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DigitalOcean s-2vcpu-4gb

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2 vCPU3.8 GiB RAMx86_64San Francisco, US$24.00 / month
Published report · 17 Oct 2026 · One deployment · 24 min test windowUbuntu 24.04.5 · Region sfo2 · 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 2 vCPUs.

330.9events/s
Single thread
646.0events/s
All 2 vCPUs
Events / sec
  • 1 thread
    330.9
  • 2 threads
    646.0

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

gzip fixed corpus · compression input throughput 144.3 MiB/s · single run.

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Memory bandwidth

sysbench 1.0.20 memory · sequential read and write operations.

Read5,552 MiB/s
Write5,517 MiB/s
CopyNot measured
Throughput (MiB/s)
  • Read
    5,552
  • Write
    5,517
  • 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 read3,341 MB/s13,304 µs
Sequential write383.7 MB/s177,209 µs
Random read43,032 IOPS1,335 µs
Random write27,901 IOPS2,671 µs
Random mix · read22,448 IOPS2,343 µs
Random mix · write9,629 IOPS2,572 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.

DestinationDownloadUploadHTTP latencyHTTP jitterLoss
Frankfurt, Germany (Clouvider)
17/10/2026, 17:28:08 UTC · Separate VM network-only run · View reviewed run
460.6 Mbit/s144.8 Mbit/s147.3 ms0.09 msNot measured
New York, United States (2) (Clouvider)
17/10/2026, 17:28:08 UTC · Separate VM network-only run · View reviewed run
1,179 Mbit/s336.3 Mbit/s64.0 ms0.09 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 memory1,0533.80 ms3 of 3 passed
Storage-bound754.45.30 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 24 min test window, so no time series exists and none is drawn.

RepetitionCPU 1 threadMemory readRandom readPostgreSQL
1353.0 events/s5,554 MiB/s43,032 IOPS1,030 tx/s
2330.9 events/s5,552 MiB/s20,955 IOPS1,071 tx/s
3312.9 events/s5,411 MiB/s46,670 IOPS1,053 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
Window24 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 24 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.
  • This first-wave run began before background package controls were tightened. Mitigation and point-in-time package checks are retained, but a prelaunch idle guard and continuous package-activity coverage are unavailable. Effects from unobserved background package activity cannot be ruled out.
Environment and configuration
Recorded fieldValue
ProviderDigitalOcean · detected
RegionSan Francisco, US (sfo2) · detected
Plans-2vcpu-4gb · supplied
List price$24.00 / month · $0.0357 / 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 hash4b973ea007aa6e372c456b1bafad3e1690979240cca08550c09286ad17a4a44c
Started2026-10-17T11:42:02.690Z
Finished2026-10-17T12:06:04.816Z
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/s97.2 Mbit/s143.2 ms——
London endpoint 2100.1 Mbit/s97.5 Mbit/s139.1 ms——
Every measured repetition and outcome

CPU performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 1passedEvents per second353.0 events/s
CPU 2 thread(s) · repetition 1passedEvents per second693.4 events/s
CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 2passedEvents per second330.9 events/s
CPU 2 thread(s) · repetition 2passedEvents per second646.0 events/s
CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 3passedEvents per second312.9 events/s
CPU 2 thread(s) · repetition 3passedEvents per second622.6 events/s
gzip fixed corpus · repetition 1passedCompression input throughput144.3 MiB/s

Memory bandwidth

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
Memory read · repetition 1passedBandwidth5,554 MiB/s
Memory write · repetition 1passedBandwidth5,517 MiB/s
Memory read · repetition 2passedBandwidth5,552 MiB/s
Memory write · repetition 2passedBandwidth5,620 MiB/s
Memory read · repetition 3passedBandwidth5,411 MiB/s
Memory write · repetition 3passedBandwidth5,480 MiB/s

