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DigitalOcean c-4

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4 vCPU7.8 GiB RAMx86_64Bangalore, IN$84.00 / month
Published report · 17 Oct 2026 · One deployment · 22 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 4 vCPUs.

433.8events/s
Single thread
1,354events/s
All 4 vCPUs
Events / sec
  • 1 thread
    433.8
  • 4 threads
    1,354

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

gzip fixed corpus · compression input throughput 207.0 MiB/s · single run.

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Memory bandwidth

sysbench 1.0.20 memory · sequential read and write operations.

Read7,333 MiB/s
Write7,639 MiB/s
CopyNot measured
Throughput (MiB/s)
  • Read
    7,333
  • Write
    7,639
  • 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 read7,828 MB/s5,865 µs
Sequential write1,660 MB/s34,865 µs
Random read132,766 IOPS325.6 µs
Random write114,059 IOPS407.6 µs
Random mix · read82,693 IOPS391.2 µs
Random mix · write35,456 IOPS350.2 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: Bangalore, IN · LibreSpeed CLI 1.0.14 · public HTTPS destinations.

DestinationDownloadUploadHTTP latencyHTTP jitterLoss
Frankfurt, Germany (Clouvider)
17/10/2026, 18:15:56 UTC · Separate VM network-only run · View reviewed run
168.6 Mbit/s140.8 Mbit/s133.4 ms0.10 msNot measured
New York, United States (2) (Clouvider)
17/10/2026, 18:15:56 UTC · Separate VM network-only run · View reviewed run
296.7 Mbit/s91.0 Mbit/s214.4 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 memory4,1280.97 ms3 of 3 passed
Storage-bound3,3691.19 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
1434.8 events/s7,347 MiB/s132,766 IOPS4,128 tx/s
2432.6 events/s7,309 MiB/s133,559 IOPS4,124 tx/s
3433.8 events/s7,333 MiB/s131,845 IOPS4,183 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
Window22 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 22 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.
Environment and configuration
Recorded fieldValue
ProviderDigitalOcean · detected
RegionBangalore, IN (blr1) · detected
Planc-4 · supplied
List price$84.00 / month · $0.125 / hour. List price on 17 Oct 2026, USD before tax. Source: DigitalOcean size catalog (API).
CPUIntel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8280 CPU @ 2.70GHz
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 hash6343f908ae4f28eb98c261e9c277ed8d7bccaa18952b055d068e1da42f499ab9
Started2026-10-17T12:38:54.159Z
Finished2026-10-17T13:00:37.652Z
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/s97.6 Mbit/s129.2 ms——
London endpoint 299.9 Mbit/s97.2 Mbit/s140.7 ms——
Every measured repetition and outcome

CPU performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 1passedEvents per second434.8 events/s
CPU 4 thread(s) · repetition 1passedEvents per second1,354 events/s
CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 2passedEvents per second432.6 events/s
CPU 4 thread(s) · repetition 2passedEvents per second1,358 events/s
CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 3passedEvents per second433.8 events/s
CPU 4 thread(s) · repetition 3passedEvents per second1,351 events/s
gzip fixed corpus · repetition 1passedCompression input throughput207.0 MiB/s

Memory bandwidth

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
Memory read · repetition 1passedBandwidth7,347 MiB/s
Memory write · repetition 1passedBandwidth7,670 MiB/s
Memory read · repetition 2passedBandwidth7,309 MiB/s
Memory write · repetition 2passedBandwidth7,564 MiB/s
Memory read · repetition 3passedBandwidth7,333 MiB/s
Memory write · repetition 3passedBandwidth7,639 MiB/s

