Semoweb.com is one of the tiny vps provide, recently I checked their post on WHT and placed an order for 768MB RAM vps. Somehow 2CO put hold on my payment to them and therefore it took almost 10 hours to get VPS information from them.
Disclaimer: I’m no way affiliated with semoweb, this review was perform on VPS purchased for personal use.
Usually I purchase tinny VPS to hold my backups, since I believe that I get what I pay, therefore I do not trust on the uptime of those tiny VPSes to hold my websites 🙂
Basics:
The VPS is based in Los Angeles, USA, and comes with 768MB RAM, 1GB Burstable RAM, 4 CPU core, 80GB Disk Space and 3000GB Bandwidth, in price $5.99/Month.
Setup:
VPS comes with CentOS6.2 installed, however I reinstalled it with Debian 6.2 x86 with just SSH installed.
Basic Information:
Result of /proc/cpuinfo shows 4 cores of processor
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root@venus:~# cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 42 model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E31230 @ 3.20GHz stepping : 7 cpu MHz : 1600.000 cache size : 8192 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 8 core id : 0 cpu cores : 4 apicid : 0 initial apicid : 0 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 13 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx rdtscp lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic popcnt xsave avx lahf_lm ida arat epb xsaveopt pln pts dts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid bogomips : 6385.59 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: processor : 1 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 42 model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E31230 @ 3.20GHz stepping : 7 cpu MHz : 1600.000 cache size : 8192 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 8 core id : 1 cpu cores : 4 apicid : 2 initial apicid : 2 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 13 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx rdtscp lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic popcnt xsave avx lahf_lm ida arat epb xsaveopt pln pts dts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid bogomips : 6384.67 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: processor : 2 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 42 model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E31230 @ 3.20GHz stepping : 7 cpu MHz : 3201.000 cache size : 8192 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 8 core id : 2 cpu cores : 4 apicid : 4 initial apicid : 4 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 13 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx rdtscp lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic popcnt xsave avx lahf_lm ida arat epb xsaveopt pln pts dts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid bogomips : 6384.67 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: processor : 3 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 42 model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E31230 @ 3.20GHz stepping : 7 cpu MHz : 3201.000 cache size : 8192 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 8 core id : 3 cpu cores : 4 apicid : 6 initial apicid : 6 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 13 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx rdtscp lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic popcnt xsave avx lahf_lm ida arat epb xsaveopt pln pts dts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid bogomips : 6384.67 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: |
Result of /proc/meminfo shows 768MB of RAM
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root@venus:~# cat /proc/meminfo MemTotal: 786432 kB MemFree: 751336 kB Cached: 25264 kB Active: 30660 kB Inactive: 120 kB Active(anon): 5508 kB Inactive(anon): 8 kB Active(file): 25152 kB Inactive(file): 112 kB Unevictable: 0 kB Mlocked: 0 kB SwapTotal: 262144 kB SwapFree: 262144 kB Dirty: 0 kB Writeback: 0 kB AnonPages: 5516 kB Shmem: 5120 kB Slab: 4276 kB SReclaimable: 2172 kB SUnreclaim: 2104 kB |
Inode and vmstat information is also good.
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root@venus:~# df -i Filesystem Inodes IUsed IFree IUse% Mounted on /dev/simfs 41943040 23853 41919187 1% / tmpfs 98304 4 98300 1% /lib/init/rw tmpfs 98304 1 98303 1% /dev/shm |
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root@venus:~# vmstat procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- -system-- ----cpu---- r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa 0 0 0 751204 0 25356 0 0 2 0 0 110 0 0 100 0 |
Tests:
Downloading of 100MB file took just 1.1 second
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root@venus:~# wget -O /dev/null http://cachefly.cachefly.net/100mb.test --2012-07-21 22:09:53-- http://cachefly.cachefly.net/100mb.test Resolving cachefly.cachefly.net... 205.234.175.175 Connecting to cachefly.cachefly.net|205.234.175.175|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 104857600 (100M) [application/octet-stream] Saving to: `/dev/null' 100%[===================================================================>] 104,857,600 92.1M/s in 1.1s 2012-07-21 22:09:54 (92.1 MB/s) - `/dev/null' saved [104857600/104857600] |
DISK I/O was good
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root@venus:~# dd if=/dev/zero of=test bs=64k count=16k conv=fdatasync; rm test 16384+0 records in 16384+0 records out 1073741824 bytes (1.1 GB) copied, 6.11507 s, 176 MB/s |
GeekBench result was good, can be reviews by clicking here.
