements when choosing. For versatile, high-performance VPS, Expanse is a compelling option, though email hosting may need third-party solutions.
Official Website: https://expanse.host
