AI-assisted review
Instance benchmarkDigitalOcean s-4vcpu-8gb
The complete benchmark report. Every workload, in one place.
4 vCPU7.8 GiB RAMx86_64San Francisco, US$48.00 / month
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.
342.5events/s
Single thread
Single thread
1,389events/s
All 4 vCPUs
All 4 vCPUs
- 1 thread342.5
- 4 threads1,389
Median of 3 passed runs of about 30 seconds per thread count.
gzip fixed corpus · compression input throughput 160.8 MiB/s · single run.
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Memory bandwidth
sysbench 1.0.20 memory · sequential read and write operations.
Read5,599 MiB/s
Write5,812 MiB/s
CopyNot measured
- Read5,599
- Write5,812
- CopyNot 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.
| Workload | Throughput | p95 latency |
|---|---|---|
| Sequential read | 3,430 MB/s | 13,042 µs |
| Sequential write | 638.8 MB/s | 79,167 µs |
| Random read | 61,074 IOPS | 798.7 µs |
| Random write | 38,015 IOPS | 1,368 µs |
| Random mix · read | 31,271 IOPS | 1,286 µs |
| Random mix · write | 13,412 IOPS | 1,909 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: San Francisco, US · LibreSpeed CLI 1.0.14 · public HTTPS destinations.
| Destination | Download | Upload | HTTP latency | HTTP jitter | Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfurt, Germany (Clouvider) 17/10/2026, 17:29:13 UTC · Separate VM network-only run · View reviewed run | 479.9 Mbit/s | 145.6 Mbit/s | 145.2 ms | 0.09 ms | Not measured |
| New York, United States (2) (Clouvider) 17/10/2026, 17:29:13 UTC · Separate VM network-only run · View reviewed run | 1,184 Mbit/s | 296.7 Mbit/s | 64.8 ms | 0.09 ms | Not 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.
Browse all network speed tests.
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 profile | Transactions / sec | Average latency | Passed runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| In memory | 1,724 | 2.32 ms | 3 of 3 passed |
| Storage-bound | 1,512 | 2.64 ms | 3 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.
| Repetition | CPU 1 thread | Memory read | Random read | PostgreSQL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 359.4 events/s | 5,466 MiB/s | 61,074 IOPS | 1,654 tx/s |
| 2 | 342.1 events/s | 5,623 MiB/s | 65,546 IOPS | 1,724 tx/s |
| 3 | 342.5 events/s | 5,599 MiB/s | 56,888 IOPS | 1,914 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
Read the full methodologyReviewed, sanitized snapshot: every run, the environment record and all limitations. Raw intake logs remain private.
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 field | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider | DigitalOcean · detected |
| Region | San Francisco, US (sfo2) · detected |
| Plan | s-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). |
| CPU | DO-Regular |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Kernel | 6.8.0-142-generic |
| Virtualization | kvm |
| Agent | 0.2.0 (45388107250ca6e26b216f15a9c17b8d405ec1b7+source.ff98e866b26b3ac76b512554) |
| Dependencies | sysbench: 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 hash | 0284a3ee81606f2645108bbbc2006365e41a08e2b26be310958420bf7ef221f7 |
| Started | 2026-10-17T12:05:48.224Z |
| Finished | 2026-10-17T12:28:37.803Z |
| Execution status | completed |
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 destination | Download | Upload | RTT | Jitter | Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London endpoint 1 | 99.9 Mbit/s | 96.8 Mbit/s | 147.2 ms | — | — |
| London endpoint 2 | 99.9 Mbit/s | 97.4 Mbit/s | 137.3 ms | — | — |
Every measured repetition and outcome
CPU performance
| Workload / repetition | Outcome | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 1 | passed | Events per second | 359.4 events/s |
| CPU 4 thread(s) · repetition 1 | passed | Events per second | 1,430 events/s |
| CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 2 | passed | Events per second | 342.1 events/s |
| CPU 4 thread(s) · repetition 2 | passed | Events per second | 1,280 events/s |
| CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 3 | passed | Events per second | 342.5 events/s |
| CPU 4 thread(s) · repetition 3 | passed | Events per second | 1,389 events/s |
| gzip fixed corpus · repetition 1 | passed | Compression input throughput | 160.8 MiB/s |
Memory bandwidth
| Workload / repetition | Outcome | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory read · repetition 1 | passed | Bandwidth | 5,466 MiB/s |
| Memory write · repetition 1 | passed | Bandwidth | 5,911 MiB/s |
| Memory read · repetition 2 | passed | Bandwidth | 5,623 MiB/s |
| Memory write · repetition 2 | passed | Bandwidth | 5,812 MiB/s |
| Memory read · repetition 3 | passed | Bandwidth | 5,599 MiB/s |
| Memory write · repetition 3 | passed | Bandwidth | 5,730 MiB/s |