Disk performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite bandwidth390.1 MB/s
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite operations372.1 IOPS
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite p50 latency76,022 µs
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite p95 latency177,209 µs
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite p99 latency350,224 µs
Disk read · repetition 1passedread bandwidth2,987 MB/s
Disk read · repetition 1passedread operations2,848 IOPS
Disk read · repetition 1passedread p50 latency10,158 µs
Disk read · repetition 1passedread p95 latency17,957 µs
Disk read · repetition 1passedread p99 latency26,083 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite bandwidth119.9 MB/s
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite operations29,276 IOPS
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite p50 latency880.6 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite p95 latency1,745 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite p99 latency4,227 µs
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread bandwidth176.3 MB/s
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread operations43,032 IOPS
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread p50 latency626.7 µs
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread p95 latency1,335 µs
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread p99 latency3,162 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread bandwidth99.8 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread operations24,373 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread p50 latency757.8 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread p95 latency1,761 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread p99 latency4,293 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite bandwidth42.8 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite operations10,450 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite p50 latency667.6 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite p95 latency2,007 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite p99 latency4,047 µs
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite bandwidth383.7 MB/s
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite operations366.0 IOPS
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite p50 latency76,022 µs
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite p95 latency166,724 µs
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite p99 latency367,002 µs
Disk read · repetition 2passedread bandwidth3,341 MB/s
Disk read · repetition 2passedread operations3,186 IOPS
Disk read · repetition 2passedread p50 latency9,503 µs
Disk read · repetition 2passedread p95 latency13,304 µs
Disk read · repetition 2passedread p99 latency17,957 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite bandwidth26.4 MB/s
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite operations6,439 IOPS
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite p50 latency962.6 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite p95 latency20,840 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite p99 latency62,652 µs
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread bandwidth85.8 MB/s
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread operations20,955 IOPS
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread p50 latency561.2 µs
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread p95 latency6,128 µs
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread p99 latency10,420 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread bandwidth82.1 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread operations20,049 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread p50 latency708.6 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread p95 latency2,408 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread p99 latency6,324 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite bandwidth35.3 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite operations8,611 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite p50 latency634.9 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite p95 latency2,572 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite p99 latency6,128 µs
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite bandwidth379.9 MB/s
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite operations362.3 IOPS
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite p50 latency77,070 µs
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite p95 latency187,695 µs
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite p99 latency325,059 µs
Disk read · repetition 3passedread bandwidth3,393 MB/s
Disk read · repetition 3passedread operations3,236 IOPS
Disk read · repetition 3passedread p50 latency9,503 µs
Disk read · repetition 3passedread p95 latency13,042 µs
Disk read · repetition 3passedread p99 latency16,318 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite bandwidth114.3 MB/s
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite operations27,901 IOPS
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite p50 latency872.4 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite p95 latency2,671 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite p99 latency5,145 µs
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread bandwidth191.2 MB/s
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread operations46,670 IOPS
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread p50 latency602.1 µs
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread p95 latency1,122 µs
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread p99 latency2,605 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread bandwidth91.9 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread operations22,448 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread p50 latency774.1 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread p95 latency2,343 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread p99 latency5,079 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite bandwidth39.4 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite operations9,629 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite p50 latency716.8 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite p95 latency2,703 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite p99 latency5,014 µs

Network performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
Network upload endpoint 1 · repetition 1passedSender throughput100.2 Mbit/s
Network upload endpoint 1 · repetition 1passedReceiver throughput97.2 Mbit/s
Network download endpoint 1 · repetition 1passedSender throughput100.2 Mbit/s
Network download endpoint 1 · repetition 1passedReceiver throughput99.9 Mbit/s
Latency endpoint 1 · repetition 1passedRound-trip mean143.2 ms
Network upload endpoint 2 · repetition 1passedSender throughput100.2 Mbit/s
Network upload endpoint 2 · repetition 1passedReceiver throughput97.5 Mbit/s
Network download endpoint 2 · repetition 1passedSender throughput100.1 Mbit/s
Network download endpoint 2 · repetition 1passedReceiver throughput100.1 Mbit/s
Latency endpoint 2 · repetition 1passedRound-trip mean139.1 ms

PostgreSQL performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 1passedTransactions1,030 tx/s
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 1passedAverage latency3.88 ms
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 2passedTransactions1,071 tx/s
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 2passedAverage latency3.73 ms
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 3passedTransactions1,053 tx/s
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 3passedAverage latency3.80 ms
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 1passedTransactions754.4 tx/s
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 1passedAverage latency5.30 ms
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 2passedTransactions590.1 tx/s
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 2passedAverage latency6.77 ms
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 3passedTransactions827.8 tx/s
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 3passedAverage latency4.83 ms

Consistency over time

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