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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 · 20 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.

612.8events/s
Single thread
2,433events/s
All 4 vCPUs
Events / sec
  • 1 thread
    612.8
  • 4 threads
    2,433

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

gzip fixed corpus · compression input throughput 132.4 MiB/s · single run.

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Memory bandwidth

sysbench 1.0.20 memory · sequential read and write operations.

Read12,876 MiB/s
Write11,383 MiB/s
CopyNot measured
Throughput (MiB/s)
  • Read
    12,876
  • Write
    11,383
  • 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 read4,847 MB/s10,158 µs
Sequential write2,725 MB/s19,792 µs
Random read80,736 IOPS553.0 µs
Random write73,670 IOPS831.5 µs
Random mix · read49,124 IOPS1,221 µs
Random mix · write21,067 IOPS569.3 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, 12:55:02 UTC · Same deployment supplement · View reviewed run
449.5 Mbit/s112.3 Mbit/s154.7 ms4.67 msNot measured
New York, United States (2) (Clouvider)
18/10/2026, 12:55:02 UTC · Same deployment supplement · View reviewed run
1,064 Mbit/s283.3 Mbit/s70.4 ms0.14 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 memory4,1250.97 ms3 of 3 passed
Storage-bound2,9171.37 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 20 min test window, so no time series exists and none is drawn.

RepetitionCPU 1 threadMemory readRandom readPostgreSQL
1612.8 events/s12,951 MiB/s80,736 IOPS4,397 tx/s
2613.7 events/s12,876 MiB/s83,695 IOPS3,782 tx/s
3611.3 events/s12,551 MiB/s75,492 IOPS4,125 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
Window20 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 20 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 7642 48-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 hashf75c4bbca7218b7b1838cd72418b3eabe5172bb03761bb518ec286e90021e71b
Started2026-10-18T12:33:01.880Z
Finished2026-10-18T12:53:00.486Z
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 second612.8 events/s
CPU 4 thread(s) · repetition 1passedEvents per second2,433 events/s
CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 2passedEvents per second613.7 events/s
CPU 4 thread(s) · repetition 2passedEvents per second2,432 events/s
CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 3passedEvents per second611.3 events/s
CPU 4 thread(s) · repetition 3passedEvents per second2,439 events/s
gzip fixed corpus · repetition 1passedCompression input throughput132.4 MiB/s

Memory bandwidth

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
Memory read · repetition 1passedBandwidth12,951 MiB/s
Memory write · repetition 1passedBandwidth11,142 MiB/s
Memory read · repetition 2passedBandwidth12,876 MiB/s
Memory write · repetition 2passedBandwidth11,404 MiB/s
Memory read · repetition 3passedBandwidth12,551 MiB/s
Memory write · repetition 3passedBandwidth11,383 MiB/s

Disk performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite bandwidth3,703 MB/s
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite operations3,531 IOPS
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite p50 latency8,454 µs
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite p95 latency13,959 µs
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite p99 latency16,712 µs
Disk read · repetition 1passedread bandwidth4,929 MB/s
Disk read · repetition 1passedread operations4,701 IOPS
Disk read · repetition 1passedread p50 latency5,997 µs
Disk read · repetition 1passedread p95 latency13,828 µs
Disk read · repetition 1passedread p99 latency18,219 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite bandwidth301.8 MB/s
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite operations73,670 IOPS
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite p50 latency309.2 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite p95 latency946.2 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite p99 latency2,040 µs
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread bandwidth330.7 MB/s
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread operations80,736 IOPS
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread p50 latency383.0 µs
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread p95 latency553.0 µs
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread p99 latency716.8 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread bandwidth195.7 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread operations47,775 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread p50 latency415.7 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread p95 latency1,204 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread p99 latency2,310 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite bandwidth83.9 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite operations20,484 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite p50 latency292.9 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite p95 latency618.5 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite p99 latency954.4 µs
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite bandwidth2,725 MB/s
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite operations2,599 IOPS
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite p50 latency12,517 µs
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite p95 latency19,792 µs
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite p99 latency22,151 µs
Disk read · repetition 2passedread bandwidth4,847 MB/s
Disk read · repetition 2passedread operations4,622 IOPS
Disk read · repetition 2passedread p50 latency6,849 µs
Disk read · repetition 2passedread p95 latency9,503 µs
Disk read · repetition 2passedread p99 latency12,255 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite bandwidth258.9 MB/s
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite operations63,198 IOPS
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite p50 latency224.3 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite p95 latency782.3 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite p99 latency6,521 µs
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread bandwidth342.8 MB/s
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread operations83,695 IOPS
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread p50 latency358.4 µs
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread p95 latency544.8 µs
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread p99 latency725.0 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread bandwidth205.0 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread operations50,044 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread p50 latency374.8 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread p95 latency1,221 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread p99 latency2,408 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite bandwidth87.9 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite operations21,469 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite p50 latency264.2 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite p95 latency561.2 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite p99 latency872.4 µs
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite bandwidth2,324 MB/s
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite operations2,217 IOPS
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite p50 latency14,090 µs
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite p95 latency20,840 µs
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite p99 latency41,157 µs
Disk read · repetition 3passedread bandwidth4,409 MB/s
Disk read · repetition 3passedread operations4,204 IOPS
Disk read · repetition 3passedread p50 latency7,569 µs
Disk read · repetition 3passedread p95 latency10,158 µs
Disk read · repetition 3passedread p99 latency13,173 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite bandwidth313.2 MB/s
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite operations76,467 IOPS
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite p50 latency284.7 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite p95 latency831.5 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite p99 latency1,876 µs
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread bandwidth309.2 MB/s
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread operations75,492 IOPS
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread p50 latency403.5 µs
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread p95 latency569.3 µs
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread p99 latency749.6 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread bandwidth201.2 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread operations49,124 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread p50 latency366.6 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread p95 latency1,237 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread p99 latency2,638 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite bandwidth86.3 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite operations21,067 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite p50 latency268.3 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite p95 latency569.3 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite p99 latency888.8 µs

Network performance

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

PostgreSQL performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 1passedTransactions4,397 tx/s
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 1passedAverage latency0.91 ms
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 2passedTransactions3,782 tx/s
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 2passedAverage latency1.06 ms
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 3passedTransactions4,125 tx/s
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 3passedAverage latency0.97 ms
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 1passedTransactions3,029 tx/s
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 1passedAverage latency1.32 ms
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 2passedTransactions2,724 tx/s
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 2passedAverage latency1.47 ms
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 3passedTransactions2,917 tx/s
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 3passedAverage latency1.37 ms

Consistency over time

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