Cloudfanatic United States Chicago 10Gbps NVME Cloud VPS Test and Review
Let’s dive into our review of the Cloudfanatic Chicago-based Cloud VPS server. AMD EPYC 7502 32-core processor powers this server. Here’s the setup we’re working with an 8-core CPU, 16 GB of memory, 150 GB on a fast SSD, a swift 10 Gbps internet connection, and unmetered bandwidth (Fair Use). Plus, it includes one IPv4 and one IPv6 address.
Our tests are pretty comprehensive. We’re starting with some basic benchmarks to see how this server performs on everyday tasks. Next, we’re running Yabs and Unix Benchmark to get into the technical nitty-gritty. Network strength? We’re on it with a thorough global network test. We’ll also measure how quickly the server responds to a ping from different locations worldwide.
We’re not just sticking to the nuts and bolts, though. We also want to see if this server can play nice with various media, so we’re putting it through a media accessibility check. Connection quality is up next, tested through CloudFlare. Finally, we’re looking at how fast this server delivers web content using tools like PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix Performance. Stay tuned for the results!
About Cloudfanatic
Established in 2015 and headquartered in Chicago, Cloudfanatic has been dedicated to delivering quality bandwidth and reliable cloud server solutions at the most competitive prices in the industry. Cloudfanatic High-Performance Premium Cloud VPS hosting is designed to handle demanding workloads while ensuring cost-efficiency, starting at just $2.99 monthly.
No matter your project—whether it’s a personal website, a bustling eCommerce platform, specialized business hosting, or a cutting-edge Software as a Service application—Cloudfanatic provides the dependable cloud VPS infrastructure required to bring your vision to life.
Cloudfanatic has tens of thousands of satisfied and returning customers and stellar reviews. Plus, you can always request a full refund with a 7-day money-back guarantee when you buy Cloud VPS from Cloudfanatic.
Official Website: https://www.Cloudfanatic.net
Some Features of Chicago 10Gbps VPS (From the Brand)
10Gbps VPS Plans – Mind-Bending Performance at a fraction of the cost. For companies and individuals looking to connect at high speed and low latency, our 10Gbps VPS is the perfect solution for any web workload. They are more powerful and capable than most dedicated servers and are Everything you need.
10Gbps Unmetered Bandwidth
All 10Gbps vps come with a fair share of unmetered bandwidth. This means no more overage charges, no server suspension due to exceeded bandwidth allocation, less hassle, and more happy customers.
99.9% Uptime
With an N+1 philosophy throughout our hardware, we stand behind our services and work day and night to ensure maximum reachability and uptime for your servers. If we fail to meet our uptime promise, you will be compensated.
NVME Storage
With our NVME raid-protected SSD storage, customers can enjoy blazing-fast disks capable of handling any application.
Free Snapshots
A snapshot is an instant image of your server taken at a specific time. With this manual backup, you will always have a full restore point for your virtual private server (VPS). Sign up for this option in just a few clicks via the Cloudfanatic Control Panel.
Free Backups
Have peace of mind with our free offsite backups. With it, you can schedule or take a backup of your server and store it on our secure servers if something happens.
BasicBench: Server Profile, I/O Speed, Upload and Download Speed
CPU Model : AMD EPYC 7502 32-Core Processor
CPU Cores : 8 @ 2499.998 MHz
CPU Cache : 512 KB
AES-NI : ✓ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✓ Enabled
Total Disk : 150.0 GB (3.0 GB Used)
Total Mem : 15.6 GB (284.8 MB Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 3 hour 20 min
Load average : 0.00, 0.00, 0.18
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 11
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 5.10.0-8-amd64
TCP CC : bbr
Virtualization : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✓ Online / ✓ Online
Organization : AS11878 tzulo, inc.
