Side‑by‑Side Benchmark of Popular AMD EPYC 9004 Series VPS Providers

Cyber showdown time. Recently there’s been a lot of heated discussion on LET about so‑called Root Servers; see this thread for details. High‑performance “big chicken” boxes are getting mass‑snatched: people don’t even want dedicated servers, they only want low‑spec VPS that can be occupied long‑term. From the descriptions in that thread, there actually isn’t any true Root Server (including Netcup). All of them use shared CPU cores and allow others to grab your resources as long as you’re not fully utilizing them.

Below is the current status of the AMD EPYC 9004‑series VPS instances I have on hand.

Netcup G11#

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Basic System Information:
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Uptime     : 15 days, 6 hours, 0 minutes
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Processor  : AMD EPYC 9634 84-Core Processor
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CPU cores  : 4 @ 2246.624 MHz
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AES-NI     : ✔ Enabled
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VM-x/AMD-V : ❌ Disabled
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RAM        : 7.8 GiB
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Swap       : 0.0 KiB
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Disk       : 251.8 GiB
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Distro     : Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
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Kernel     : 6.1.0-21-amd64
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VM Type    : KVM
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IPv4/IPv6  : ✔ Online / ✔ Online
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IPv6 Network Information:
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ISP        : netcup GmbH
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ASN        : AS197540 netcup GmbH
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Host       : De Netcup KVM VIE
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Location   : Vienna, Vienna (9)
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Country    : Austria
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fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50) (Partition /dev/vda3):
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Block Size | 4k            (IOPS) | 64k           (IOPS)
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Read       | 23.66 MB/s    (5.9k) | 157.75 MB/s   (2.4k)
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Write      | 23.66 MB/s    (5.9k) | 158.58 MB/s   (2.4k)
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Total      | 47.32 MB/s   (11.8k) | 316.33 MB/s   (4.9k)
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Block Size | 512k          (IOPS) | 1m            (IOPS)
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Read       | 184.69 MB/s    (360) | 249.73 MB/s    (243)
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Write      | 194.50 MB/s    (379) | 266.36 MB/s    (260)
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Total      | 379.19 MB/s    (739) | 516.09 MB/s    (503)
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Geekbench 5 BenchMark Test:
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Test            | Value
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Single Core     | 518
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Multi Core      | 1105
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Full Test       | https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/22531769
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YABS completed in 5 min 24 sec

NaranjaTech Black Friday – €65/year#

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Basic System Information:
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Uptime     : 29 days, 23 hours, 0 minutes
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Processor  : AMD EPYC 9554P 64-Core Processor
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CPU cores  : 4 @ 3099.998 MHz
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AES-NI     : ✔ Enabled
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VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
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RAM        : 7.8 GiB
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Swap       : 0.0 KiB
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Disk       : 196.7 GiB
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Distro     : Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
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Kernel     : 6.6.29-x64v4-xanmod1
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VM Type    : KVM
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IPv4/IPv6  : ✔ Online / ✔ Online
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IPv6 Network Information:
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ISP        : NextGenWebs, S.L.
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ASN        : AS41608 NextGenWebs, S.L.
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Host       : NextGenWebs, S.L.
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Location   : Amsterdam, North Holland (NH)
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Country    : The Netherlands
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fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50) (Partition /dev/vda1):
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Block Size | 4k            (IOPS) | 64k           (IOPS)
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Read       | 242.15 MB/s  (60.5k) | 3.53 GB/s    (55.2k)
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Write      | 242.79 MB/s  (60.6k) | 3.55 GB/s    (55.5k)
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Total      | 484.94 MB/s (121.2k) | 7.09 GB/s   (110.8k)
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Block Size | 512k          (IOPS) | 1m            (IOPS)
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Read       | 2.74 GB/s     (5.3k) | 3.33 GB/s     (3.2k)
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Write      | 2.89 GB/s     (5.6k) | 3.56 GB/s     (3.4k)
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Total      | 5.63 GB/s    (11.0k) | 6.89 GB/s     (6.7k)
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Geekbench 5 BenchMark Test:
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Test            | Value
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Single Core     | 1185
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Multi Core      | 3483
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Full Test       | https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/22531782
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YABS completed in 2 min 35 sec

AdvinServers‑9554 Black Friday Germany – €24/year#

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Basic System Information:
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Uptime     : 39 days, 2 hours, 6 minutes
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Processor  : AMD EPYC 9554 64-Core Processor
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CPU cores  : 2 @ 3099.996 MHz
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AES-NI     : ✔ Enabled
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VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
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RAM        : 3.8 GiB
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Swap       : 0.0 KiB
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Disk       : 36.4 GiB
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Distro     : Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
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Kernel     : 6.1.0-13-amd64
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VM Type    : KVM
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IPv4/IPv6  : ✔ Online / ❌ Offline
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IPv4 Network Information:
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ISP        : Advin Services LLC
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ASN        : AS206216 Advin Services LLC
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Host       : Advin Services LLC
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Location   : Amsterdam, North Holland (NH)
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Country    : The Netherlands
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fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50) (Partition /dev/sda1):
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Block Size | 4k            (IOPS) | 64k           (IOPS)
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Read       | 155.05 MB/s  (38.7k) | 1.18 GB/s    (18.4k)
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Write      | 155.46 MB/s  (38.8k) | 1.18 GB/s    (18.5k)
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Total      | 310.52 MB/s  (77.6k) | 2.36 GB/s    (37.0k)
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Block Size | 512k          (IOPS) | 1m            (IOPS)
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Read       | 2.48 GB/s     (4.8k) | 2.48 GB/s     (2.4k)
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Write      | 2.62 GB/s     (5.1k) | 2.64 GB/s     (2.5k)
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Total      | 5.10 GB/s     (9.9k) | 5.13 GB/s     (5.0k)
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Geekbench 5 BenchMark Test:
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Test            | Value
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Single Core     | 1028
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Multi Core      | 1817
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Full Test       | https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/22531787
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YABS completed in 3 min 20 sec

