AI-assisted review
Instance benchmark

DigitalOcean
s-2vcpu-4gb

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

2 vCPU3.8 GiB RAMlon1x86_64
Tested 17 Oct 2026 · One deployment · pilot profileUbuntu 24.04.5 LTS · Methodology pilot-1

Within-run medians of passed repetitions. Some workloads are incomplete. One recorded test window; limitations and review details below.

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CPU performance

sysbench prime workload · recorded thread counts.

321.61events/s
1 threads
626.69events/s
2 threads
Events / sec
  • 1 threads
    321.61
  • 2 threads
    626.69

Within-run medians; thread counts retain their recorded allocation.

Compression · 160.759 MiB/s · passed

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Memory bandwidth

Sequential read and write · recorded sysbench workload.

Read5,610.86 MiB/s
Write5,828.7 MiB/s
Throughput (MiB/s)
  • Read
    5,610.86
  • Write
    5,828.7

Memory copy was not measured.

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Disk performance

fio · direct I/O · recorded sequential and random workloads.

WorkloadRead bandwidthWrite bandwidthRead IOPSWrite IOPSRead p95Write p95
writeNot measured839.07 MB/sNot measured800.2 IOPSNot measured68,681.728 us
read4,099.433 MB/sNot measured3,909.524 IOPSNot measured10,682.368 usNot measured
randwriteNot measured178.173 MB/sNot measured43,499.317 IOPSNot measured1,220.608 us
randread239.597 MB/sNot measured58,495.417 IOPSNot measured823.296 usNot measured
randrw134.267 MB/s57.565 MB/s32,779.907 IOPS14,054.032 IOPS1,138.688 us1,171.456 us

Read, write and mixed workloads are recorded separately. These are medians of measured repetitions.

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Network performance

Source: lon1 · controlled London endpoints.

DestinationDownload (receiver)Upload (receiver)Round-trip mean
London endpoint 1100.125 Mbit/s100.147 Mbit/s0.682 ms
London endpoint 2100.121 Mbit/s100.088 Mbit/s3.025 ms

100 Mbit/s rate setting · requested 64 MiB per direction; actual bytes can exceed the target. These routes do not measure maximum link capacity. Jitter and packet-loss scores are not inferred.

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PostgreSQL performance

pgbench · recorded memory and storage dataset profiles.

Dataset profileTransactions / secAverage latency
memory1,479.055 transactions/s2.701 ms
storage1,246.343 transactions/s3.205 ms

Within-run medians. PostgreSQL latency percentiles were not measured.

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Consistency over time

Recorded outcomes only; no synthetic time-series.

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

This pilot does not establish 24-hour consistency or long-term reliability.

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Inspect the evidence.

Recorded environment, reviewed measurements, and versioned source.

OSUbuntu 24.04.5 LTS
Architecturex86_64
Methodpilot-1
Deployments1
Window1274 seconds

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
Regionlon1 · 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
Started2026-10-17T11:41:52.064Z
Finished2026-10-17T12:03:05.726Z
Execution statuscompleted
Every measured repetition and outcome

CPU performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 1passedEvents per second358.45 events/s
CPU 2 thread(s) · repetition 1passedEvents per second639.32 events/s
CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 2passedEvents per second321.61 events/s
CPU 2 thread(s) · repetition 2passedEvents per second531.03 events/s
CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 3passedEvents per second319.7 events/s
CPU 2 thread(s) · repetition 3passedEvents per second626.69 events/s
gzip fixed corpus · repetition 1passedCompression input throughput160.759 MiB/s

Memory bandwidth

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
Memory read · repetition 1passedBandwidth5,610.86 MiB/s
Memory write · repetition 1passedBandwidth5,828.7 MiB/s
Memory read · repetition 2passedBandwidth5,484.19 MiB/s
Memory write · repetition 2passedBandwidth5,526.3 MiB/s
Memory read · repetition 3passedBandwidth5,686.74 MiB/s
Memory write · repetition 3passedBandwidth5,923.04 MiB/s

