AI-assisted review
Instance benchmark

DigitalOcean s-2vcpu-4gb

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

2 vCPU3.8 GiB RAMx86_64Bangalore, IN
Published report · 17 Oct 2026 · One deployment · 25 min test windowUbuntu 24.04.5 · Region blr1 · 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.

378.7events/s
Single thread
733.0events/s
All 2 vCPUs
Events / sec
  • 1 thread
    378.7
  • 2 threads
    733.0

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

gzip fixed corpus · compression input throughput 160.6 MiB/s · single run.

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Memory bandwidth

sysbench 1.0.20 memory · sequential read and write operations.

Read5,638 MiB/s
Write5,856 MiB/s
CopyNot measured
Throughput (MiB/s)
  • Read
    5,638
  • Write
    5,856
  • 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 read5,240 MB/s12,124 µs
Sequential write2,292 MB/s30,540 µs
Random read84,002 IOPS585.7 µs
Random write62,101 IOPS839.7 µs
Random mix · read49,852 IOPS741.4 µs
Random mix · write21,384 IOPS782.3 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: Bangalore, IN · two controlled London endpoints.

DestinationDownloadUploadRTTJitterLoss
London endpoint 199.9 Mbit/s97.5 Mbit/s136.6 ms——
London endpoint 221.5 Mbit/s97.2 Mbit/s201.2 ms——

Results describe these measured paths at a 100 Mbit/s rate setting, not maximum link capacity. RTT is the probe mean; jitter and packet loss were not measured.

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PostgreSQL performance

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

Dataset profileTransactions / secAverage latencyPassed runs
In memory2,1811.83 ms3 of 3 passed
Storage-bound1,7382.30 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 25 min test window, so no time series exists and none is drawn.

RepetitionCPU 1 threadMemory readRandom readPostgreSQL
1376.6 events/s5,696 MiB/s81,523 IOPS2,181 tx/s
2378.7 events/s5,492 MiB/s88,729 IOPS2,344 tx/s
3385.7 events/s5,638 MiB/s84,002 IOPS2,040 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
Window25 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 25 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
RegionBangalore, IN (blr1) · detected
Plans-2vcpu-4gb · supplied
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 hash35146bacd90661fa6ef25f1f4866626be9e910e77a378eee97319bf0c792f037
Started2026-10-17T11:42:10.635Z
Finished2026-10-17T12:07:14.659Z
Execution statuscompleted
Every measured repetition and outcome

CPU performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 1passedEvents per second376.6 events/s
CPU 2 thread(s) · repetition 1passedEvents per second733.0 events/s
CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 2passedEvents per second378.7 events/s
CPU 2 thread(s) · repetition 2passedEvents per second733.1 events/s
CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 3passedEvents per second385.7 events/s
CPU 2 thread(s) · repetition 3passedEvents per second717.7 events/s
gzip fixed corpus · repetition 1passedCompression input throughput160.6 MiB/s

Memory bandwidth

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
Memory read · repetition 1passedBandwidth5,696 MiB/s
Memory write · repetition 1passedBandwidth5,788 MiB/s
Memory read · repetition 2passedBandwidth5,492 MiB/s
Memory write · repetition 2passedBandwidth5,960 MiB/s
Memory read · repetition 3passedBandwidth5,638 MiB/s
Memory write · repetition 3passedBandwidth5,856 MiB/s

