Linode Akamai Australia Sydney Shared CPU Cloud Instance Test and Review
Today, we’ll be putting the Linode Akamai Australia Sydney Shared vCPU VPS Server to the test. The shared CPU instances available on this server are ideal for medium-duty workloads and offer a great blend of performance, resources, and price.
The server is powered by an AMD EPYC 7713 64-core Processor with 2 CPU Cores, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB Storage, 40 Gbps Network In, 4 Gbps Network Out, 4 TB Traffic, and 1x IPv4 and 1x IPv6. This balanced assortment of resources can support many cloud applications, from personal projects to enterprise-grade needs.
Linode’s shared instances can handle diverse workloads, making them attractive to users across industries. Additionally, Linode offers 11 data center locations worldwide, hourly billing, and technical support, all of which make it an excellent choice for developers.
About Linode
Linode is a leading provider of cloud computing services that specializes in virtual machines, Kubernetes, storage, and more. Founded in 2003, it’s now part of Akamai and has established a reputation for being trustworthy and reliable.
Linode offers predictable pricing with CPU, transfer, storage, and RAM bundled into one flat price across all data centers. They offer a variety 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 with dedicated cores for memory-intensive applications, and GPU Plans with RTX 6000 GPUs to speed up complex compute jobs. The prices for these plans vary depending on the resources included in the plan.
For example, the Dedicated 4 GB plan costs $36 monthly and includes 4 GB RAM, 2 CPUs, 80 GB storage, and 4 TB transfer. The Shared CPU Nanode 1 GB plan costs $5 monthly and includes 1 GB RAM, 1 CPU, 25 GB storage, and 1 TB transfer. The High Memory Linode 24 GB plan costs $60 monthly and includes 24 GB RAM, 2 CPUs, and 20 GB storage. The GPU Dedicated 32 GB + RTX6000 GPU x1 plan costs $1,000 monthly and includes 32 GB RAM, 8 CPUs, 640 GB storage, and 1 RTX6000 GPU.
Official Website: https://www.linode.com
Basic Bench
CPU Model : AMD EPYC 7713 64-Core Processor
CPU Cores : 2 @ 2000.000 MHz
CPU Cache : 512 KB
AES-NI : Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : Disabled
Total Disk : 78.2 GB (928.7 MB Used)
Total Mem : 3.8 GB (68.7 MB Used)
Total Swap : 512.0 MB (0 Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 15 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
IPv4/IPv6 : Online / Online
Organization : AS63949 Akamai Connected Cloud
Location : Sydney / AU
Region : New South Wales
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 278 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 1.0 GB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 1.4 GB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 911.9 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 4278.26 Mbps 8445.43 Mbps 0.19 ms
Los Angeles, US 522.39 Mbps 2668.08 Mbps 156.62 ms
Dallas, US 442.21 Mbps 2044.19 Mbps 185.88 ms
Montreal, CA 352.92 Mbps 928.31 Mbps 223.78 ms
Paris, FR 296.87 Mbps 2960.59 Mbps 271.74 ms
Amsterdam, NL 271.28 Mbps 3136.39 Mbps 250.34 ms
Shanghai, CN 199.86 Mbps 1067.43 Mbps 451.34 ms
Nanjing, CN 176.61 Mbps 1430.16 Mbps 284.58 ms
Guangzhou, CN 3.64 Mbps 7.49 Mbps 320.68 ms
Hongkong, CN 371.96 Mbps 3699.76 Mbps 215.82 ms
Singapore, SG 857.04 Mbps 5343.84 Mbps 95.78 ms
Tokyo, JP 363.49 Mbps 2299.44 Mbps 178.89 ms
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Finished in : 6 min 45 sec
Timestamp : 2023-06-14 07:53:20 UTC
Looking Glass
Speed Test: http://speedtest.syd1.linode.com
Yabs Performance Bench
IPv6 Network Information:
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ISP : Akamai Technologies
ASN : AS63949 Akamai Connected Cloud
Host : Linode
Location : Sydney, New South Wales (NSW)
Country : Australia
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 200.84 MB/s (50.2k) | 2.22 GB/s (34.7k)
Write | 201.37 MB/s (50.3k) | 2.23 GB/s (34.9k)
Total | 402.21 MB/s (100.5k) | 4.45 GB/s (69.6k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 4.03 GB/s (7.8k) | 4.17 GB/s (4.0k)
