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Instance benchmark

DigitalOcean s-4vcpu-8gb

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4 vCPU7.8 GiB RAMx86_64Bangalore, IN$48.00 / month
Published report · 17 Oct 2026 · One deployment · 23 min test windowUbuntu 24.04.5 · Region blr1 · Method pilot-1

All values below are medians of passed runs unless stated otherwise.

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CPU performance

sysbench 1.0.20 prime workload · 1 thread and all 4 vCPUs.

321.4events/s
Single thread
1,273events/s
All 4 vCPUs
Events / sec
  • 1 thread
    321.4
  • 4 threads
    1,273

Median of 3 passed runs of about 30 seconds per thread count.

gzip fixed corpus · compression input throughput 144.0 MiB/s · single run.

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Memory bandwidth

sysbench 1.0.20 memory · sequential read and write operations.

Read5,234 MiB/s
Write5,598 MiB/s
CopyNot measured
Throughput (MiB/s)
  • Read
    5,234
  • Write
    5,598
  • Copy
    Not measured

Median of 3 passed runs of about 30 seconds per operation. The copy workload is deferred in this methodology.

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Disk performance

fio 3.36 · direct I/O · sequential, random and mixed jobs measured separately.

WorkloadThroughputp95 latency
Sequential read3,930 MB/s14,877 µs
Sequential write1,922 MB/s40,108 µs
Random read68,481 IOPS806.9 µs
Random write49,051 IOPS1,188 µs
Random mix · read36,301 IOPS1,171 µs
Random mix · write15,558 IOPS1,204 µs

Median of 3 passed runs of about 30 seconds per job. The mixed job's reads and writes are listed separately.

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Network performance

Source: Bangalore, IN · LibreSpeed CLI 1.0.14 · public HTTPS destinations.

DestinationDownloadUploadHTTP latencyHTTP jitterLoss
Frankfurt, Germany (Clouvider)
17/10/2026, 18:02:45 UTC · Separate VM network-only run · View reviewed run
335.6 Mbit/s159.0 Mbit/s131.9 ms0.07 msNot measured
New York, United States (2) (Clouvider)
17/10/2026, 18:02:45 UTC · Separate VM network-only run · View reviewed run
278.6 Mbit/s90.8 Mbit/s214.1 ms0.06 msNot measured

One 10-second download and upload per destination, three concurrent streams, IPv4 over HTTPS, with no configured rate limit. HTTP latency and jitter are application-level measurements; packet loss was not measured. These paths do not establish maximum link capacity.

Latest matching published internet speed test for this provider, plan, recorded region and resource class, taken on a separate VM. These values are not measurements from this full benchmark deployment. The original capped iperf path checks remain under Evidence; their values and test window are unchanged.

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12 GiB outbound-interface abort threshold is sampled; kernel buffering and sampling may overshoot. Retained counters disclose actual observed bytes.

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PostgreSQL performance

PostgreSQL 16.15 · pgbench · in-memory and storage-bound datasets.

Dataset profileTransactions / secAverage latencyPassed runs
In memory1,8302.18 ms3 of 3 passed
Storage-bound1,0833.69 ms3 of 3 passed

Median of 3 passed runs of about 30 seconds per dataset. Latency percentiles were not measured.

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Consistency across runs

One deployment · repeated runs inside the recorded test window.

24-hour consistencyNot measured

Workload skipped · No measured score. This report covers a 23 min test window, so no time series exists and none is drawn.

RepetitionCPU 1 threadMemory readRandom readPostgreSQL
1321.4 events/s5,383 MiB/s65,967 IOPS1,830 tx/s
2328.1 events/s5,234 MiB/s68,916 IOPS1,776 tx/s
3315.7 events/s5,220 MiB/s68,481 IOPS1,980 tx/s

Individual runs, not medians. PostgreSQL uses the in-memory dataset. Spread within one test window does not establish long-term consistency.

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Inspect the evidence.

Recorded environment, reviewed measurements and the published snapshot.

OSUbuntu 24.04.5 LTS
Architecturex86_64
Methodpilot-1
Deployments1
Window23 min
report.json

Reviewed, sanitized snapshot: every run, the environment record and all limitations. Raw intake logs remain private.

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One deployment describes this report, not every server a provider operates.

A 23 min test window does not establish 24-hour consistency or long-term reliability.