Disk performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite bandwidth2,061 MB/s
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite operations1,965 IOPS
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite p50 latency13,304 µs
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite p95 latency36,962 µs
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite p99 latency52,691 µs
Disk read · repetition 1passedread bandwidth5,240 MB/s
Disk read · repetition 1passedread operations4,997 IOPS
Disk read · repetition 1passedread p50 latency5,669 µs
Disk read · repetition 1passedread p95 latency12,124 µs
Disk read · repetition 1passedread p99 latency20,054 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite bandwidth247.1 MB/s
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite operations60,317 IOPS
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite p50 latency481.3 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite p95 latency880.6 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite p99 latency1,352 µs
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread bandwidth333.9 MB/s
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread operations81,523 IOPS
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread p50 latency362.5 µs
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread p95 latency585.7 µs
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread p99 latency987.1 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread bandwidth198.1 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread operations48,358 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread p50 latency428.0 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread p95 latency749.6 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread p99 latency1,073 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite bandwidth84.9 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite operations20,734 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite p50 latency358.4 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite p95 latency782.3 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite p99 latency1,286 µs
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite bandwidth2,292 MB/s
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite operations2,186 IOPS
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite p50 latency11,993 µs
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite p95 latency30,540 µs
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite p99 latency51,118 µs
Disk read · repetition 2passedread bandwidth5,838 MB/s
Disk read · repetition 2passedread operations5,567 IOPS
Disk read · repetition 2passedread p50 latency5,276 µs
Disk read · repetition 2passedread p95 latency9,634 µs
Disk read · repetition 2passedread p99 latency16,712 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite bandwidth254.4 MB/s
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite operations62,101 IOPS
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite p50 latency448.5 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite p95 latency839.7 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite p99 latency1,679 µs
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread bandwidth363.4 MB/s
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread operations88,729 IOPS
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread p50 latency337.9 µs
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread p95 latency528.4 µs
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread p99 latency725.0 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread bandwidth204.2 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread operations49,852 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread p50 latency415.7 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread p95 latency741.4 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread p99 latency1,122 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite bandwidth87.6 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite operations21,384 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite p50 latency350.2 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite p95 latency782.3 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite p99 latency1,335 µs
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite bandwidth2,477 MB/s
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite operations2,362 IOPS
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite p50 latency10,158 µs
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite p95 latency28,967 µs
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite p99 latency51,642 µs
Disk read · repetition 3passedread bandwidth4,629 MB/s
Disk read · repetition 3passedread operations4,414 IOPS
Disk read · repetition 3passedread p50 latency6,259 µs
Disk read · repetition 3passedread p95 latency14,746 µs
Disk read · repetition 3passedread p99 latency22,938 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite bandwidth294.2 MB/s
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite operations71,829 IOPS
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite p50 latency407.6 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite p95 latency733.2 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite p99 latency962.6 µs
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread bandwidth344.1 MB/s
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread operations84,002 IOPS
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread p50 latency333.8 µs
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread p95 latency585.7 µs
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread p99 latency1,417 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread bandwidth213.1 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread operations52,018 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread p50 latency403.5 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread p95 latency708.6 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread p99 latency962.6 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite bandwidth91.4 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite operations22,312 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite p50 latency337.9 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite p95 latency716.8 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite p99 latency1,106 µs

Network performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
Network upload endpoint 1 · repetition 1passedSender throughput100.1 Mbit/s
Network upload endpoint 1 · repetition 1passedReceiver throughput97.5 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 mean136.6 ms
Network upload endpoint 2 · repetition 1passedSender throughput100.2 Mbit/s
Network upload endpoint 2 · repetition 1passedReceiver throughput97.2 Mbit/s
Network download endpoint 2 · repetition 1passedSender throughput27.7 Mbit/s
Network download endpoint 2 · repetition 1passedReceiver throughput21.5 Mbit/s
Latency endpoint 2 · repetition 1passedRound-trip mean201.2 ms

PostgreSQL performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 1passedTransactions2,181 tx/s
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 1passedAverage latency1.83 ms
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 2passedTransactions2,344 tx/s
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 2passedAverage latency1.70 ms
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 3passedTransactions2,040 tx/s
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 3passedAverage latency1.96 ms
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 1passedTransactions1,595 tx/s
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 1passedAverage latency2.51 ms
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 2passedTransactions1,738 tx/s
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 2passedAverage latency2.30 ms
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 3passedTransactions1,817 tx/s
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 3passedAverage latency2.20 ms

Consistency over time

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