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Instance benchmark

Akamai (Linode) g6-dedicated-4

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

4 vCPU7.8 GiB RAMx86_64Fremont, US
Published report · 18 Oct 2026 · One deployment · 22 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.

1,366events/s
Single thread
3,006events/s
All 4 vCPUs
Events / sec
  • 1 thread
    1,366
  • 4 threads
    3,006

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

gzip fixed corpus · compression input throughput 111.8 MiB/s · single run.

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Memory bandwidth

sysbench 1.0.20 memory · sequential read and write operations.

Read16,529 MiB/s
Write16,158 MiB/s
CopyNot measured
Throughput (MiB/s)
  • Read
    16,529
  • Write
    16,158
  • Copy
    Not measured

Median of 3 passed runs of about 31 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 read6,261 MB/s7,700 µs
Sequential write5,212 MB/s8,454 µs
Random read70,560 IOPS692.2 µs
Random write49,281 IOPS856.1 µs
Random mix · read49,482 IOPS651.3 µs
Random mix · write21,222 IOPS692.2 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, 13:10:09 UTC · Same deployment supplement · View reviewed run
388.4 Mbit/s129.7 Mbit/s152.6 ms0.09 msNot measured
New York, United States (2) (Clouvider)
18/10/2026, 13:10:09 UTC · Same deployment supplement · View reviewed run
1,034 Mbit/s273.7 Mbit/s68.4 ms0.22 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 memory2,7651.44 ms3 of 3 passed
Storage-bound2,4181.65 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 22 min test window, so no time series exists and none is drawn.

RepetitionCPU 1 threadMemory readRandom readPostgreSQL
11,363 events/s16,494 MiB/s70,560 IOPS2,765 tx/s
21,366 events/s16,678 MiB/s70,829 IOPS2,792 tx/s
31,369 events/s16,529 MiB/s69,628 IOPS2,720 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
Window22 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 22 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-dedicated-4 · detected
CPUAMD EPYC 7713 64-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
Started2026-10-18T12:41:18.256Z
Finished2026-10-18T13:03:16.502Z
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 second1,363 events/s
CPU 4 thread(s) · repetition 1passedEvents per second3,011 events/s
CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 2passedEvents per second1,366 events/s
CPU 4 thread(s) · repetition 2passedEvents per second3,005 events/s
CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 3passedEvents per second1,369 events/s
CPU 4 thread(s) · repetition 3passedEvents per second3,006 events/s
gzip fixed corpus · repetition 1passedCompression input throughput111.8 MiB/s

Memory bandwidth

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
Memory read · repetition 1passedBandwidth16,494 MiB/s
Memory write · repetition 1passedBandwidth16,158 MiB/s
Memory read · repetition 2passedBandwidth16,678 MiB/s
Memory write · repetition 2passedBandwidth16,731 MiB/s
Memory read · repetition 3passedBandwidth16,529 MiB/s
Memory write · repetition 3passedBandwidth15,842 MiB/s

Disk performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite bandwidth5,212 MB/s
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite operations4,970 IOPS
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite p50 latency6,128 µs
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite p95 latency8,454 µs
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite p99 latency10,551 µs
Disk read · repetition 1passedread bandwidth6,261 MB/s
Disk read · repetition 1passedread operations5,971 IOPS
Disk read · repetition 1passedread p50 latency5,276 µs
Disk read · repetition 1passedread p95 latency7,700 µs
Disk read · repetition 1passedread p99 latency8,978 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite bandwidth201.9 MB/s
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite operations49,281 IOPS
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite p50 latency626.7 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite p95 latency856.1 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite p99 latency1,028 µs
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread bandwidth289.0 MB/s
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread operations70,560 IOPS
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread p50 latency411.6 µs
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread p95 latency659.5 µs
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread p99 latency987.1 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread bandwidth195.6 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread operations47,746 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread p50 latency407.6 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread p95 latency700.4 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread p99 latency1,044 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite bandwidth83.9 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite operations20,471 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite p50 latency415.7 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite p95 latency741.4 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite p99 latency1,106 µs
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite bandwidth5,655 MB/s
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite operations5,393 IOPS
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite p50 latency5,603 µs
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite p95 latency7,832 µs
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite p99 latency10,158 µs
Disk read · repetition 2passedread bandwidth6,524 MB/s
Disk read · repetition 2passedread operations6,222 IOPS
Disk read · repetition 2passedread p50 latency4,948 µs
Disk read · repetition 2passedread p95 latency7,373 µs
Disk read · repetition 2passedread p99 latency8,716 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite bandwidth205.2 MB/s
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite operations50,103 IOPS
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite p50 latency618.5 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite p95 latency856.1 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite p99 latency1,044 µs
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread bandwidth290.1 MB/s
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread operations70,829 IOPS
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread p50 latency399.4 µs
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread p95 latency692.2 µs
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread p99 latency978.9 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread bandwidth204.0 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread operations49,803 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread p50 latency407.6 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread p95 latency643.1 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread p99 latency929.8 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite bandwidth87.5 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite operations21,361 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite p50 latency411.6 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite p95 latency692.2 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite p99 latency995.3 µs
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite bandwidth5,093 MB/s
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite operations4,857 IOPS
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite p50 latency6,324 µs
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite p95 latency8,454 µs
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite p99 latency9,503 µs
Disk read · repetition 3passedread bandwidth4,526 MB/s
Disk read · repetition 3passedread operations4,317 IOPS
Disk read · repetition 3passedread p50 latency7,373 µs
Disk read · repetition 3passedread p95 latency11,600 µs
Disk read · repetition 3passedread p99 latency15,925 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite bandwidth193.7 MB/s
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite operations47,291 IOPS
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite p50 latency651.3 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite p95 latency880.6 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite p99 latency1,028 µs
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread bandwidth285.2 MB/s
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread operations69,628 IOPS
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread p50 latency403.5 µs
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread p95 latency708.6 µs
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread p99 latency1,028 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread bandwidth202.7 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread operations49,482 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread p50 latency411.6 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread p95 latency651.3 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread p99 latency921.6 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite bandwidth86.9 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite operations21,222 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite p50 latency411.6 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite p95 latency684.0 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite p99 latency962.6 µs

Network performance

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

PostgreSQL performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 1passedTransactions2,765 tx/s
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 1passedAverage latency1.44 ms
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 2passedTransactions2,792 tx/s
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 2passedAverage latency1.43 ms
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 3passedTransactions2,720 tx/s
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 3passedAverage latency1.47 ms
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 1passedTransactions2,452 tx/s
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 1passedAverage latency1.63 ms
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 2passedTransactions2,418 tx/s
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 2passedAverage latency1.65 ms
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 3passedTransactions2,358 tx/s
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 3passedAverage latency1.69 ms

Consistency over time

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