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root@venus:~/dist/Geekbench-2.3.4-Linux# ./geekbench_x86_32 Geekbench 2.3.4 Tryout : http://www.primatelabs.com/geekbench/ Geekbench is in tryout mode. Benchmark results can only be viewed online when Geekbench is in tryout mode. Other features, like 64-bit benchmarks and hardware stress tests, are also unavailable in tryout mode. Purchase a license to remove the limitations of tryout mode. If you would like to purchase Geekbench you can do so online: https://store.primatelabs.com/ If you have already purchased Geekbench, enter your email address and license key from your email receipt with the following command line: ./geekbench_x86_32 -r <email address> <license key> Run Geekbench as root to gather accurate system information. Running Gathering system information System Information Operating System Linux 2.6.32-042stab057.1 i686 Model Model ID Motherboard Processor Intel Xeon E3-1230 @ 1.60 GHz 1 Processor, 4 Cores, 4 Threads Processor ID GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7 L1 Instruction Cache 32.0 KB x 2 L1 Data Cache 32.0 KB x 2 L2 Cache 256 KB x 2 L3 Cache 8.00 MB Memory 768 MB BIOS Integer Running Blowfish Running Text Compress Running Text Decompress Running Image Compress Running Image Decompress Running Lua Floating Point Running Mandelbrot Running Dot Product Running LU Decomposition Running Primality Test Running Sharpen Image Running Blur Image Memory Running Read Sequential Running Write Sequential Running Stdlib Allocate Running Stdlib Write Running Stdlib Copy Stream Running Stream Copy Running Stream Scale Running Stream Add Running Stream Triad </license></email> |
Unix Bench mark result was also good
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# # # # # # # ##### ###### # # #### # # # # ## # # # # # # # ## # # # # # # # # # # # ## ##### ##### # # # # ###### # # # # # # ## # # # # # # # # # # # # ## # # # # # # # ## # # # # #### # # # # # ##### ###### # # #### # # Version 5.1.3 Based on the Byte Magazine Unix Benchmark Multi-CPU version Version 5 revisions by Ian Smith, Sunnyvale, CA, USA January 13, 2011 johantheghost at yahoo period com 1 x Dhrystone 2 using register variables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 x Double-Precision Whetstone 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 x Execl Throughput 1 2 3 1 x File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 1 2 3 1 x File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1 2 3 1 x File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1 2 3 1 x Pipe Throughput 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 x Pipe-based Context Switching 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 x Process Creation 1 2 3 1 x System Call Overhead 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 x Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 1 2 3 1 x Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 1 2 3 4 x Dhrystone 2 using register variables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 x Double-Precision Whetstone 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 x Execl Throughput 1 2 3 4 x File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 1 2 3 4 x File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1 2 3 4 x File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1 2 3 4 x Pipe Throughput 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 x Pipe-based Context Switching 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 x Process Creation 1 2 3 4 x System Call Overhead 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 x Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 1 2 3 4 x Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 1 2 3 ======================================================================== BYTE UNIX Benchmarks (Version 5.1.3) System: venus: GNU/Linux OS: GNU/Linux -- 2.6.32-042stab057.1 -- #1 SMP Fri Jun 22 02:17:07 MSD 2012 Machine: i686 (unknown) Language: en_US.utf8 (charmap="ANSI_X3.4-1968", collate="ANSI_X3.4-1968") CPU 0: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E31230 @ 3.20GHz (6385.6 bogomips) Hyper-Threading, x86-64, MMX, Physical Address Ext, SYSCALL/SYSRET, Intel virtualization CPU 1: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E31230 @ 3.20GHz (6384.7 bogomips) Hyper-Threading, x86-64, MMX, Physical Address Ext, SYSCALL/SYSRET, Intel virtualization CPU 2: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E31230 @ 3.20GHz (6384.7 bogomips) Hyper-Threading, x86-64, MMX, Physical Address Ext, SYSCALL/SYSRET, Intel virtualization CPU 3: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E31230 @ 3.20GHz (6384.7 bogomips) Hyper-Threading, x86-64, MMX, Physical Address Ext, SYSCALL/SYSRET, Intel virtualization 22:17:19 up 6:42, 2 users, load average: 0.15, 0.15, 0.07; runlevel 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Benchmark Run: Sat Jul 21 2012 22:17:19 - 22:45:27 4 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests Dhrystone 2 using register variables 19482814.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Double-Precision Whetstone 3207.2 MWIPS (10.1 s, 7 samples) Execl Throughput 4835.1 lps (29.7 s, 2 samples) File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 584301.1 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 168796.1 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1605918.3 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) Pipe Throughput 1059920.4 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Pipe-based Context Switching 163983.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Process Creation 10635.0 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples) Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 7695.9 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples) Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 2373.0 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples) System Call Overhead 833045.0 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 19482814.1 1669.5 Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 3207.2 583.1 Execl Throughput 43.0 4835.1 1124.4 File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 584301.1 1475.5 File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 168796.1 1019.9 File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 1605918.3 2768.8 Pipe Throughput 12440.0 1059920.4 852.0 Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 163983.1 410.0 Process Creation 126.0 10635.0 844.0 Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 7695.9 1815.1 Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 2373.0 3954.9 System Call Overhead 15000.0 833045.0 555.4 ======== System Benchmarks Index Score 1150.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Benchmark Run: Sat Jul 21 2012 22:45:27 - 23:13:47 4 CPUs in system; running 4 parallel copies of tests Dhrystone 2 using register variables 57885666.3 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Double-Precision Whetstone 11988.1 MWIPS (10.0 s, 7 samples) Execl Throughput 16840.6 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples) File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 794340.6 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 210517.7 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 2213390.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) Pipe Throughput 3479129.5 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Pipe-based Context Switching 547447.2 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Process Creation 40117.8 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples) Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 18090.5 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples) Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 2205.3 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples) System Call Overhead 2641369.0 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 57885666.3 4960.2 Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 11988.1 2179.7 Execl Throughput 43.0 16840.6 3916.4 File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 794340.6 2005.9 File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 210517.7 1272.0 File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 2213390.0 3816.2 Pipe Throughput 12440.0 3479129.5 2796.7 Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 547447.2 1368.6 Process Creation 126.0 40117.8 3184.0 Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 18090.5 4266.6 Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 2205.3 3675.5 System Call Overhead 15000.0 2641369.0 1760.9 ======== System Benchmarks Index Score 2682.4 |
Conclusion:
I believe the vps is a good value of money, having excellent resources and response time. I feel you must try it and share your experience.
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