Entrywan – $3/month#

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Basic System Information:
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Uptime     : 13 days, 21 hours, 17 minutes
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Processor  : AMD EPYC 9124 16-Core Processor
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CPU cores  : 1 @ 3000.000 MHz
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AES-NI     : ✔ Enabled
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VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
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RAM        : 1.9 GiB
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Swap       : 975.0 MiB
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Disk       : 8.8 GiB
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Distro     : Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
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Kernel     : 6.1.0-21-amd64
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VM Type    : KVM
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IPv4/IPv6  : ✔ Online / ❌ Offline
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IPv4 Network Information:
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ISP        : Entrywan LLC
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ASN        : AS14219 ENTRYWAN LLC
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Host       : Cogent communications - IPENG
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Location   : Franklin, Tennessee (TN)
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Country    : United States
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fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50) (Partition /dev/vda1):
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Block Size | 4k            (IOPS) | 64k           (IOPS)
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Read       | 184.36 MB/s  (46.0k) | 2.64 GB/s    (41.3k)
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Write      | 184.85 MB/s  (46.2k) | 2.66 GB/s    (41.5k)
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Total      | 369.21 MB/s  (92.3k) | 5.30 GB/s    (82.9k)
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Block Size | 512k          (IOPS) | 1m            (IOPS)
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Read       | 4.79 GB/s     (9.3k) | 5.11 GB/s     (4.9k)
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Write      | 5.05 GB/s     (9.8k) | 5.45 GB/s     (5.3k)
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Total      | 9.84 GB/s    (19.2k) | 10.56 GB/s   (10.3k)
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Geekbench 5 BenchMark Test:
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Test            | Value
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Single Core     | 1507
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Multi Core      | 1448
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Full Test       | https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/22531793
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YABS completed in 2 min 15 sec

ShockHosting – $19.99/month#

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Basic System Information:
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Uptime     : 4 days, 6 hours, 8 minutes
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Processor  : AMD EPYC 9354P 32-Core Processor
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CPU cores  : 4 @ 3250.000 MHz
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AES-NI     : ✔ Enabled
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VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
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RAM        : 7.8 GiB
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Swap       : 512.0 MiB
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Disk       : 117.6 GiB
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Distro     : Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
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Kernel     : 6.1.0-9-amd64
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VM Type    : KVM
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IPv4/IPv6  : ✔ Online / ✔ Online
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IPv6 Network Information:
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ISP        : Shock Hosting LLC
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ASN        : AS395092 Shock Hosting LLC
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Host       : Shock Hosting LLC
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Location   : Singapore, North West (03)
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Country    : Singapore
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fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50) (Partition /dev/vda1):
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Block Size | 4k            (IOPS) | 64k           (IOPS)
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Read       | 446.75 MB/s (111.6k) | 5.89 GB/s    (92.0k)
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Write      | 447.93 MB/s (111.9k) | 5.92 GB/s    (92.5k)
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Total      | 894.68 MB/s (223.6k) | 11.81 GB/s  (184.6k)
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Block Size | 512k          (IOPS) | 1m            (IOPS)
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Read       | 16.74 GB/s   (32.7k) | 31.22 GB/s   (30.4k)
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Write      | 17.63 GB/s   (34.4k) | 33.30 GB/s   (32.5k)
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Total      | 34.37 GB/s   (67.1k) | 64.52 GB/s   (63.0k)
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Geekbench 5 BenchMark Test:
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Test            | Value
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Single Core     | 1561
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Multi Core      | 6013
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Full Test       | https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/22531838
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YABS completed in 2 min 7 sec

Hybula – €27/quarter#

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Basic System Information:
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Uptime     : 38 days, 9 hours, 56 minutes
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Processor  : AMD EPYC 9554 64-Core Processor
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CPU cores  : 4 @ 3099.998 MHz
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AES-NI     : ✔ Enabled
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VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
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RAM        : 3.8 GiB
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Swap       : 0.0 KiB
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Disk       : 49.9 GiB
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Distro     : Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
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Kernel     : 6.1.0-9-amd64
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VM Type    : KVM
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IPv4/IPv6  : ✔ Online / ✔ Online
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IPv6 Network Information:
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ISP        : Hybula B.V.
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ASN        : AS35133 Hybula B.V.
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Host       : Hybula B.V
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Location   : Amsterdam, North Holland (NH)
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Country    : Netherlands
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fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50) (Partition /dev/vda3):
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Block Size | 4k            (IOPS) | 64k           (IOPS)
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Read       | 368.47 MB/s  (92.1k) | 4.94 GB/s    (77.2k)
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Write      | 369.44 MB/s  (92.3k) | 4.97 GB/s    (77.6k)
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Total      | 737.91 MB/s (184.4k) | 9.91 GB/s   (154.9k)
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Block Size | 512k          (IOPS) | 1m            (IOPS)
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Read       | 6.40 GB/s    (12.5k) | 6.18 GB/s     (6.0k)
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Write      | 6.74 GB/s    (13.1k) | 6.59 GB/s     (6.4k)
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Total      | 13.14 GB/s   (25.6k) | 12.78 GB/s   (12.4k)
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Geekbench 5 BenchMark Test:
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Test            | Value
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Single Core     | 1566
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Multi Core      | 6237

The LiteServer 9754 box has already been dropped due to 4k read/write caps.

In the end, you get what you pay for.