Linode Akamai United States Dallas Shared CPU Cloud Instance Test and Review
We will test the Linode Akamai Dallas Shared vCPU VPS Server this time. Affordable Shared CPU plans are ideal for general workloads and include generous free bundled transfers. AMD EPYC 7713 64-Core Processor powers the server. 2 CPU Cores/4 GB RAM/80 GB Storage/4 Gbps Network Out/4 TB Traffic/1x IPv4 and 1x IPv6.
About Linode
Linode (now Akamai) is a cloud computing service provider offering various services, including virtual machines, Kubernetes, and storage. Linode’s pricing is predictable, with CPU, transfer, storage, and RAM bundled into one flat price across all data centers.
They offer a range of plans for different needs, including Dedicated CPU Plans for CPU-intensive applications, Shared CPU Plans with balanced power and performance, High Memory Plans optimized for memory-intensive applications, and GPU Plans for complex computing jobs with RTX 6000 GPUs.
Virtual machines are tools for every workload and are dependable and easily accessible for storage and management. They offer a range of plans for different needs, including Shared CPU Plans with balanced power and performance that are ideal for general workloads and include generous amounts of free bundled transfer.
Linode’s Shared CPU Plans offer a balanced array of resources that support a wide range of cloud applications and are perfect for most workloads, including websites, game servers, or container clusters. You can tailor the configuration starting with one vCPU and 1GB of RAM and increasing up to 32 vCPUs and 192GB of RAM to match your workload requirements.
Official Website: https://www.linode.com
Basic Bench
CPU Model : AMD EPYC 7713 64-Core Processor
CPU Cores : 2 @ 1999.999 MHz
CPU Cache : 512 KB
AES-NI : Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : Disabled
Total Disk : 78.2 GB (929.8 MB Used)
Total Mem : 3.8 GB (68.3 MB Used)
Total Swap : 512.0 MB (0 Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 5 min
Load average : 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 11
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 5.10.0-23-amd64
TCP CC : bbr
Virtualization : KVM
Organization : AS63949 Akamai Connected Cloud
Location : Richardson / US
Region : Texas
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 451 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 1.5 GB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 1.5 GB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 1174.3 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 4015.91 Mbps 12591.46 Mbps 0.77 ms
Los Angeles, US 1530.80 Mbps 18951.50 Mbps 29.00 ms
Nanjing, CN 488.93 Mbps 3700.89 Mbps 192.39 ms
Guangzhou, CN 3.87 Mbps 581.97 Mbps 194.92 ms
Singapore, SG 394.92 Mbps 274.55 Mbps 198.94 ms
Tokyo, JP 418.71 Mbps 3976.78 Mbps 183.55 ms
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Finished in : 6 min 27 sec
Timestamp : 2023-06-06 07:01:30 UTC
Looking Glass
Yabs Performance Bench
IPv6 Network Information:
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ISP : Akamai Technologies, Inc.
ASN : AS63949 Akamai Connected Cloud
Host : Linode
Location : Richardson, Texas (TX)
Country : United States
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 263.57 MB/s (65.8k) | 3.04 GB/s (47.5k)
Write | 264.27 MB/s (66.0k) | 3.06 GB/s (47.8k)
Total | 527.85 MB/s (131.9k) | 6.10 GB/s (95.3k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 9.16 GB/s (17.8k) | 9.94 GB/s (9.7k)
Write | 9.64 GB/s (18.8k) | 10.61 GB/s (10.3k)
Total | 18.80 GB/s (36.7k) | 20.56 GB/s (20.0k)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | busy | 1.64 Gbits/sec | 108 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | busy | busy | 110 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | 1.41 Gbits/sec | 1.49 Gbits/sec | 123 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 907 Mbits/sec | 838 Mbits/sec | 206 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 4.22 Gbits/sec | 4.13 Gbits/sec | 41.5 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 4.38 Gbits/sec | 9.05 Gbits/sec | 0.841 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 3.50 Gbits/sec | 6.00 Gbits/sec | 31.5 ms
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 1.59 Gbits/sec | 1.63 Gbits/sec | 108 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | busy | 1.67 Gbits/sec | 110 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | 1.41 Gbits/sec | 1.46 Gbits/sec | 123 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 774 Mbits/sec | 849 Mbits/sec | 206 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 4.20 Gbits/sec | 3.99 Gbits/sec | 41.3 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 4.39 Gbits/sec | 9.12 Gbits/sec | 1.17 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 4.30 Gbits/sec | 6.07 Gbits/sec | 31.5 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
