Akamai (Linode) g6-standard-2
The complete benchmark report. Every workload, in one place.
All values below are medians of passed runs unless stated otherwise.
CPU performance
sysbench 1.0.20 prime workload · 1 thread and all 2 vCPUs.
Single thread
All 2 vCPUs
- 1 thread628.2
- 2 threads1,255
Median of 3 passed runs of about 30 seconds per thread count.
gzip fixed corpus · compression input throughput 121.3 MiB/s · single run.
Memory bandwidth
sysbench 1.0.20 memory · sequential read and write operations.
- Read12,148
- Write10,517
- CopyNot measured
Median of 3 passed runs of about 30 seconds per operation. The copy workload is deferred in this methodology.
Disk performance
fio 3.36 · direct I/O · sequential, random and mixed jobs measured separately.
| Workload | Throughput | p95 latency |
|---|---|---|
| Sequential read | 3,601 MB/s | 13,697 µs |
| Sequential write | 2,423 MB/s | 14,615 µs |
| Random read | 71,874 IOPS | 684.0 µs |
| Random write | 52,089 IOPS | 1,073 µs |
| Random mix · read | 38,645 IOPS | 2,023 µs |
| Random mix · write | 16,568 IOPS | 643.1 µs |
Median of 3 passed runs of about 30 seconds per job. The mixed job's reads and writes are listed separately.
Network performance
Source: Fremont, US · LibreSpeed CLI 1.0.14 · public HTTPS destinations.
| Destination | Download | Upload | HTTP latency | HTTP jitter | Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfurt, Germany (Clouvider) 18/10/2026, 12:50:44 UTC · Same deployment supplement · View reviewed run | 422.0 Mbit/s | 139.3 Mbit/s | 146.9 ms | 0.82 ms | Not measured |
| New York, United States (2) (Clouvider) 18/10/2026, 12:50:44 UTC · Same deployment supplement · View reviewed run | 1,098 Mbit/s | 316.5 Mbit/s | 67.6 ms | 0.06 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.
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.
PostgreSQL performance
PostgreSQL 16.15 · pgbench · in-memory and storage-bound datasets.
| Dataset profile | Transactions / sec | Average latency | Passed runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| In memory | 3,908 | 1.02 ms | 3 of 3 passed |
| Storage-bound | 2,579 | 1.55 ms | 3 of 3 passed |
Median of 3 passed runs of about 30 seconds per dataset. Latency percentiles were not measured.
Consistency across runs
One deployment · repeated runs inside the recorded test window.
Workload skipped · No measured score. This report covers a 18 min test window, so no time series exists and none is drawn.
| Repetition | CPU 1 thread | Memory read | Random read | PostgreSQL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 627.4 events/s | 10,722 MiB/s | 70,741 IOPS | 3,927 tx/s |
| 2 | 628.2 events/s | 12,148 MiB/s | 73,796 IOPS | 3,908 tx/s |
| 3 | 630.0 events/s | 12,387 MiB/s | 71,874 IOPS | 3,752 tx/s |
Individual runs, not medians. PostgreSQL uses the in-memory dataset. Spread within one test window does not establish long-term consistency.
Inspect the evidence.
Recorded environment, reviewed measurements and the published snapshot.