Location : Chicago / US
Region : Illinois
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 112 MB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 165 MB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 196 MB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 157.7 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Speedtest.net 5200.97 Mbps 5581.26 Mbps 16.01 ms
Los Angeles, US 1539.24 Mbps 5885.45 Mbps 53.96 ms
Dallas, US 3689.48 Mbps 4887.54 Mbps 22.73 ms
Montreal, CA 900.68 Mbps 927.97 Mbps 27.58 ms
Paris, FR 895.20 Mbps 5164.81 Mbps 90.68 ms
Amsterdam, NL 825.27 Mbps 4606.36 Mbps 98.83 ms
Shanghai, CN 359.08 Mbps 2615.64 Mbps 225.80 ms
Hongkong, CN 400.73 Mbps 3845.11 Mbps 198.65 ms
Mumbai, IN 336.48 Mbps 3124.57 Mbps 251.26 ms
Singapore, SG 359.36 Mbps 2308.48 Mbps 229.95 ms
Tokyo, JP 532.15 Mbps 4311.31 Mbps 148.83 ms
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Finished in : 5 min 58 sec
Timestamp : 2024-01-26 06:05:10 UTC
YabsBench: Disk Speed, iperf3 Network Speed, Geekbench 6 Benchmark
Basic System Information:
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Uptime : 0 days, 3 hours, 32 minutes
Processor : AMD EPYC 7502 32-Core Processor
CPU cores : 8 @ 2499.998 MHz
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 15.6 GiB
Swap : 0.0 KiB
Disk : 150.0 GiB
Distro : Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Kernel : 5.10.0-8-amd64
VM Type : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✔ Online / ✔ Online
IPv6 Network Information:
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ISP : tzulo, inc.
ASN : AS11878 tzulo, inc.
Host : Cloudfanatic.NET
Location : Montreal, Quebec (QC)
Country : Canada
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 128.79 MB/s (32.1k) | 547.12 MB/s (8.5k)
Write | 129.13 MB/s (32.2k) | 550.00 MB/s (8.5k)
Total | 257.92 MB/s (64.4k) | 1.09 GB/s (17.1k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 1.25 GB/s (2.4k) | 1.42 GB/s (1.3k)
Write | 1.32 GB/s (2.5k) | 1.52 GB/s (1.4k)
Total | 2.58 GB/s (5.0k) | 2.94 GB/s (2.8k)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 1.77 Gbits/sec | 2.02 Gbits/sec | 88.2 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | 1.74 Gbits/sec | 1.97 Gbits/sec | 92.7 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | 1.72 Gbits/sec | 1.91 Gbits/sec | 96.2 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 736 Mbits/sec | 654 Mbits/sec | 199 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 7.89 Gbits/sec | 1.83 Gbits/sec | 19.8 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 4.98 Gbits/sec | 1.35 Gbits/sec | 21.9 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 1.49 Gbits/sec | 2.79 Gbits/sec | 54.8 ms
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 1.83 Gbits/sec | 1.01 Gbits/sec | 88.4 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | 1.72 Gbits/sec | 970 Mbits/sec | 94.0 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | 1.65 Gbits/sec | 1.86 Gbits/sec | 96.1 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 698 Mbits/sec | 787 Mbits/sec | 199 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 7.48 Gbits/sec | 5.68 Gbits/sec | 19.6 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 7.73 Gbits/sec | 4.26 Gbits/sec | 21.8 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 2.92 Gbits/sec | 396 Mbits/sec | 54.9 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
|
Single Core | 925
Multi Core | 4924
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/4572686
YABS completed in 15 min 14 sec
UnixBench: CPU Performance, A score higher is better
Benchmark Run: Fri Jan 26 2024 03:57:14 - 04:25:15
8 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 34687134.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 6546.1 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 4174.2 lps (29.9 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 980176.7 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 273525.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1848680.7 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 1766776.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 56537.2 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 6382.3 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 6055.3 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 2726.3 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 2163338.6 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 34687134.7 2972.3
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 6546.1 1190.2
Execl Throughput 43.0 4174.2 970.7
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 980176.7 2475.2
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 273525.0 1652.7
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 1848680.7 3187.4
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 1766776.7 1420.2
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 56537.2 141.3
Process Creation 126.0 6382.3 506.5
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 6055.3 1428.1
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 2726.3 4543.8
System Call Overhead 15000.0 2163338.6 1442.2
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System Benchmarks Index Score 1367.1
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Benchmark Run: Fri Jan 26 2024 04:25:15 - 04:53:18
