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 thread612.4
- 2 threads1,213
Median of 3 passed runs of about 30 seconds per thread count.
gzip fixed corpus · compression input throughput 121.5 MiB/s · single run.
Memory bandwidth
sysbench 1.0.20 memory · sequential read and write operations.
- Read12,579
- Write11,150
- 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 | 3,939 MB/s | 12,386 µs |
| Sequential write | 2,634 MB/s | 17,957 µs |
| Random read | 78,513 IOPS | 585.7 µs |
| Random write | 50,313 IOPS | 1,499 µs |
| Random mix · read | 37,149 IOPS | 1,892 µs |
| Random mix · write | 15,927 IOPS | 839.7 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 · published internet speed observations.
No published internet speed test for this plan and region.
The original capped iperf path checks are retained as historical evidence under Evidence.
PostgreSQL performance
PostgreSQL 16.15 · pgbench · in-memory and storage-bound datasets.
| Dataset profile | Transactions / sec | Average latency | Passed runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| In memory | 3,570 | 1.12 ms | 3 of 3 passed |
| Storage-bound | 2,494 | 1.60 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 | 614.0 events/s | 12,579 MiB/s | 82,422 IOPS | 3,556 tx/s |
| 2 | 612.4 events/s | 12,838 MiB/s | 72,652 IOPS | 3,570 tx/s |
| 3 | 612.0 events/s | 12,338 MiB/s | 78,513 IOPS | 3,735 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 7642 48-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 | 8adf2c27b67bc93d53f23fcbd377d7be3afa2fb8c95689c46458580710329317 |
| Started | 2026-10-18T13:01:05.265Z |
| Finished | 2026-10-18T13:18:59.803Z |
| 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 | 614.0 events/s |
| CPU 2 thread(s) · repetition 1 | passed | Events per second | 1,211 events/s |
| CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 2 | passed | Events per second | 612.4 events/s |
| CPU 2 thread(s) · repetition 2 | passed | Events per second | 1,213 events/s |
| CPU 1 thread(s) · repetition 3 | passed | Events per second | 612.0 events/s |
| CPU 2 thread(s) · repetition 3 | passed | Events per second | 1,213 events/s |
| gzip fixed corpus · repetition 1 | passed | Compression input throughput | 121.5 MiB/s |
Memory bandwidth
| Workload / repetition | Outcome | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory read · repetition 1 | passed | Bandwidth | 12,579 MiB/s |
| Memory write · repetition 1 | passed | Bandwidth | 11,479 MiB/s |
| Memory read · repetition 2 | passed | Bandwidth | 12,838 MiB/s |
| Memory write · repetition 2 | passed | Bandwidth | 10,753 MiB/s |
| Memory read · repetition 3 | passed | Bandwidth | 12,338 MiB/s |
| Memory write · repetition 3 | passed | Bandwidth | 11,150 MiB/s |
Disk performance
| Workload / repetition | Outcome | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disk write · repetition 1 | passed | write bandwidth | 2,638 MB/s |
| Disk write · repetition 1 | passed | write operations | 2,516 IOPS |
| Disk write · repetition 1 | passed | write p50 latency | 12,386 µs |
| Disk write · repetition 1 | passed | write p95 latency | 17,957 µs |
| Disk write · repetition 1 | passed | write p99 latency | 22,675 µs |
| Disk read · repetition 1 | passed | read bandwidth | 3,939 MB/s |
| Disk read · repetition 1 | passed | read operations | 3,756 IOPS |
| Disk read · repetition 1 | passed | read p50 latency | 8,028 µs |
| Disk read · repetition 1 | passed | read p95 latency | 12,780 µs |
| Disk read · repetition 1 | passed | read p99 latency | 17,695 µs |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 1 | passed | write bandwidth | 209.7 MB/s |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 1 | passed | write operations | 51,206 IOPS |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 1 | passed | write p50 latency | 358.4 µs |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 1 | passed | write p95 latency | 1,450 µs |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 1 | passed | write p99 latency | 4,358 µs |
| Disk randread · repetition 1 | passed | read bandwidth | 337.6 MB/s |
| Disk randread · repetition 1 | passed | read operations | 82,422 IOPS |
| Disk randread · repetition 1 | passed | read p50 latency | 366.6 µs |
| Disk randread · repetition 1 | passed | read p95 latency | 553.0 µs |
| Disk randread · repetition 1 | passed | read p99 latency | 692.2 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | read bandwidth | 161.1 MB/s |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | read operations | 39,342 IOPS |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | read p50 latency | 436.2 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | read p95 latency | 1,892 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | read p99 latency | 4,047 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | write bandwidth | 69.1 MB/s |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | write operations | 16,868 IOPS |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | write p50 latency | 268.3 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | write p95 latency | 798.7 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 1 | passed | write p99 latency | 1,401 µs |
| Disk write · repetition 2 | passed | write bandwidth | 2,634 MB/s |
| Disk write · repetition 2 | passed | write operations | 2,512 IOPS |
| Disk write · repetition 2 | passed | write p50 latency | 12,386 µs |
| Disk write · repetition 2 | passed | write p95 latency | 17,957 µs |
| Disk write · repetition 2 | passed | write p99 latency | 22,413 µs |