Write | 4.25 GB/s (8.3k) | 4.45 GB/s (4.3k)
Total | 8.28 GB/s (16.1k) | 8.63 GB/s (8.4k)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 552 Mbits/sec | 556 Mbits/sec | 263 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | busy | 635 Mbits/sec | 236 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | busy | busy | 304 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | busy | busy | 345 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 476 Mbits/sec | busy | 279 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 652 Mbits/sec | 605 Mbits/sec | 234 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 763 Mbits/sec | 533 Mbits/sec | 208 ms
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 567 Mbits/sec | 577 Mbits/sec | 263 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | 655 Mbits/sec | 330 Mbits/sec | 265 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | busy | 520 Mbits/sec | 304 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | busy | busy | 345 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 520 Mbits/sec | busy | 279 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 652 Mbits/sec | 602 Mbits/sec | 235 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | busy | 788 Mbits/sec | 209 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
|
Single Core | 1054
Multi Core | 1938
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/1592286
YABS completed in 14 min 28 sec
Summarize
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 300.30 MiB/s | 2402.40 Mbps | ping 0.229ms
Gdrive : 0 B/s | N/A | ping 0.763ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 88.17 KiB/s | 0.69 Mbps | ping 203.960ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 4.25 MiB/s | 34.04 Mbps | ping 162.624ms
SoftLayer, Dallas, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 3.06 MiB/s | 24.46 Mbps | ping 284.086ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 6.14 MiB/s | 49.09 Mbps | ping 216.374ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 4.82 MiB/s | 38.60 Mbps | ping 247.616ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 6.53 MiB/s | 52.26 Mbps | ping 153.299ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 4.54 MiB/s | 36.33 Mbps | ping 259.846ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 5.04 MiB/s | 40.32 Mbps | ping 252.368ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 4.34 MiB/s | 34.70 Mbps | ping 265.949ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 2.89 MiB/s | 23.16 Mbps | ping 277.839ms
Hetzner, Germany : 147.96 KiB/s | 1.16 Mbps | ping 246.553ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 3.11 MiB/s | 24.89 Mbps | ping 256.826ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 4.42 MiB/s | 35.33 Mbps | ping 266.583ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 152 B/s | N/A | ping 307.840ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 154 B/s | N/A | ping 288.549ms
Online, France : 3.13 MiB/s | 25.03 Mbps | ping 236.158ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 122 B/s | N/A | ping 273.559ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 359.71 MiB/s | 2877.70 Mbps | ping 0.436ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 172 B/s | N/A | ping 23.364ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 645.61 KiB/s | 5.04 Mbps | ping 272.931ms
Prima, Argentina : 59.34 KiB/s | 0.46 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 14.26 MiB/s | 114.09 Mbps | ping 93.627ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 23.26 MiB/s | 186.07 Mbps | ping 99.043ms
Linode, Singapore : 16.30 MiB/s | 130.42 Mbps | ping 92.451ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 9.40 MiB/s | 75.19 Mbps | ping 182.280ms
Benchmark finished in 164 seconds
Media Unlock Test
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Failed (Network Connection)
HotStar: No
Disney+: Yes (Region: AU)
Netflix: Originals Only
YouTube Premium: Yes (Region: AU)
Amazon Prime Video: Unsupported
TVBAnywhere+: Failed (Network Connection)
iQyi Oversea Region: Failed
Viu.com: Failed
YouTube CDN: Sydney, N.S.W.
Netflix Preferred CDN: Sydney, N.S.W.