8 CPUs in system; running 8 parallel copies of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 241081603.9 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 49237.5 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 17868.0 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 710767.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 181391.6 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 2025131.2 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 13217720.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 488183.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 25467.9 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 32675.0 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 5442.0 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 5098764.9 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 241081603.9 20658.2
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 49237.5 8952.3
Execl Throughput 43.0 17868.0 4155.3
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 710767.0 1794.9
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 181391.6 1096.0
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 2025131.2 3491.6
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 13217720.7 10625.2
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 488183.7 1220.5
Process Creation 126.0 25467.9 2021.3
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 32675.0 7706.4
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 5442.0 9070.1
System Call Overhead 15000.0 5098764.9 3399.2
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System Benchmarks Index Score 4230.6
======= Script description and score comparison completed! =======
Looking Glass
Test IPv4: 162.212.157.1
Test IPv6: 2607:9000:0:35::bd34:f48d
https://lg.cloudfanatic.net
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 406.50 MiB/s | 3252.03 Mbps | ping 0.589ms
Gdrive : 7.62 KiB/s | 0.06 Mbps | ping 17.605ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 19.86 MiB/s | 158.84 Mbps | ping 19.865ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 35.19 MiB/s | 281.54 Mbps | ping 50.568ms
SoftLayer, Dallas, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 15.29 MiB/s | 122.35 Mbps | ping 29.764ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 53.08 MiB/s | 424.63 Mbps | ping 43.216ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 107.18 MiB/s | 857.45 Mbps | ping 20.478ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 44.05 MiB/s | 352.42 Mbps | ping 49.703ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 75.03 MiB/s | 600.27 Mbps | ping 18.582ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 82.71 MiB/s | 661.70 Mbps | ping 16.087ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 26.37 MiB/s | 210.97 Mbps | ping 86.618ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 33.85 KiB/s | 0.26 Mbps | ping 106.663ms
Hetzner, Germany : 318 B/s | N/A | ping 110.210ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 25.54 MiB/s | 204.32 Mbps | ping 90.324ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 21.73 MiB/s | 173.82 Mbps | ping 98.137ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 359 B/s | N/A | ping 113.947ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 378 B/s | N/A | ping 95.400ms
Online, France : 15.25 MiB/s | 122.01 Mbps | ping 92.645ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 62 B/s | N/A | ping 137.900ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 3.39 MiB/s | 27.09 Mbps | ping 267.195ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 252 B/s | N/A | ping 266.651ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 8.64 MiB/s | 69.11 Mbps | ping 139.696ms
Prima, Argentina : 445.65 KiB/s | 3.48 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 640.89 KiB/s | 5.01 Mbps | ping 237.207ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 10.98 MiB/s | 87.85 Mbps | ping 158.840ms
Linode, Singapore : 5.85 MiB/s | 46.83 Mbps | ping 220.858ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 13.90 MiB/s | 111.17 Mbps | ping 140.148ms
Benchmark finished in 96 seconds
Global Latency Test
Query: ping 23.158.232.26, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 23.158.232.26 – ARIN /24 AS11878 TZULO – United States
Media Unlock Test
** Test Starts At: Fri 26 Jan 2024 06:35:50 AM UTC
** Checking Results Under IPv4
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** Your Network Provider: tzulo (23.158.*.*)
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Yes (Region: US)
HotStar: No
Disney+: No
Netflix: Originals Only
YouTube Premium: Yes
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: US)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
iQyi Oversea Region: US
Viu.com: No
YouTube CDN: RCN in Chicago, IL
Netflix Preferred CDN: Associated with [Astound Broadband] in [Chicago, IL ]
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: USD
ChatGPT: Yes
Bing Region: US
=======================================
** Checking Results Under IPv6
--------------------------------
** Your Network Provider: tzulo (2607:5d40:1000:*:*)
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Failed (Network Connection)
HotStar: No
Disney+: No
Netflix: Originals Only
YouTube Premium: Yes
Amazon Prime Video: Unsupported
TVBAnywhere+: Failed (Network Connection)
iQyi Oversea Region: Failed
Viu.com: Failed
YouTube CDN: Chicago, IL
Netflix Preferred CDN: Chicago, IL
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: Failed (Network Connection)
ChatGPT: Failed
Bing Region: US
=======================================
Testing Done! CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Admin Control Panel
The Cloudfanatic Client Area Portal is a dedicated platform for customers to manage their services and interact with the support team.