| Disk read · repetition 2 | passed | read bandwidth | 3,930 MB/s |
| Disk read · repetition 2 | passed | read operations | 3,748 IOPS |
| Disk read · repetition 2 | passed | read p50 latency | 8,028 µs |
| Disk read · repetition 2 | passed | read p95 latency | 12,386 µs |
| Disk read · repetition 2 | passed | read p99 latency | 16,187 µs |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 2 | passed | write bandwidth | 206.1 MB/s |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 2 | passed | write operations | 50,313 IOPS |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 2 | passed | write p50 latency | 370.7 µs |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 2 | passed | write p95 latency | 1,499 µs |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 2 | passed | write p99 latency | 4,178 µs |
| Disk randread · repetition 2 | passed | read bandwidth | 297.6 MB/s |
| Disk randread · repetition 2 | passed | read operations | 72,652 IOPS |
| Disk randread · repetition 2 | passed | read p50 latency | 419.8 µs |
| Disk randread · repetition 2 | passed | read p95 latency | 618.5 µs |
| Disk randread · repetition 2 | passed | read p99 latency | 774.1 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | read bandwidth | 99.6 MB/s |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | read operations | 24,307 IOPS |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | read p50 latency | 497.7 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | read p95 latency | 4,489 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | read p99 latency | 8,847 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | write bandwidth | 42.7 MB/s |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | write operations | 10,421 IOPS |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | write p50 latency | 297.0 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | write p95 latency | 1,253 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 2 | passed | write p99 latency | 3,097 µs |
| Disk write · repetition 3 | passed | write bandwidth | 2,617 MB/s |
| Disk write · repetition 3 | passed | write operations | 2,495 IOPS |
| Disk write · repetition 3 | passed | write p50 latency | 12,517 µs |
| Disk write · repetition 3 | passed | write p95 latency | 17,957 µs |
| Disk write · repetition 3 | passed | write p99 latency | 23,200 µs |
| Disk read · repetition 3 | passed | read bandwidth | 3,944 MB/s |
| Disk read · repetition 3 | passed | read operations | 3,762 IOPS |
| Disk read · repetition 3 | passed | read p50 latency | 8,028 µs |
| Disk read · repetition 3 | passed | read p95 latency | 12,255 µs |
| Disk read · repetition 3 | passed | read p99 latency | 15,532 µs |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 3 | passed | write bandwidth | 202.8 MB/s |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 3 | passed | write operations | 49,519 IOPS |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 3 | passed | write p50 latency | 383.0 µs |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 3 | passed | write p95 latency | 1,548 µs |
| Disk randwrite · repetition 3 | passed | write p99 latency | 3,883 µs |
| Disk randread · repetition 3 | passed | read bandwidth | 321.6 MB/s |
| Disk randread · repetition 3 | passed | read operations | 78,513 IOPS |
| Disk randread · repetition 3 | passed | read p50 latency | 387.1 µs |
| Disk randread · repetition 3 | passed | read p95 latency | 585.7 µs |
| Disk randread · repetition 3 | passed | read p99 latency | 716.8 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | read bandwidth | 152.2 MB/s |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | read operations | 37,149 IOPS |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | read p50 latency | 481.3 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | read p95 latency | 1,860 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | read p99 latency | 4,014 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | write bandwidth | 65.2 MB/s |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | write operations | 15,927 IOPS |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | write p50 latency | 309.2 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | write p95 latency | 839.7 µs |
| Disk randrw · repetition 3 | passed | write p99 latency | 1,434 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 | 3,556 tx/s |
| PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 1 | passed | Average latency | 1.12 ms |
| PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 2 | passed | Transactions | 3,570 tx/s |
| PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 2 | passed | Average latency | 1.12 ms |
| PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 3 | passed | Transactions | 3,735 tx/s |
| PostgreSQL memory dataset · repetition 3 | passed | Average latency | 1.07 ms |
| PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 1 | passed | Transactions | 2,494 tx/s |
| PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 1 | passed | Average latency | 1.60 ms |
| PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 2 | passed | Transactions | 2,402 tx/s |
| PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 2 | passed | Average latency | 1.66 ms |
| PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 3 | passed | Transactions | 2,500 tx/s |
| PostgreSQL storage dataset · repetition 3 | passed | Average latency | 1.60 ms |
Consistency over time
| Workload / repetition | Outcome | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-hour consistency · repetition 1 | skipped | No measured score | Not measured |