LumaDock Finland Helsinki AMD EPYC 7702 Unmetered Bandwidth Affordable VPS Test and Review
We recently tested the LumaDock Finland Helsinki Affordable VPS (Plan: Starter 2 GB RAM VPS). The server is powered by an AMD EPYC 7702 64-Core Processor, with the following configuration: 2 Cores CPU/2 GB RAM/30 GB NVMe SSD Storage/1 Gbps Internet Port/Unmetered Bandwidth/1x IPv4 Address.
About LumaDock
LumaDock.com is a dynamic VPS (Virtual Private Server) hosting provider specializing in affordable, high-performance cloud infrastructure tailored for developers, businesses, and individuals. Founded with a focus on simplicity and speed, LumaDock owns its hardware and data centers across Europe (including London, Frankfurt, Paris, Helsinki, Bucharest, Amsterdam, Madrid, Warsaw, and Milan) and the US (New York), ensuring low-latency access and GDPR compliance. With over 16 years of engineering expertise, the company prioritizes user-friendly solutions without long-term contracts or hidden fees, making it ideal for quick deployments and scalable projects.
At its core, LumaDock offers KVM-virtualized VPS plans powered by premium AMD EPYC and Ryzen 9 processors, featuring triple-replicated NVMe SSD storage for self-healing reliability. Key services include standard VPS starting at $1.49/month (1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB NVMe), advanced EPYC Genoa series with DDR5 memory from $2.89/month, Ryzen 9 dedicated CPU options up to 4.5 GHz, HDD-based large storage plans from $4.49/month, and GPU-accelerated servers with Nvidia T4 for AI/ML tasks starting at $58.49/month. All plans come with unmetered bandwidth, 1 Gbps ports, IPv4/IPv6 support (with some location restrictions), hardware DDoS protection, firewalls, free monitoring, and automatic backups on higher tiers. Users benefit from instant server launches in under 30 seconds, root access, private networking, and seamless migrations.
What sets LumaDock apart is its commitment to affordability and performance: 99.99% uptime SLA, no overprovisioning, and a streamlined dashboard for easy management. It’s perfect for testing ideas, running apps, or handling production workloads without the complexity of big clouds. With a 30-day money-back guarantee and 24/7 human support from a team of 25+ IT pros (boasting 96% satisfaction), customers rave about its value. Testimonials highlight quick support, instant provisioning, and reliability: “I have NO regrets… the automatic backup saved me twice,” says one user. Overall, LumaDock stands as a “hidden gem” for cost-effective, robust hosting.
Pricing
Official Website: https://LumaDock.com
Coupon
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Basic Information
Processor : AMD EPYC 7702 64-Core Processor
CPU Numbers : 2
CPU Frequency : 1999.999 MHz
CPU Cache : L1: 256.00 KB / L2: 1.00 MB / L3: 16.00 MB
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 288.18 MiB / 1.94 GiB
Swap : [ no swap partition or swap file detected ]
Disk Space : 1.44 GiB / 29.33 GiB
Boot Disk : /dev/sda1
Uptime : 0 days, 17 hour 51 min
Loads : 0.43, 0.70, 0.43
OS Release : Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) (x86_64)
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel Version : 5.10.0-34-cloud-amd64
TCP Acceleration : bbr
VM Type : KVM
NAT Type : Full Cone
IPV4 ASN : AS57043 HOSTKEY B.V.
IPV4 Location : Helsinki / Uusimaa / FI
CPU Benchmark
----------------------------CPU-Sysbench-Test----------------------------
-> CPU test in progress (Fast Mode, 1-Pass @ 5sec)
1 Thread(s) Test: 1579 Scores
2 Thread(s) Test: 3113 Scores
Geekbench 6 test failed. Run manually to determine cause.
