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Instance benchmark

Akamai (Linode) g6-standard-4

The complete benchmark report. Every workload, in one place.

4 vCPU7.8 GiB RAMx86_64Fremont, US
Published report · 18 Oct 2026 · One deployment · 19 min test windowUbuntu 24.04.4 · Region us-west · 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.

628.9events/s
Single thread
2,505events/s
All 4 vCPUs
Events / sec
  • 1 thread
    628.9
  • 4 threads
    2,505

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

gzip fixed corpus · compression input throughput 132.5 MiB/s · single run.

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Memory bandwidth

sysbench 1.0.20 memory · sequential read and write operations.

Read12,127 MiB/s
Write10,598 MiB/s
CopyNot measured
Throughput (MiB/s)
  • Read
    12,127
  • Write
    10,598
  • 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 read3,494 MB/s13,828 µs
Sequential write2,343 MB/s14,877 µs
Random read69,315 IOPS725.0 µs
Random write45,268 IOPS1,073 µs
Random mix · read36,052 IOPS2,114 µs
Random mix · write15,454 IOPS708.6 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: Fremont, US · LibreSpeed CLI 1.0.14 · public HTTPS destinations.

DestinationDownloadUploadHTTP latencyHTTP jitterLoss
Frankfurt, Germany (Clouvider)
18/10/2026, 13:26:07 UTC · Same deployment supplement · View reviewed run
445.2 Mbit/s129.0 Mbit/s153.2 ms0.18 msNot measured
New York, United States (2) (Clouvider)
18/10/2026, 13:26:07 UTC · Same deployment supplement · View reviewed run
1,109 Mbit/s316.5 Mbit/s71.1 ms0.12 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.

Separately reviewed later observations on this same deployment. The original capped iperf path checks remain under Evidence; their values and test window are unchanged.

Outbound traffic has a monitored byte-abort threshold with sampling and termination overshoot; an aborted transfer is unscored.

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PostgreSQL performance

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

Dataset profileTransactions / secAverage latencyPassed runs
In memory4,6680.86 ms3 of 3 passed
Storage-bound2,7851.44 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 19 min test window, so no time series exists and none is drawn.

RepetitionCPU 1 threadMemory readRandom readPostgreSQL
1627.0 events/s12,168 MiB/s69,769 IOPS4,105 tx/s
2631.4 events/s12,127 MiB/s69,315 IOPS4,668 tx/s
3628.9 events/s12,023 MiB/s63,903 IOPS4,708 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 24.04.4 LTS
Architecturex86_64
Methodpilot-1
Deployments1
Window19 min
report.json

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

Read the full methodology

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

A 19 min test window does not establish 24-hour consistency or long-term reliability.

AI-assisted review · AI-assisted review · Reviewed 18 Oct 2026 · Published 18 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.
  • Provider, region and SKU were matched to retained deployment records. Missing detected values use operator-supplied context and remain 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
ProviderAkamai (Linode) · detected
RegionFremont, US (us-west) · detected
Plang6-standard-4 · detected
CPUAMD EPYC 7542 32-Core Processor
Architecturex86_64
Kernel6.8.0-134-generic
Virtualizationkvm
Agent0.2.0 (23b2bdf0a44eddbe52e3b899b8a1769b4424de50+source.a0b27c93514a741362a6748c)
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 hash0a7ecdb9f3f2d61e86622cec9abe6eef395c20b063a99377b99ecd1e19eeb7de
Started2026-10-18T13:05:41.544Z
Finished2026-10-18T13:24:40.191Z
Execution statuscompleted
Historical capped network path checks

Original full benchmark deployment · 18 Oct 2026. These controlled iperf path checks 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
Controlled network endpointsskipped————
Every measured repetition and outcome

CPU performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 1passedEvents per second627.0 events/s
CPU 4 thread(s) · repetition 1passedEvents per second2,505 events/s
CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 2passedEvents per second631.4 events/s
CPU 4 thread(s) · repetition 2passedEvents per second2,521 events/s
CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 3passedEvents per second628.9 events/s
CPU 4 thread(s) · repetition 3passedEvents per second2,502 events/s
gzip fixed corpus · repetition 1passedCompression input throughput132.5 MiB/s