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Single Core | 1133
Multi Core | 2002
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/1497607
YABS completed in 13 min 11 sec
Summarize
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 584.80 MiB/s | 4678.36 Mbps | ping 0.904ms
Gdrive : 161.81 MiB/s | 1294.50 Mbps | ping 1.916ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 16.50 MiB/s | 131.98 Mbps | ping 27.414ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 55.53 MiB/s | 444.27 Mbps | ping 36.509ms
SoftLayer, Dallas, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 5.24 MiB/s | 41.95 Mbps | ping 36.941ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 38.36 MiB/s | 306.87 Mbps | ping 55.763ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 584.80 MiB/s | 4678.36 Mbps | ping 0.935ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 67.84 MiB/s | 542.74 Mbps | ping 30.056ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 53.88 MiB/s | 431.04 Mbps | ping 40.499ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 63.45 MiB/s | 507.61 Mbps | ping 17.147ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 20.28 MiB/s | 162.24 Mbps | ping 112.463ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 12.05 MiB/s | 96.40 Mbps | ping 119.169ms
Hetzner, Germany : 2.07 MiB/s | 16.53 Mbps | ping 128.095ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 20.03 MiB/s | 160.22 Mbps | ping 115.781ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 17.51 MiB/s | 140.08 Mbps | ping 123.078ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 424 B/s | N/A | ping 134.056ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 379 B/s | N/A | ping 117.121ms
Online, France : 19.98 MiB/s | 159.80 Mbps | ping 109.660ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 123 B/s | N/A | ping 123.734ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 9.52 MiB/s | 76.18 Mbps | ping 173.362ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 155 B/s | N/A | ping 264.015ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 4.34 MiB/s | 34.71 Mbps | ping 145.365ms
Prima, Argentina : 409.41 KiB/s | 3.20 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 3.94 MiB/s | 31.52 Mbps | ping 201.494ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 14.73 MiB/s | 117.81 Mbps | ping 128.705ms
Linode, Singapore : 6.67 MiB/s | 53.36 Mbps | ping 197.418ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 12.84 MiB/s | 102.71 Mbps | ping 135.260ms
Benchmark finished in 118 seconds
Media Unlock Test
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Failed (Network Connection)
HotStar: Yes (Region: US)
Disney+: Yes (Region: US)
Netflix: Originals Only
YouTube Premium: Yes
Amazon Prime Video: Unsupported
TVBAnywhere+: Failed (Network Connection)
iQyi Oversea Region: Failed
Viu.com: Failed
YouTube CDN: Dallas, TX
Netflix Preferred CDN: Dallas, TX
Spotify Registration: Yes (Region: US)
Steam Currency: Failed (Network Connection)
ChatGPT: Yes
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Testing Done!Global Ping Test
CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Admin Control Panel
Linode (now Akamai) offers a user-friendly Cloud Manager to access their cloud computing services. The Cloud Manager allows you to manage your Linodes, NodeBalancers, domains, and other resources. It provides access to billing information, account settings, and support tickets.
Server Pricing
Official Website: https://www.linode.com
Coupon
Once, $100, 60-day credit by adding a valid payment method to a new account.
Conclusion
Linode has optimized its server, hosting, and computing services to deliver the desired performance at a price you will love. Their pricing is easy to understand based on a flat fee, not usage, with no hidden fees and the ability to fearlessly scale up or down without penalties. Linode’s pricing is more competitive than AWS, Google, and Azure for comparable services without sacrificing reliability and security.
Linode’s data centers have extensive physical, environmental, and network capabilities in place, including restricted access, 24/7/365 staffing with security guards and technicians, biometric identification, redundant HVAC and power systems, locking cabinets, multiple internet carriers using independent fiber connections, and redundant routers, switches, and service providers.
In conclusion, Linode (now Akamai) offers a range of cloud computing services with predictable pricing and various plans to suit different needs. They strongly focus on security and delivery solutions to help you build, run, and secure your cloud workloads.
Official Website: https://www.linode.com
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