Reviewed, 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 18 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 field | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider | Akamai (Linode) · detected |
| Region | Fremont, US (us-west) · detected |
| Plan | g6-standard-2 · detected |
| CPU | AMD EPYC 7542 32-Core Processor |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Kernel | 6.8.0-134-generic |
| Virtualization | kvm |
| Agent | 0.2.0 (23b2bdf0a44eddbe52e3b899b8a1769b4424de50+source.a0b27c93514a741362a6748c) |
| 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 | 1e3df8d754ca02b5b5bf828a4ac363dc6ce7f6f44c19c87897db645b811f9208 |
| Started | 2026-10-18T12:30:52.801Z |
| Finished | 2026-10-18T12:48:47.179Z |
| Execution status | completed |
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 destination | Download | Upload | RTT | Jitter | Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Controlled network endpoints | skipped | — | — | — | — |
Every measured repetition and outcome
CPU performance
| Workload / repetition | Outcome | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 1 | passed | Events per second | 627.4 events/s |
| CPU 2 thread(s) · repetition 1 | passed | Events per second | 1,246 events/s |
| CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 2 | passed | Events per second | 628.2 events/s |
| CPU 2 thread(s) · repetition 2 | passed | Events per second | 1,255 events/s |
| CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 3 | passed | Events per second | 630.0 events/s |
| CPU 2 thread(s) · repetition 3 | passed | Events per second | 1,259 events/s |
| gzip fixed corpus · repetition 1 | passed | Compression input throughput | 121.3 MiB/s |
Memory bandwidth
| Workload / repetition | Outcome | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory read · repetition 1 | passed | Bandwidth | 10,722 MiB/s |
| Memory write · repetition 1 | passed | Bandwidth | 10,245 MiB/s |
| Memory read · repetition 2 | passed | Bandwidth | 12,148 MiB/s |
| Memory write · repetition 2 | passed | Bandwidth | 10,764 MiB/s |
| Memory read · repetition 3 | passed | Bandwidth | 12,387 MiB/s |
| Memory write · repetition 3 | passed | Bandwidth | 10,517 MiB/s |
Disk performance
| Workload / repetition | Outcome | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disk write · repetition 1 | passed | write bandwidth | 2,401 MB/s |
| Disk write · repetition 1 | passed | write operations | 2,289 IOPS |
| Disk write · repetition 1 | passed | write p50 latency | 13,304 µs |
| Disk write · repetition 1 | passed | write p95 latency | 15,008 µs |
| Disk write · repetition 1 | passed | write p99 latency | 21,889 µs |
| Disk read · repetition 1 | passed | read bandwidth | 3,331 MB/s |
| Disk read · repetition 1 | passed | read operations | 3,177 IOPS |
| Disk read · repetition 1 | passed | read p50 latency | 10,682 µs |
| Disk read · repetition 1 | passed | read p95 latency | 13,697 µs |
| Disk read · repetition 1 | passed | read p99 latency | 15,532 µs |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 1 | passed | write bandwidth | 213.4 MB/s |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 1 | passed | write operations | 52,089 IOPS |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 1 | passed | write p50 latency | 366.6 µs |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 1 | passed | write p95 latency | 1,073 µs |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 1 | passed | write p99 latency | 6,062 µs |
| Disk randread · repetition 1 | passed | read bandwidth | 289.8 MB/s |
| Disk randread · repetition 1 | passed | read operations | 70,741 IOPS |
| Disk randread · repetition 1 | passed | read p50 latency | 419.8 µs |
| Disk randread · repetition 1 | passed | read p95 latency | 684.0 µs |
| Disk randread · repetition 1 | passed | read p99 latency | 1,090 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | read bandwidth | 158.5 MB/s |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | read operations | 38,692 IOPS |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | read p50 latency | 460.8 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | read p95 latency | 1,974 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | read p99 latency | 3,817 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | write bandwidth | 67.9 MB/s |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | write operations | 16,589 IOPS |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | write p50 latency | 268.3 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | write p95 latency | 618.5 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | write p99 latency | 978.9 µs |
| Disk write · repetition 2 | passed | write bandwidth | 2,556 MB/s |
| Disk write · repetition 2 | passed | write operations | 2,437 IOPS |
| Disk write · repetition 2 | passed | write p50 latency | 12,911 µs |
| Disk write · repetition 2 | passed | write p95 latency | 14,352 µs |
| Disk write · repetition 2 | passed | write p99 latency | 18,481 µs |
| Disk read · repetition 2 | passed | read bandwidth | 3,670 MB/s |
| Disk read · repetition 2 | passed | read operations | 3,500 IOPS |
| Disk read · repetition 2 | passed | read p50 latency | 9,634 µs |
| Disk read · repetition 2 | passed | read p95 latency | 13,304 µs |