Memory bandwidth

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
Memory read · repetition 1passedBandwidth12,168 MiB/s
Memory write · repetition 1passedBandwidth10,857 MiB/s
Memory read · repetition 2passedBandwidth12,127 MiB/s
Memory write · repetition 2passedBandwidth10,437 MiB/s
Memory read · repetition 3passedBandwidth12,023 MiB/s
Memory write · repetition 3passedBandwidth10,598 MiB/s

Disk performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite bandwidth2,522 MB/s
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite operations2,405 IOPS
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite p50 latency13,042 µs
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite p95 latency14,615 µs
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite p99 latency17,695 µs
Disk read · repetition 1passedread bandwidth3,494 MB/s
Disk read · repetition 1passedread operations3,332 IOPS
Disk read · repetition 1passedread p50 latency10,289 µs
Disk read · repetition 1passedread p95 latency13,435 µs
Disk read · repetition 1passedread p99 latency16,908 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite bandwidth171.7 MB/s
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite operations41,930 IOPS
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite p50 latency370.7 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite p95 latency1,139 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite p99 latency6,980 µs
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread bandwidth285.8 MB/s
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread operations69,769 IOPS
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread p50 latency419.8 µs
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread p95 latency700.4 µs
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread p99 latency1,434 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread bandwidth147.7 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread operations36,052 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread p50 latency460.8 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread p95 latency2,179 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread p99 latency4,227 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite bandwidth63.3 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite operations15,454 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite p50 latency268.3 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite p95 latency708.6 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite p99 latency1,221 µs
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite bandwidth2,337 MB/s
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite operations2,228 IOPS
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite p50 latency13,173 µs
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite p95 latency14,877 µs
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite p99 latency24,773 µs
Disk read · repetition 2passedread bandwidth3,510 MB/s
Disk read · repetition 2passedread operations3,347 IOPS
Disk read · repetition 2passedread p50 latency10,158 µs
Disk read · repetition 2passedread p95 latency13,828 µs
Disk read · repetition 2passedread p99 latency17,170 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite bandwidth199.6 MB/s
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite operations48,742 IOPS
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite p50 latency387.1 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite p95 latency1,044 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite p99 latency5,800 µs
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread bandwidth283.9 MB/s
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread operations69,315 IOPS
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread p50 latency415.7 µs
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread p95 latency725.0 µs
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread p99 latency1,450 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread bandwidth138.6 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread operations33,843 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread p50 latency473.1 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread p95 latency2,114 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread p99 latency4,293 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite bandwidth59.4 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite operations14,506 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite p50 latency276.5 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite p95 latency725.0 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite p99 latency1,155 µs
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite bandwidth2,343 MB/s
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite operations2,234 IOPS
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite p50 latency13,173 µs
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite p95 latency15,008 µs
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite p99 latency21,103 µs
Disk read · repetition 3passedread bandwidth3,412 MB/s
Disk read · repetition 3passedread operations3,254 IOPS
Disk read · repetition 3passedread p50 latency10,027 µs
Disk read · repetition 3passedread p95 latency13,959 µs
Disk read · repetition 3passedread p99 latency16,581 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite bandwidth185.4 MB/s
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite operations45,268 IOPS
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite p50 latency374.8 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite p95 latency1,073 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite p99 latency5,931 µs
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread bandwidth261.7 MB/s
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread operations63,903 IOPS
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread p50 latency428.0 µs
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread p95 latency872.4 µs
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread p99 latency2,212 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread bandwidth149.9 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread operations36,594 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread p50 latency469.0 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread p95 latency2,114 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread p99 latency4,112 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite bandwidth64.2 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite operations15,685 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite p50 latency280.6 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite p95 latency692.2 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite p99 latency1,057 µs

Network performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
Controlled network endpoints · repetition 1skippedNo measured scoreNot measured

PostgreSQL performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 1passedTransactions4,105 tx/s
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 1passedAverage latency0.97 ms
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 2passedTransactions4,668 tx/s
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 2passedAverage latency0.86 ms
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 3passedTransactions4,708 tx/s
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 3passedAverage latency0.85 ms
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 1passedTransactions2,921 tx/s
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 1passedAverage latency1.37 ms
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 2passedTransactions2,676 tx/s
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 2passedAverage latency1.49 ms
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 3passedTransactions2,785 tx/s
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 3passedAverage latency1.44 ms

Consistency over time

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