AI-assisted review · Codex AI-assisted evidence review (user-delegated) · Reviewed 17 Oct 2026 · Published 17 Oct 2026 · Revision 1

Review and measurement limits
  • Single deployment; not an independent three-instance cohort.
  • No hardware attestation.
  • Pilot memory implements read/write; copy workload deferred.
  • Network endpoints must be supplied by the operator; no public third-party servers are used.
  • Database latency distribution is not available from this pilot parser; average latency only.
  • This profile is not a full implementation of all proposed methodology tests.
  • Resource-constrained environment: CPU workers and RAM reflect affinity/cgroup limits, not host capacity. Private resource-limits evidence retains both; do not merge container/VM or architecture cohorts.
  • Short profile: does not establish 24-hour consistency.
  • This report received AI-assisted evidence review under user-delegated authorization. This is not independent human verification or hardware attestation.
  • This pilot measures its recorded test window. It does not establish 24-hour consistency, long-term reliability or provider-wide performance.
  • Network tests use two controlled London endpoints, one stream, a 100 Mbit/s rate setting and a requested 64 MiB byte target per direction. Reverse-mode polling can exceed that byte target; actual sent and received bytes govern traffic accounting. These results do not measure maximum link capacity.
  • SKU and region were matched to retained deployment records. A missing detected SKU uses the operator-supplied plan and remains labelled supplied. Control-plane records and checksums do not attest the physical host or establish physical-host independence.
  • Package versions and available guard and journal evidence were reviewed. These records do not establish continuous absence of package activity throughout the test window.
  • The pilot includes memory read/write and average PostgreSQL latency. Memory-copy tests and PostgreSQL latency percentiles are not implemented. Skipped consistency and missing measurements are not scores.
Environment and configuration
Recorded fieldValue
ProviderDigitalOcean · detected
RegionBangalore, IN (blr1) · detected
Plans-4vcpu-8gb · supplied
List price$48.00 / month · $0.0714 / hour. List price on 17 Oct 2026, USD before tax. Source: DigitalOcean size catalog (API).
CPUDO-Regular
Architecturex86_64
Kernel6.8.0-142-generic
Virtualizationkvm
Agent0.2.0 (45388107250ca6e26b216f15a9c17b8d405ec1b7+source.ff98e866b26b3ac76b512554)
Dependenciessysbench: sysbench 1.0.20 · fio: fio-3.36 · iperf3: iperf 3.16 (cJSON 1.7.15) · postgresql: postgres (PostgreSQL) 16.15 (Ubuntu 16.15-0ubuntu0.24.04.1) · pgbench: pgbench (PostgreSQL) 16.15 (Ubuntu 16.15-0ubuntu0.24.04.1) · gzip: gzip 1.12 · apt:sysbench: 1.0.20+ds-6build2 · apt:fio: 3.36-1ubuntu0.1 · apt:iperf3: 3.16-1build2 · apt:postgresql-16: 16.15-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 · apt:postgresql-client-16: 16.15-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 · apt:gzip: 1.12-1ubuntu3.2
Configuration hashfdab7860cd17f914bfc9f5b1307a18c3f92830bb4a40a257dcbd43ed32af40c6
Started2026-10-17T12:10:52.044Z
Finished2026-10-17T12:33:46.084Z
Execution statuscompleted
Historical capped network path checks

Original full benchmark deployment · 17 Oct 2026. These controlled iperf path checks used a 100 Mbit/s rate setting and do not measure internet speed or maximum link capacity. RTT is the probe mean; jitter and packet loss were not measured. The original report JSON retains these measurements.

Controlled destinationDownloadUploadRTTJitterLoss
London endpoint 199.9 Mbit/s97.5 Mbit/s131.8 ms——
London endpoint 211.3 Mbit/s96.3 Mbit/s159.2 ms——
Every measured repetition and outcome

CPU performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 1passedEvents per second321.4 events/s
CPU 4 thread(s) · repetition 1passedEvents per second1,324 events/s
CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 2passedEvents per second328.1 events/s
CPU 4 thread(s) · repetition 2passedEvents per second1,273 events/s
CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 3passedEvents per second315.7 events/s
CPU 4 thread(s) · repetition 3passedEvents per second1,214 events/s
gzip fixed corpus · repetition 1passedCompression input throughput144.0 MiB/s

Memory bandwidth

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
Memory read · repetition 1passedBandwidth5,383 MiB/s
Memory write · repetition 1passedBandwidth5,703 MiB/s
Memory read · repetition 2passedBandwidth5,234 MiB/s
Memory write · repetition 2passedBandwidth5,559 MiB/s
Memory read · repetition 3passedBandwidth5,220 MiB/s
Memory write · repetition 3passedBandwidth5,598 MiB/s