| Disk read · repetition 2 | passed | read p99 latency | 15,139 µs |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 2 | passed | write bandwidth | 206.0 MB/s |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 2 | passed | write operations | 50,284 IOPS |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 2 | passed | write p50 latency | 358.4 µs |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 2 | passed | write p95 latency | 1,090 µs |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 2 | passed | write p99 latency | 6,324 µs |
| Disk randread · repetition 2 | passed | read bandwidth | 302.3 MB/s |
| Disk randread · repetition 2 | passed | read operations | 73,796 IOPS |
| Disk randread · repetition 2 | passed | read p50 latency | 415.7 µs |
| Disk randread · repetition 2 | passed | read p95 latency | 634.9 µs |
| Disk randread · repetition 2 | passed | read p99 latency | 766.0 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | read bandwidth | 152.7 MB/s |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | read operations | 37,280 IOPS |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | read p50 latency | 456.7 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | read p95 latency | 2,073 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | read p99 latency | 4,014 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | write bandwidth | 65.5 MB/s |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | write operations | 15,981 IOPS |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | write p50 latency | 264.2 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | write p95 latency | 692.2 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | write p99 latency | 1,155 µs |
| Disk write · repetition 3 | passed | write bandwidth | 2,423 MB/s |
| Disk write · repetition 3 | passed | write operations | 2,311 IOPS |
| Disk write · repetition 3 | passed | write p50 latency | 13,173 µs |
| Disk write · repetition 3 | passed | write p95 latency | 14,615 µs |
| Disk write · repetition 3 | passed | write p99 latency | 20,840 µs |
| Disk read · repetition 3 | passed | read bandwidth | 3,601 MB/s |
| Disk read · repetition 3 | passed | read operations | 3,434 IOPS |
| Disk read · repetition 3 | passed | read p50 latency | 9,372 µs |
| Disk read · repetition 3 | passed | read p95 latency | 15,401 µs |
| Disk read · repetition 3 | passed | read p99 latency | 21,365 µs |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 3 | passed | write bandwidth | 216.5 MB/s |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 3 | passed | write operations | 52,854 IOPS |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 3 | passed | write p50 latency | 358.4 µs |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 3 | passed | write p95 latency | 1,012 µs |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 3 | passed | write p99 latency | 6,128 µs |
| Disk randread · repetition 3 | passed | read bandwidth | 294.4 MB/s |
| Disk randread · repetition 3 | passed | read operations | 71,874 IOPS |
| Disk randread · repetition 3 | passed | read p50 latency | 411.6 µs |
| Disk randread · repetition 3 | passed | read p95 latency | 684.0 µs |
| Disk randread · repetition 3 | passed | read p99 latency | 1,057 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | read bandwidth | 158.3 MB/s |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | read operations | 38,645 IOPS |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | read p50 latency | 460.8 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | read p95 latency | 2,023 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | read p99 latency | 3,752 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | write bandwidth | 67.9 MB/s |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | write operations | 16,568 IOPS |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | write p50 latency | 264.2 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | write p95 latency | 643.1 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | write p99 latency | 995.3 µs |
Network performance
| Workload / repetition | Outcome | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Controlled network endpoints · repetition 1 | skipped | No measured score | Not measured |
PostgreSQL performance
| Workload / repetition | Outcome | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 1 | passed | Transactions | 3,927 tx/s |
| PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 1 | passed | Average latency | 1.02 ms |
| PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 2 | passed | Transactions | 3,908 tx/s |
| PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 2 | passed | Average latency | 1.02 ms |
| PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 3 | passed | Transactions | 3,752 tx/s |
| PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 3 | passed | Average latency | 1.07 ms |
| PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 1 | passed | Transactions | 2,659 tx/s |
| PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 1 | passed | Average latency | 1.50 ms |
| PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 2 | passed | Transactions | 2,551 tx/s |
| PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 2 | passed | Average latency | 1.57 ms |
| PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 3 | passed | Transactions | 2,579 tx/s |
| PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 3 | passed | Average latency | 1.55 ms |
Consistency over time
| Workload / repetition | Outcome | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-hour consistency · repetition 1 | skipped | No measured score | Not measured |