Disk performance
| Workload / repetition | Outcome | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disk write · repetition 1 | passed | write bandwidth | 645.4 MB/s |
| Disk write · repetition 1 | passed | write operations | 615.5 IOPS |
| Disk write · repetition 1 | passed | write p50 latency | 45,875 µs |
| Disk write · repetition 1 | passed | write p95 latency | 79,167 µs |
| Disk write · repetition 1 | passed | write p99 latency | 221,250 µs |
| Disk read · repetition 1 | passed | read bandwidth | 2,313 MB/s |
| Disk read · repetition 1 | passed | read operations | 2,206 IOPS |
| Disk read · repetition 1 | passed | read p50 latency | 10,289 µs |
| Disk read · repetition 1 | passed | read p95 latency | 44,827 µs |
| Disk read · repetition 1 | passed | read p99 latency | 67,633 µs |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 1 | passed | write bandwidth | 146.1 MB/s |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 1 | passed | write operations | 35,669 IOPS |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 1 | passed | write p50 latency | 659.5 µs |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 1 | passed | write p95 latency | 1,368 µs |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 1 | passed | write p99 latency | 4,227 µs |
| Disk randread · repetition 1 | passed | read bandwidth | 250.2 MB/s |
| Disk randread · repetition 1 | passed | read operations | 61,074 IOPS |
| Disk randread · repetition 1 | passed | read p50 latency | 469.0 µs |
| Disk randread · repetition 1 | passed | read p95 latency | 798.7 µs |
| Disk randread · repetition 1 | passed | read p99 latency | 1,581 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | read bandwidth | 127.4 MB/s |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | read operations | 31,107 IOPS |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | read p50 latency | 561.2 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | read p95 latency | 1,401 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | read p99 latency | 3,686 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | write bandwidth | 54.6 MB/s |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | write operations | 13,341 IOPS |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | write p50 latency | 518.1 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | write p95 latency | 1,909 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | write p99 latency | 3,621 µs |
| Disk write · repetition 2 | passed | write bandwidth | 638.8 MB/s |
| Disk write · repetition 2 | passed | write operations | 609.2 IOPS |
| Disk write · repetition 2 | passed | write p50 latency | 44,827 µs |
| Disk write · repetition 2 | passed | write p95 latency | 73,925 µs |
| Disk write · repetition 2 | passed | write p99 latency | 325,059 µs |
| Disk read · repetition 2 | passed | read bandwidth | 3,477 MB/s |
| Disk read · repetition 2 | passed | read operations | 3,316 IOPS |
| Disk read · repetition 2 | passed | read p50 latency | 9,241 µs |
| Disk read · repetition 2 | passed | read p95 latency | 12,648 µs |
| Disk read · repetition 2 | passed | read p99 latency | 16,908 µs |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 2 | passed | write bandwidth | 200.8 MB/s |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 2 | passed | write operations | 49,017 IOPS |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 2 | passed | write p50 latency | 536.6 µs |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 2 | passed | write p95 latency | 1,020 µs |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 2 | passed | write p99 latency | 2,179 µs |
| Disk randread · repetition 2 | passed | read bandwidth | 268.5 MB/s |
| Disk randread · repetition 2 | passed | read operations | 65,546 IOPS |
| Disk randread · repetition 2 | passed | read p50 latency | 428.0 µs |
| Disk randread · repetition 2 | passed | read p95 latency | 733.2 µs |
| Disk randread · repetition 2 | passed | read p99 latency | 1,679 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | read bandwidth | 140.7 MB/s |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | read operations | 34,340 IOPS |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | read p50 latency | 485.4 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | read p95 latency | 1,139 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | read p99 latency | 3,523 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | write bandwidth | 60.3 MB/s |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | write operations | 14,721 IOPS |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | write p50 latency | 452.6 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | write p95 latency | 1,991 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | write p99 latency | 3,457 µs |