Disk performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite bandwidth785.227 MB/s
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite operations748.851 IOPS
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite p50 latency42,205.184 us
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite p95 latency71,827.456 us
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite p99 latency87,556.096 us
Disk read · repetition 1passedread bandwidth4,087.493 MB/s
Disk read · repetition 1passedread operations3,898.137 IOPS
Disk read · repetition 1passedread p50 latency7,700.48 us
Disk read · repetition 1passedread p95 latency11,075.584 us
Disk read · repetition 1passedread p99 latency19,791.872 us
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite bandwidth139.711 MB/s
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite operations34,109.196 IOPS
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite p50 latency782.336 us
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite p95 latency1,843.2 us
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite p99 latency4,014.08 us
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread bandwidth239.597 MB/s
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread operations58,495.417 IOPS
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread p50 latency501.76 us
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread p95 latency823.296 us
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread p99 latency1,843.2 us
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread bandwidth134.267 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread operations32,779.907 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread p50 latency626.688 us
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread p95 latency1,138.688 us
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread p99 latency1,925.12 us
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite bandwidth57.565 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite operations14,054.032 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite p50 latency602.112 us
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite p95 latency1,171.456 us
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite p99 latency2,039.808 us
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite bandwidth839.07 MB/s
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite operations800.2 IOPS
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite p50 latency38,535.168 us
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite p95 latency68,681.728 us
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite p99 latency89,653.248 us
Disk read · repetition 2passedread bandwidth4,099.433 MB/s
Disk read · repetition 2passedread operations3,909.524 IOPS
Disk read · repetition 2passedread p50 latency7,766.016 us
Disk read · repetition 2passedread p95 latency10,682.368 us
Disk read · repetition 2passedread p99 latency17,956.864 us
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite bandwidth178.173 MB/s
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite operations43,499.317 IOPS
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite p50 latency675.84 us
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite p95 latency1,204.224 us
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite p99 latency1,941.504 us
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread bandwidth205.417 MB/s
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread operations50,150.728 IOPS
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread p50 latency544.768 us
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread p95 latency1,138.688 us
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread p99 latency2,375.68 us
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread bandwidth154.837 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread operations37,801.907 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread p50 latency536.576 us
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread p95 latency954.368 us
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread p99 latency1,482.752 us
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite bandwidth66.386 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite operations16,207.593 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite p50 latency528.384 us
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite p95 latency978.944 us
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite p99 latency1,581.056 us
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite bandwidth1,045.292 MB/s
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite operations996.868 IOPS
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite p50 latency28,180.48 us
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite p95 latency61,603.84 us
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite p99 latency78,118.912 us
Disk read · repetition 3passedread bandwidth4,154.643 MB/s
Disk read · repetition 3passedread operations3,962.177 IOPS
Disk read · repetition 3passedread p50 latency7,634.944 us
Disk read · repetition 3passedread p95 latency10,289.152 us
Disk read · repetition 3passedread p99 latency16,711.68 us
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite bandwidth184.829 MB/s
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite operations45,124.263 IOPS
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite p50 latency634.88 us
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite p95 latency1,220.608 us
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite p99 latency1,990.656 us
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread bandwidth263.111 MB/s
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread operations64,236.159 IOPS
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread p50 latency452.608 us
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread p95 latency741.376 us
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread p99 latency1,433.6 us
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread bandwidth127.577 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread operations31,146.69 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread p50 latency618.496 us
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread p95 latency1,220.608 us
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread p99 latency2,441.216 us
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite bandwidth54.714 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite operations13,358.009 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite p50 latency602.112 us
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite p95 latency1,318.912 us
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite p99 latency2,605.056 us

Network performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
Network upload endpoint 1 · repetition 1passedSender throughput100.154 Mbit/s
Network upload endpoint 1 · repetition 1passedReceiver throughput100.147 Mbit/s
Network download endpoint 1 · repetition 1passedSender throughput100.114 Mbit/s
Network download endpoint 1 · repetition 1passedReceiver throughput100.125 Mbit/s
Latency endpoint 1 · repetition 1passedRound-trip mean0.682 ms
Network upload endpoint 2 · repetition 1passedSender throughput100.155 Mbit/s
Network upload endpoint 2 · repetition 1passedReceiver throughput100.088 Mbit/s
Network download endpoint 2 · repetition 1passedSender throughput100.041 Mbit/s
Network download endpoint 2 · repetition 1passedReceiver throughput100.121 Mbit/s
Latency endpoint 2 · repetition 1passedRound-trip mean3.025 ms

PostgreSQL performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 1passedTransactions1,379.777 transactions/s
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 1passedAverage latency2.895 ms
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 2passedTransactions1,655.238 transactions/s
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 2passedAverage latency2.413 ms
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 3passedTransactions1,479.055 transactions/s
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 3passedAverage latency2.701 ms
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 1passedTransactions1,246.343 transactions/s
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 1passedAverage latency3.205 ms
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 2passedTransactions1,166.77 transactions/s
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 2passedAverage latency3.424 ms
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 3passedTransactions1,265.275 transactions/s
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 3passedAverage latency3.158 ms

Consistency over time

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

One deployment during its recorded test window. Raw intake logs remain private; the JSON download contains the reviewed, sanitized snapshot.