The portal is designed to be user-friendly, allowing customers to navigate and manage their services easily. It provides a range of features, including the ability to submit support tickets. This ensures that customers can quickly and efficiently get the help they need.
In addition to managing services and support tickets, the portal provides access to a knowledge base. This resource is packed with useful information and guides, helping customers to resolve common issues and optimize their servers.
The portal also keeps customers informed about the latest news and offers. For instance, they announced the availability of Ubuntu 22 for all cloud instances. This shows that Cloudfanatic is always on top of the latest developments and is committed to providing its users with the most up-to-date services.
Server Pricing
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Payments
Cloudfanatic offers a variety of payment methods to cater to the diverse needs of its customers. They accept PayPal and all major credit cards. This ensures that customers can choose the most convenient payment method for them.
In addition to traditional payment methods, Cloudfanatic accepts crypto payments. However, Cryptocurrency payments are not refundable and are subject to verification by providing a scanned copy of a valid ID or Passport—more details about Terms of Service.
Customer Support
Cloudfanatic.net offers a 24/7 Customer Service. They provide an Open Ticket Portal for customers to submit tickets and resolve common issues. Choose the department you need help from.
- Technical Support: This is for help, advice, or assistance with your server.
- Sales & Billing: For questions or assistance with billing, payment, or sales-related issues.
If you are considering deploying on Cloudfanatic, you can also contact their sales team via email: [email protected]
Their live chat is available for everyone all year round. You can also send an email to [email protected].
General questions or feedback can be sent via certified mail to Cloudfanatic, PO BOX 258, 1400 Patriot Blvd, Glenview, IL, 60026.
Conclusion
Starting with the basics, the server showed I/O speeds averaging 157.7 MB/s, which, while not in the poor range, doesn’t quite hit the “good” mark. Upload and download speeds were stellar across different nodes, though, peaking with over 5 Gbps on Speedtest.net, albeit with some variation internationally, which is to be expected due to distance and connectivity factors. The latency was low in nearby locations but, as anticipated, increased with farther away nodes.
The Yabs performance test revealed that the server handles a mix of reading and writing tasks quite adeptly. It clocked at over 500 MB/s for mixed read/write operations and impressively crossed the 1 GB/s threshold for larger block sizes, planting it firmly in the “excellent” category for I/O speed. As for processing muscle, the Geekbench 6 tests presented a single-core score of 925 and a multi-core score of 4924. The single-core score falls short of the “good” range, indicating that while capable, it might struggle with highly intensive single-threaded tasks.
The UnixBench scores wrapped up our assessment with a grand system index score of 4230.6 when running on all 8 cores, which showcases this server’s great potential in multi-tasking and handling concurrent operations, thanks to its multicore setup.
In conclusion, Cloudfanatic’s VPS server indeed has its highs and lows. The I/O speeds under basic benchmarking didn’t impress much as we’d hoped. Still, the server shines brilliantly when pushed in high-intensity scenarios, as evidenced by the Yabs and UnixBench tests. It holds its own in terms of network performance with varying results globally, which is common. With consistent local performance and outstanding multitasking abilities, it’s well-suited for businesses looking for a VPS that can handle diverse workloads efficiently.
Official Website: https://www.Cloudfanatic.net
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