| Disk write · repetition 3 | passed | write bandwidth | 623.9 MB/s |
| Disk write · repetition 3 | passed | write operations | 595.0 IOPS |
| Disk write · repetition 3 | passed | write p50 latency | 46,399 µs |
| Disk write · repetition 3 | passed | write p95 latency | 80,216 µs |
| Disk write · repetition 3 | passed | write p99 latency | 308,281 µs |
| Disk read · repetition 3 | passed | read bandwidth | 3,430 MB/s |
| Disk read · repetition 3 | passed | read operations | 3,271 IOPS |
| Disk read · repetition 3 | passed | read p50 latency | 9,241 µs |
| Disk read · repetition 3 | passed | read p95 latency | 13,042 µs |
| Disk read · repetition 3 | passed | read p99 latency | 18,743 µs |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 3 | passed | write bandwidth | 155.7 MB/s |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 3 | passed | write operations | 38,015 IOPS |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 3 | passed | write p50 latency | 667.6 µs |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 3 | passed | write p95 latency | 1,401 µs |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 3 | passed | write p99 latency | 3,719 µs |
| Disk randread · repetition 3 | passed | read bandwidth | 233.0 MB/s |
| Disk randread · repetition 3 | passed | read operations | 56,888 IOPS |
| Disk randread · repetition 3 | passed | read p50 latency | 485.4 µs |
| Disk randread · repetition 3 | passed | read p95 latency | 880.6 µs |
| Disk randread · repetition 3 | passed | read p99 latency | 2,408 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | read bandwidth | 128.1 MB/s |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | read operations | 31,271 IOPS |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | read p50 latency | 561.2 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | read p95 latency | 1,286 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | read p99 latency | 3,588 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | write bandwidth | 54.9 MB/s |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | write operations | 13,412 IOPS |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | write p50 latency | 510.0 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | write p95 latency | 1,794 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | write p99 latency | 3,457 µs |
Network performance
| Workload / repetition | Outcome | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Network upload endpoint 1 · repetition 1 | passed | Sender throughput | 100.1 Mbit/s |
| Network upload endpoint 1 · repetition 1 | passed | Receiver throughput | 96.8 Mbit/s |
| Network download endpoint 1 · repetition 1 | passed | Sender throughput | 100.0 Mbit/s |
| Network download endpoint 1 · repetition 1 | passed | Receiver throughput | 99.9 Mbit/s |
| Latency endpoint 1 · repetition 1 | passed | Round-trip mean | 147.2 ms |
| Network upload endpoint 2 · repetition 1 | passed | Sender throughput | 100.2 Mbit/s |
| Network upload endpoint 2 · repetition 1 | passed | Receiver throughput | 97.4 Mbit/s |
| Network download endpoint 2 · repetition 1 | passed | Sender throughput | 100.1 Mbit/s |
| Network download endpoint 2 · repetition 1 | passed | Receiver throughput | 99.9 Mbit/s |
| Latency endpoint 2 · repetition 1 | passed | Round-trip mean | 137.3 ms |
PostgreSQL performance
| Workload / repetition | Outcome | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 1 | passed | Transactions | 1,654 tx/s |
| PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 1 | passed | Average latency | 2.41 ms |
| PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 2 | passed | Transactions | 1,724 tx/s |
| PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 2 | passed | Average latency | 2.32 ms |
| PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 3 | passed | Transactions | 1,914 tx/s |
| PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 3 | passed | Average latency | 2.09 ms |
| PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 1 | passed | Transactions | 1,512 tx/s |
| PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 1 | passed | Average latency | 2.64 ms |
| PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 2 | passed | Transactions | 1,444 tx/s |
| PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 2 | passed | Average latency | 2.77 ms |
| PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 3 | passed | Transactions | 1,557 tx/s |
| PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 3 | passed | Average latency | 2.57 ms |
Consistency over time
| Workload / repetition | Outcome | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-hour consistency · repetition 1 | skipped | No measured score | Not measured |