YABS completed in 6 min 13 sec
Geekbench 5 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
|
Single Core | 979
Multi Core | 1820
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/23903506
YABS completed in 2 min 16 sec
RAM Read/Write Tests
-------------------------------Memory-Test-------------------------------
-> Memory Test (Fast Mode, 1-Pass @ 5sec)
Single Read Test: 39430.38 MB/s
Single Write Test: 19039.93 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: 62895822 (6288930.15 per second)
61421.70 MiB transferred (6141.53 MiB/sec)
General statistics:
total time: 10.0001s
total number of events: 62895822
Latency (ms):
min: 0.00
avg: 0.00
max: 1.24
95th percentile: 0.00
sum: 3226.24
Threads fairness:
events (avg/stddev): 62895822.0000/0.00
execution time (avg/stddev): 3.2262/0.00
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: 52809578 (5280410.12 per second)
51571.85 MiB transferred (5156.65 MiB/sec)
General statistics:
total time: 10.0001s
total number of events: 52809578
Latency (ms):
min: 0.00
avg: 0.00
max: 1.09
95th percentile: 0.00
sum: 4306.89
Threads fairness:
events (avg/stddev): 52809578.0000/0.00
execution time (avg/stddev): 4.3069/0.00
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 384 kB/s (94 IOPS, 272.89s) 31.6 MB/s (7721 IOPS, 3.32s)
1GB-1M Block 14.6 MB/s (14 IOPS, 71.79s) 487 MB/s (464 IOPS, 2.15s)
------------------------Disk-fio-Read/Write-Test-------------------------
Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 19.24 MB/s (4.8k) | 224.64 MB/s (3.5k)
Write | 19.25 MB/s (4.8k) | 225.82 MB/s (3.5k)
Total | 38.49 MB/s (9.6k) | 450.46 MB/s (7.0k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 718.31 MB/s (1.4k) | 680.37 MB/s (664)
Write | 756.47 MB/s (1.4k) | 725.69 MB/s (708)
Total | 1.47 GB/s (2.8k) | 1.40 GB/s (1.3k)
Iperf3 Network Tests
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 522 Mbits/sec | 498 Mbits/sec | 33.8 ms
Eranium | Amsterdam, NL (100G) | 526 Mbits/sec | 502 Mbits/sec | 30.0 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 504 Mbits/sec | 490 Mbits/sec | 64.2 ms
Leaseweb | Singapore, SG (10G) | 414 Mbits/sec | 251 Mbits/sec | 216 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 408 Mbits/sec | 466 Mbits/sec | 156 ms
Leaseweb | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 483 Mbits/sec | 434 Mbits/sec | 113 ms
Edgoo | Sao Paulo, BR (1G) | 418 Mbits/sec | 391 Mbits/sec | 214 ms UnixBench Tests
Benchmark Run: Fri Nov 14 2025 03:24:44 - 03:52:53
2 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 39589719.5 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 7087.7 MWIPS (9.8 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 5079.6 lps (29.9 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 1014586.9 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 273425.4 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 2770096.6 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 1805004.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 45036.6 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 9821.6 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 11665.2 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 2288.0 lpm (60.1 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 1906744.2 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 39589719.5 3392.4
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 7087.7 1288.7
Execl Throughput 43.0 5079.6 1181.3
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 1014586.9 2562.1
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 273425.4 1652.1
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 2770096.6 4776.0
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 1805004.8 1451.0
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 45036.6 112.6
Process Creation 126.0 9821.6 779.5
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 11665.2 2751.2
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 2288.0 3813.3
System Call Overhead 15000.0 1906744.2 1271.2
========
System Benchmarks Index Score 1539.5
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Benchmark Run: Fri Nov 14 2025 03:52:53 - 04:21:06
2 CPUs in system; running 2 parallel copies of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 76833574.5 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 14058.7 MWIPS (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 7308.6 lps (29.9 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 886628.3 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 215694.8 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 2695570.6 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 3517731.4 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 437909.6 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 20217.2 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 16681.4 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 2290.0 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 2947928.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 76833574.5 6583.9