Disk performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite bandwidth1,218 MB/s
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite operations1,162 IOPS
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite p50 latency21,627 µs
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite p95 latency66,322 µs
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite p99 latency103,285 µs
Disk read · repetition 1passedread bandwidth5,389 MB/s
Disk read · repetition 1passedread operations5,140 IOPS
Disk read · repetition 1passedread p50 latency5,865 µs
Disk read · repetition 1passedread p95 latency9,372 µs
Disk read · repetition 1passedread p99 latency14,615 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite bandwidth200.9 MB/s
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite operations49,051 IOPS
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite p50 latency561.2 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite p95 latency1,188 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite p99 latency2,146 µs
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread bandwidth270.2 MB/s
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread operations65,967 IOPS
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread p50 latency407.6 µs
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread p95 latency897.0 µs
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread p99 latency1,614 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread bandwidth148.7 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread operations36,301 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread p50 latency528.4 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread p95 latency1,171 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread p99 latency2,146 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite bandwidth63.7 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite operations15,558 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite p50 latency477.2 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite p95 latency1,204 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite p99 latency2,310 µs
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite bandwidth1,922 MB/s
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite operations1,833 IOPS
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite p50 latency13,959 µs
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite p95 latency40,108 µs
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite p99 latency60,031 µs
Disk read · repetition 2passedread bandwidth3,930 MB/s
Disk read · repetition 2passedread operations3,748 IOPS
Disk read · repetition 2passedread p50 latency7,963 µs
Disk read · repetition 2passedread p95 latency14,877 µs
Disk read · repetition 2passedread p99 latency22,938 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite bandwidth230.5 MB/s
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite operations56,284 IOPS
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite p50 latency518.1 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite p95 latency913.4 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite p99 latency1,417 µs
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread bandwidth282.3 MB/s
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread operations68,916 IOPS
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread p50 latency403.5 µs
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread p95 latency782.3 µs
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread p99 latency1,417 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread bandwidth151.0 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread operations36,871 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread p50 latency528.4 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread p95 latency1,057 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread p99 latency1,745 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite bandwidth64.7 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite operations15,808 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite p50 latency473.1 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite p95 latency1,106 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite p99 latency1,827 µs
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite bandwidth2,310 MB/s
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite operations2,203 IOPS
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite p50 latency11,600 µs
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite p95 latency30,540 µs
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite p99 latency49,545 µs
Disk read · repetition 3passedread bandwidth3,797 MB/s
Disk read · repetition 3passedread operations3,621 IOPS
Disk read · repetition 3passedread p50 latency8,159 µs
Disk read · repetition 3passedread p95 latency15,270 µs
Disk read · repetition 3passedread p99 latency22,938 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite bandwidth194.5 MB/s
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite operations47,480 IOPS
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite p50 latency569.3 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite p95 latency1,303 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite p99 latency2,277 µs
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread bandwidth280.5 MB/s
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread operations68,481 IOPS
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread p50 latency411.6 µs
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread p95 latency806.9 µs
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread p99 latency1,401 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread bandwidth136.3 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread operations33,278 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread p50 latency577.5 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread p95 latency1,319 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread p99 latency2,146 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite bandwidth58.4 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite operations14,265 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite p50 latency544.8 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite p95 latency1,303 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite p99 latency2,245 µs

Network performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
Network upload endpoint 1 · repetition 1passedSender throughput100.2 Mbit/s
Network upload endpoint 1 · repetition 1passedReceiver throughput97.5 Mbit/s
Network download endpoint 1 · repetition 1passedSender throughput100.1 Mbit/s
Network download endpoint 1 · repetition 1passedReceiver throughput99.9 Mbit/s
Latency endpoint 1 · repetition 1passedRound-trip mean131.8 ms
Network upload endpoint 2 · repetition 1passedSender throughput100.2 Mbit/s
Network upload endpoint 2 · repetition 1passedReceiver throughput96.3 Mbit/s
Network download endpoint 2 · repetition 1passedSender throughput13.2 Mbit/s
Network download endpoint 2 · repetition 1passedReceiver throughput11.3 Mbit/s
Latency endpoint 2 · repetition 1passedRound-trip mean159.2 ms

PostgreSQL performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 1passedTransactions1,830 tx/s
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 1passedAverage latency2.18 ms
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 2passedTransactions1,776 tx/s
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 2passedAverage latency2.25 ms
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 3passedTransactions1,980 tx/s
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 3passedAverage latency2.02 ms
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 1passedTransactions1,153 tx/s
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 1passedAverage latency3.46 ms
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 2passedTransactions987.4 tx/s
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 2passedAverage latency4.04 ms
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 3passedTransactions1,083 tx/s
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 3passedAverage latency3.69 ms

Consistency over time

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
24-hour consistency · repetition 1skippedNo measured scoreNot measured