Amazon Lightsail United States Intel Xeon E5-2676 Zone A VPS Instance Test and Review
This test is in Amazon Lightsail Virginia, Zone A Instance. Amazon Lightsail offers easy-to-use virtual private server (VPS) instances, containers, storage, databases, and more at a cost-effective monthly price. Powered by Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2676 v3 @ 2.40GHz. 512MB* DDR4 RAM/20GB** Disk/1 vCore CPU/1024GB Transfer/1x IPv4.
This server is Amazon AWS Free Tier: 3 months free on select bundles with the AWS Free Tier. For a limited time, Amazon Lightsail is extending its free tier to include three months free on select bundles for new customers.
Use cases of Amazon Lightsail:
Launch simple web applications: Use pre-configured development stacks like LAMP, Nginx, MEAN, and Node.js. To get online quickly and easily.
Create custom websites: Build and personalize your blog, e-commerce, or personal website in just a few clicks with pre-configured applications like WordPress, Magento, Prestashop, and Joomla.
Build small business applications: Launch line-of-business software such as file storage and sharing, backups, financial and accounting software, and more.
Spin-up test environments: Easily create and delete development sandboxes and test environments where you can try out new ideas risk-free.
Official website: https://lightsail.aws.amazon.com
About Amazon Lightsail
Amazon Lightsail is a cloud computing service that offers easy-to-use and affordable virtual private servers (VPS), containers, storage, databases, load balancers, content delivery network (CDN) distributions, and more. It’s designed for developers who need to build websites or web applications quickly and easily without dealing with the complexity and cost of AWS.
Features
Amazon Lightsail has many features, making it a great choice for web hosting and VPS. Here are some of them:
- Simple and predictable pricing: Lightsail bundles resources like memory, vCPU, and SSD storage into one plan, so you only pay for what you need. You can choose from a range of monthly plans starting from $3.50 for 512 MB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB SSD storage, and 1 TB data transfer. You can also get free tier options for features like containers and databases.
- Easy setup and management: Lightsail lets you launch your VPS or container in minutes with a few clicks. You can choose from various operating systems and pre-configured applications like WordPress, LAMP, Node.js, etc. You can also use the Lightsail console or API to manage your resources, monitor performance, scale up or down, create snapshots and backups, etc.
- Reliable and secure: Lightsail runs on the AWS cloud platform, which means you benefit from its security and reliability. You can also use features like firewalls, SSL/TLS certificates, DNS management, etc., to protect your website or web application.
- Flexible and scalable: Lightsail lets you connect your VPS or container to other AWS services like S3, RDS, Lambda, etc., to enhance your functionality and performance. You can also use features like load balancers and CDN distributions to distribute your traffic and improve your speed and availability.
Basic Bench
CPU Model : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2676 v3 @ 2.40GHz
CPU Cores : 1 @ 2400.105 MHz
CPU Cache : 30720 KB
AES-NI : Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : Disabled
Total Disk : 19.6 GB (747.8 MB Used)
Total Mem : 472.7 MB (56.1 MB Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 5 min
Load average : 0.00, 0.05, 0.03
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 11
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 5.10.0-17-cloud-amd64
TCP CC : cubic
Virtualization : Xen-DomU
Organization : AS14618 Amazon.com, Inc.
Location : Ashburn / US
Region : Virginia
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 54.9 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 56.0 MB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 58.5 MB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 56.5 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 481.01 Mbps 481.49 Mbps 0.87 ms
Los Angeles, US 365.54 Mbps 477.79 Mbps 59.39 ms
Dallas, US 431.63 Mbps 483.91 Mbps 31.29 ms
Montreal, CA 495.33 Mbps 489.80 Mbps 14.14 ms
Paris, FR 254.97 Mbps 487.02 Mbps 77.62 ms
Amsterdam, NL 266.06 Mbps 491.80 Mbps 83.24 ms
Shanghai, CN 20.08 Mbps 336.89 Mbps 193.88 ms
Nanjing, CN 182.87 Mbps 416.64 Mbps 190.20 ms
Guangzhou, CN 3.15 Mbps 295.41 Mbps 210.21 ms
Hongkong, CN 4.86 Mbps 4.50 Mbps 216.51 ms
Singapore, SG 36.00 Mbps 74.41 Mbps 237.33 ms
Tokyo, JP 225.49 Mbps 406.02 Mbps 160.85 ms
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Finished in : 6 min 35 sec
Timestamp : 2023-05-27 09:41:33 UTC
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Yabs Performance Bench
IPv6 Network Information:
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ISP : Amazon.com, Inc.
ASN : AS14618 Amazon.com, Inc.