Disk performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite bandwidth1,646 MB/s
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite operations1,570 IOPS
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite p50 latency18,481 µs
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite p95 latency34,865 µs
Disk write · repetition 1passedwrite p99 latency45,351 µs
Disk read · repetition 1passedread bandwidth7,134 MB/s
Disk read · repetition 1passedread operations6,804 IOPS
Disk read · repetition 1passedread p50 latency4,358 µs
Disk read · repetition 1passedread p95 latency7,373 µs
Disk read · repetition 1passedread p99 latency11,731 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite bandwidth469.1 MB/s
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite operations114,527 IOPS
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite p50 latency276.5 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite p95 latency403.5 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 1passedwrite p99 latency489.5 µs
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread bandwidth543.8 MB/s
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread operations132,766 IOPS
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread p50 latency230.4 µs
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread p95 latency325.6 µs
Disk randread · repetition 1passedread p99 latency395.3 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread bandwidth338.6 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread operations82,671 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread p50 latency276.5 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread p95 latency391.2 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedread p99 latency481.3 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite bandwidth145.2 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite operations35,447 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite p50 latency224.3 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite p95 latency350.2 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 1passedwrite p99 latency501.8 µs
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite bandwidth1,660 MB/s
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite operations1,583 IOPS
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite p50 latency18,219 µs
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite p95 latency35,389 µs
Disk write · repetition 2passedwrite p99 latency45,875 µs
Disk read · repetition 2passedread bandwidth7,828 MB/s
Disk read · repetition 2passedread operations7,466 IOPS
Disk read · repetition 2passedread p50 latency4,112 µs
Disk read · repetition 2passedread p95 latency5,865 µs
Disk read · repetition 2passedread p99 latency8,847 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite bandwidth467.2 MB/s
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite operations114,059 IOPS
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite p50 latency276.5 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite p95 latency407.6 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 2passedwrite p99 latency501.8 µs
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread bandwidth547.1 MB/s
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread operations133,559 IOPS
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread p50 latency230.4 µs
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread p95 latency321.5 µs
Disk randread · repetition 2passedread p99 latency387.1 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread bandwidth340.7 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread operations83,190 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread p50 latency272.4 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread p95 latency387.1 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedread p99 latency481.3 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite bandwidth146.1 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite operations35,666 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite p50 latency222.2 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite p95 latency346.1 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 2passedwrite p99 latency481.3 µs
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite bandwidth1,668 MB/s
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite operations1,591 IOPS
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite p50 latency18,219 µs
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite p95 latency34,341 µs
Disk write · repetition 3passedwrite p99 latency44,827 µs
Disk read · repetition 3passedread bandwidth8,121 MB/s
Disk read · repetition 3passedread operations7,745 IOPS
Disk read · repetition 3passedread p50 latency3,883 µs
Disk read · repetition 3passedread p95 latency5,669 µs
Disk read · repetition 3passedread p99 latency11,338 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite bandwidth462.9 MB/s
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite operations113,004 IOPS
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite p50 latency276.5 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite p95 latency411.6 µs
Disk randwrite · repetition 3passedwrite p99 latency514.0 µs
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread bandwidth540.0 MB/s
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread operations131,845 IOPS
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread p50 latency232.4 µs
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread p95 latency329.7 µs
Disk randread · repetition 3passedread p99 latency399.4 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread bandwidth338.7 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread operations82,693 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread p50 latency276.5 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread p95 latency395.3 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedread p99 latency485.4 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite bandwidth145.2 MB/s
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite operations35,456 IOPS
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite p50 latency224.3 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite p95 latency350.2 µs
Disk randrw · repetition 3passedwrite p99 latency473.1 µs

Network performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
Network upload endpoint 1 · repetition 1passedSender throughput100.2 Mbit/s
Network upload endpoint 1 · repetition 1passedReceiver throughput97.6 Mbit/s
Network download endpoint 1 · repetition 1passedSender throughput100.0 Mbit/s
Network download endpoint 1 · repetition 1passedReceiver throughput99.9 Mbit/s
Latency endpoint 1 · repetition 1passedRound-trip mean129.2 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 throughput100.1 Mbit/s
Network download endpoint 2 · repetition 1passedReceiver throughput99.9 Mbit/s
Latency endpoint 2 · repetition 1passedRound-trip mean140.7 ms

PostgreSQL performance

Workload / repetitionOutcomeMetricValue
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 1passedTransactions4,128 tx/s
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 1passedAverage latency0.97 ms
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 2passedTransactions4,124 tx/s
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 2passedAverage latency0.97 ms
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 3passedTransactions4,183 tx/s
PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 3passedAverage latency0.95 ms
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 1passedTransactions3,464 tx/s
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 1passedAverage latency1.15 ms
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 2passedTransactions3,369 tx/s
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 2passedAverage latency1.19 ms
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 3passedTransactions3,359 tx/s
PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 3passedAverage latency1.19 ms

Consistency over time

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