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 14058.7 2556.1
Execl Throughput 43.0 7308.6 1699.7
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 886628.3 2239.0
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 215694.8 1303.3
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 2695570.6 4647.5
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 3517731.4 2827.8
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 437909.6 1094.8
Process Creation 126.0 20217.2 1604.5
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 16681.4 3934.3
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 2290.0 3816.6
System Call Overhead 15000.0 2947928.8 1965.3
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System Benchmarks Index Score 2490.2
======= Script description and score comparison completed! =======
Streaming Unlock Tests
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Yes (Region: US)
Disney+: Yes (Region: US)
Netflix: Yes (Region: )
YouTube Premium: Yes (Region: NL)
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: US)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
Spotify Registration: No
OneTrust Region: FI [Uusimaa]
iQyi Oversea Region: US
Bing Region: US (Risky)
Apple Region: NL
YouTube CDN: Amsterdam
Netflix Preferred CDN: Failed (CDN IP Not Found)
ChatGPT: Yes
Google Gemini: No
Claude: Yes
Wikipedia Editability: Yes
Google Play Store: Netherlands
Google Search CAPTCHA Free: Yes
Steam Currency: USD
---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 tag 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]
ipintel databases [F] | ipfighter databases [G] | fraudlogix databases [H] | cloudflare databases [I] |
IPV4:
Security Score:
TrustScore: 41 [8]
VpnScore: 17 [8]
ProxyScore: 95 [8]
CommunityVoteHarmless: 0 [2]
CommunityVoteMalicious: 0 [2]
ThreatScore: 67 [8]
FraudScore: 65 [E]
AbuseScore: 0 [3]
ASNAbuseScore: 0.0139 (Elevated) [A]
CompannyAbuseScore: 0 (Very Low) [A]
ThreatLevel: low [9]
Traffic Ratio: Human(higher is better)23% [I] Bot(lower is better)76% [I]
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 [0 3 7 9 A C] business [8]
CompanyType: isp [7 A] hosting [0]
BrowserType: Mainstream:78% Other:21% [I]
DeviceType: Desktop:79% Mobile:20% Other:0% [I]
OSType: Mainstream:87% Other:12% [I]
IsCloudProvider: Yes [7 D]
IsDatacenter: No [5 6 8 A G] Yes [0 C]
IsMobile: No [5 A C G] Yes [E]
IsProxy: No [0 4 5 6 7 8 9 A C D] Yes [E G]
IsVpn: Yes [E] No [0 6 7 A C D G]
IsTor: No [0 3 6 7 8 A C D E]
IsTorExit: No [7 D]
IsCrawler: No [9 A E]
IsAnonymous: No [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: 314(Total_Check) 0(Clean) 12(Blacklisted) 20(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
Test IP: 38.7.145.253
https://lg.lumadock.com
Global Latency Tests
Query: ping 38.7.145.167, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 38.7.145.167 – RIPE NCC /24 AS57043 HOSTKEY-AS – United States [residential]
CloudFlare Internet Tests
PageSpeed Insights
Admin Control Panel
Conclusion
To test the hunch that “cold-region, low-tier nodes might still handle light production”, an SMB admin tossed LumaDock’s cheapest box — 2 vCPUs from an AMD EPYC 7702 slice, 2 GB RAM, 30 GB NVMe, and 1 Gbps unmetered — into the usual benchmark gauntlet. The question: Is this one-dollar footprint just a travel gadget, or a viable edge presence?
Geekbench 5 scored 979 single / 1820 multi, right in line with today’s t3-small tier. Memory throughput hit 6.1 / 5.2 GB/s, roughly double what containerised neighbours manage. Storage told a split story: 4k random at 19 MB/s (slow), yet 64k sequential at ~450 MB/s (solid for logs, caches, and static payloads). iperf3 to Amsterdam delivered 526 / 502 Mbit/s at 30 ms, with trans-Atlantic routes still holding 408 / 466 Mbit/s.
On the service side, Netflix, Disney+, Dazn all show the US catalogue; ChatGPT and Claude pass geolocation checks. IP reputation sits at 41/100—not pristine, but usable. SMTP egress works globally except for Gmail/SSL, so marketing relays remain the safe option.
The disk behaves like a city ring road: tiny I/O stalls, large blocks fly. Put it in front of Nginx, Varnish, or a light API, and it stays cheerful; ask it to journal a write-heavy InnoDB, and you’ll hit the first wall.
The network, by contrast, feels like a clear Nordic highway—ample headroom for game relays, edge SaaS nodes, or small POPs. With no swap, the 2 GB RAM becomes a hard ceiling; Node.js or JVM workloads need tight heap management, or the OOM killer will arrive before your next invoice.
For Europe-centric visitors, US streaming unlocks, or wallet-sized CI runners, this small northern node punches above its weight. Keep random writes off the local disk—or upgrade the storage—and this Helsinki bite-size server becomes the edge outpost you didn’t expect your budget to cover.
Official Website: https://LumaDock.com