Host : AWS EC2 (us-east-1)
Location : Ashburn, Virginia (VA)
Country : United States
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 6.32 MB/s (1.5k) | 64.12 MB/s (1.0k)
Write | 6.32 MB/s (1.5k) | 64.55 MB/s (1.0k)
Total | 12.64 MB/s (3.1k) | 128.68 MB/s (2.0k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 60.17 MB/s (117) | 58.99 MB/s (57)
Write | 63.08 MB/s (123) | 63.14 MB/s (61)
Total | 123.25 MB/s (240) | 122.14 MB/s (118)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 398 Mbits/sec | 266 Mbits/sec | 76.4 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | 373 Mbits/sec | 292 Mbits/sec | 78.7 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | 404 Mbits/sec | busy | 92.6 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 312 Mbits/sec | 230 Mbits/sec | 167 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 491 Mbits/sec | 337 Mbits/sec | 7.22 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 477 Mbits/sec | 384 Mbits/sec | 30.0 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 435 Mbits/sec | 362 Mbits/sec | 56.3 ms
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 427 Mbits/sec | 332 Mbits/sec | 78.6 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | busy | 242 Mbits/sec | 83.0 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | 321 Mbits/sec | 423 Mbits/sec | 92.5 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 270 Mbits/sec | 143 Mbits/sec | 167 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 485 Mbits/sec | 295 Mbits/sec | 6.88 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 461 Mbits/sec | 410 Mbits/sec | 30.0 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 439 Mbits/sec | 312 Mbits/sec | 56.2 ms
Geekbench 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 8 min 41 sec
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Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 61.61 MiB/s | 492.91 Mbps | ping 0.742ms
Gdrive : 48.08 MiB/s | 384.62 Mbps | ping 1.641ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 59.75 MiB/s | 477.97 Mbps | ping 1.028ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 8.24 MiB/s | 65.96 Mbps | ping 78.706ms
SoftLayer, Dallas, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 42.28 MiB/s | 338.27 Mbps | ping 7.085ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 12.02 MiB/s | 96.15 Mbps | ping 62.814ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 25.60 MiB/s | 204.81 Mbps | ping 31.348ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 13.37 MiB/s | 106.93 Mbps | ping 56.318ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 54.22 MiB/s | 433.73 Mbps | ping 7.039ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 45.07 MiB/s | 360.56 Mbps | ping 13.384ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 9.00 MiB/s | 71.96 Mbps | ping 78.852ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 6.02 MiB/s | 48.12 Mbps | ping 92.121ms
Hetzner, Germany : 1.37 MiB/s | 10.97 Mbps | ping 87.271ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 8.32 MiB/s | 66.52 Mbps | ping 83.209ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 7.86 MiB/s | 62.85 Mbps | ping 95.570ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 454 B/s | N/A | ping 99.932ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 717 B/s | N/A | ping 82.418ms
Online, France : 8.61 MiB/s | 68.90 Mbps | ping 78.550ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 406 B/s | N/A | ping 120.056ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 2.34 MiB/s | 18.72 Mbps | ping 201.518ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 192 B/s | N/A | ping 233.218ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 4.71 MiB/s | 37.67 Mbps | ping 117.799ms
Prima, Argentina : 351.06 KiB/s | 2.74 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 520.59 KiB/s | 4.07 Mbps | ping 229.857ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 3.31 MiB/s | 26.48 Mbps | ping 149.451ms
Linode, Singapore : 2.21 MiB/s | 17.69 Mbps | ping 230.051ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 319.48 KiB/s | 2.50 Mbps | ping 164.366ms
Benchmark finished in 132 seconds
Global Ping Test
Media Unlock Test
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: No
HotStar: No
Disney+: No
Netflix: Yes (Region: US)
YouTube Premium: Yes
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: US)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
iQyi Oversea Region: US
Viu.com: No
YouTube CDN: Washington DC
Netflix Preferred CDN: New York, NY
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: USD
ChatGPT: No
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Testing Done!CloudFlare Internet Test
Server Pricing
Official website: https://lightsail.aws.amazon.com
Coupon
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Conclusion
Amazon Lightsail is an excellent, budget-friendly choice for small businesses and well-versed webmasters from the software industry who can get things done without a helping hand. It offers a simple and convenient way to launch and manage your website or web application on the AWS cloud platform.
However, if you are looking for more advanced features, control, customization, or support options, you may want to consider other AWS services or alternative providers.
About Amazon AWS Free Tier
12-Months Free: These free tier offers are only available to new AWS customers for 12 months following your AWS sign-up date. When your 12-month free usage term expires or if your application use exceeds the tiers, you pay standard, pay-as-you-go service rates (see each service page for full pricing details). Restrictions apply; see offer terms for more details.
Always Free: These free tier offers do not automatically expire at the end of your 12-month AWS Free Tier term but are available indefinitely to both existing and new AWS customers.
Trials: These free tier offers are short-term trial offers that start when the first usage begins. Once the trial period expires, you will pay standard pay-as-you-go service rates (see each service page for full pricing details).
Official website: https://lightsail.aws.amazon.com
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