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: Failed (Network Connection)
ChatGPT: Yes
=======================================
==============[ Taiwan ]===============
KKTV: No
LiTV: Failed (Network Connection)
MyVideo: Yes
4GTV.TV: Failed (Network Connection)
LineTV.TW: Failed (Unexpected Result: )
Hami Video: Failed (Network Connection)
CatchPlay+: Failed
HBO GO Asia: Failed (Network Connection)
Bahamut Anime: Failed (Network Connection)
Bilibili Taiwan Only: Failed (Network Connection)
=======================================
=============[ Hong Kong ]=============
Now E: Failed (Unexpected Result: )
Viu.TV: Failed (Network Connection)
MyTVSuper: No
HBO GO Asia: Failed (Network Connection)
BiliBili Hongkong/Macau/Taiwan: Failed (Network Connection)
=======================================
===============[ Japan ]===============
DMM: Unsupported
DMM TV: No
Abema.TV: Failed (Network Connection)
Niconico: Failed (Network Connection)
music.jp: No
Telasa: Failed (Network Connection)
Paravi: Failed (Network Connection)
U-NEXT: Failed (Network Connection)
Hulu Japan: Yes
TVer: Failed (Network Connection)
GYAO!: IPv6 Not Supported
WOWOW: Failed
VideoMarket: IPv6 Not Supported
FOD(Fuji TV): No
Radiko: Unsupported
Karaoke@DAM: Failed (Network Connection)
J:com On Demand: No
---Game---
Kancolle Japan: No
Pretty Derby Japan: No
Konosuba Fantastic Days: Failed (Network Connection)
Princess Connect Re:Dive Japan: Failed (Network Connection)
World Flipper Japan: No
Project Sekai: Colorful Stage: Failed (Network Connection)
=======================================
===========[ North America ]===========
FOX: Yes
Hulu: Failed
NFL+: IPv6 Not Support
ESPN+:[Sponsored by Jam] No
Epix: Failed (Network Connection)
Epix: Failed
Starz: Failed (Network Connection)
Philo: IPv6 Not Support
FXNOW: IPv6 Not Support
TLC GO: IPv6 Not Support
HBO Max: Failed (Network Connection)
Shudder: Yes
BritBox: Yes
Crackle: No
CW TV: No
A&E TV: IPv6 Not Support
NBA TV: Yes
NBC TV: No
Fubo TV: IPv6 Not Support
Tubi TV: Yes
Sling TV: Yes
Pluto TV: Yes
Acorn TV: Failed (Network Connection)
SHOWTIME: Failed (Network Connection)
encoreTVB: Failed (Network Connection)
Funimation: IPv6 Not Support
Discovery+: IPv6 Not Support
Paramount+: Yes
Peacock TV: No
Popcornflix: IPv6 Not Support
Crunchyroll: IPv6 Not Support
Directv Stream: No
KBS American: IPv6 Not Support
KOCOWA: IPv6 Not Support
Maths Spot: IPv6 Not Support
---CA---
CBC Gem: Failed (Network Connection)
Crave: Failed (Network Connection)
=======================================
===========[ South America ]===========
Star+: No
HBO Max: Failed (Network Connection)
DirecTV Go: Failed (Network Connection)
Funimation: IPv6 Not Support
=======================================
===============[ Europe ]==============
Rakuten TV: Failed (Network Connection)
Funimation: IPv6 Not Support
SkyShowTime: No
HBO Max: Failed (Network Connection)
Maths Spot: IPv6 Not Support
---GB---
Sky Go: Failed (Network Connection)
BritBox: Yes
ITV Hub: Failed (Network Connection)
Channel 4: Failed (Network Connection)
Channel 5: IPv6 Not Support
BBC iPLAYER: Failed
Discovery+ UK: IPv6 Not Support
---FR---
Salto: Failed (Network Connection)
Canal+: Failed (Network Connection)
Molotov: No
---DE---
Joyn: Failed (Network Connection)
Sky: Failed (Network Connection)
ZDF: Failed (Network Connection)
---NL---
NLZIET: Failed
videoland: Failed (Network Connection)
NPO Start Plus: Failed (Network Connection)
---ES---
PANTAYA: Failed (Network Connection)
---IT---
Rai Play: Failed (Network Connection)
---RU---
Amediateka: Failed (Network Connection)
=======================================
==============[ Oceania ]==============
NBA TV: Yes
Acorn TV: Failed (Network Connection)
SHOWTIME: Failed (Network Connection)
BritBox: Yes
Funimation: IPv6 Not Support
Paramount+: Yes
---AU---
Stan: Yes
Binge: Failed (Unexpected Result: 302)
Docplay: Yes
7plus: No
Channel 9: Yes
Channel 10: Failed (Network Connection)
ABC iView: Yes
Kayo Sports: Yes
Optus Sports: No
SBS on Demand: Failed (Network Connection)
---NZ---
Neon TV: Yes
SkyGo NZ: Failed (Network Connection)
ThreeNow: Failed (Network Connection)
Maori TV: Failed (Network Connection)
=======================================
==============[ Korean ]===============
Wavve: IPv6 Not Support
Tving: IPv6 Not Support
Coupang Play: Yes
Naver TV: IPv6 Not Support
Afreeca TV: IPv6 Not Support
KBS Domestic: IPv6 Not Support
=======================================
Testing Done! Global Ping Test
CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Admin Control Panel
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Server Pricing
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Conclusion
It’s also worth noting that Linode offers a 7-day Money-Back Guarantee to give new users peace of mind when trying out their services. This feature, combined with their years of experience and industry expertise, makes them a top choice for developers and others seeking reliable and scalable cloud computing services.
In summary, Linode is an exceptional provider of cloud computing services, with flexible plans to suit different types of users, predictable pricing, and a 7-day money-back guarantee for new users. Their long-standing reputation for quality and reliability makes them a top choice for cloud computing services.
Official Website: https://www.linode.com
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