Compare VPS Plans Sysbench Performance
This page compares the results of Sysbench tests run on the selected VPS plans. Fio file io test results are also included in this page for plans where it's available.
The Sysbench tests measure the raw performance of CPU, memory and disk of the VM for a short period of time.
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Plans
| Provider | Plan | Cost | Memory | Num CPU cores | Trial | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Lightsail | 1GB 2cores | $7.00 | 1.0GB | 2 | Dec 28 2022 | Sysbench Numbers |
| Amazon Lightsail | 4GB 2cores | $24.00 | 4.0GB | 2 | Aug 14 2022 | Sysbench Numbers |
| Amazon Lightsail | 8GB 2cores | $44.00 | 8.0GB | 2 | May 03 2024 | Sysbench Numbers |
| Amazon EC2 | c7g.medium | $27.74 | 2.0GB | 1 | Jun 30 2022 | Sysbench Numbers |
| Amazon EC2 | m5d.large (Off rankings) | $81.36 | 8.0GB | 2 | Aug 24 2022 | Sysbench Numbers |
| Amazon EC2 | m5d.xlarge (Off rankings) | $162.72 | 16.0GB | 4 | Aug 24 2022 | Sysbench Numbers |
| Amazon EC2 | m5d.2xlarge (Off rankings) | $325.44 | 32.0GB | 8 | Aug 24 2022 | Sysbench Numbers |
| Amazon EC2 | m6a.large | $65.12 | 8.0GB | 2 | Nov 06 2022 | Sysbench Numbers |
| Amazon EC2 | m7g.medium | $30.98 | 4.0GB | 1 | Jul 28 2023 | Sysbench Numbers |
| Amazon Lightsail | 2GB 2cores | $12.00 | 2.0GB | 2 | Oct 14 2023 | Sysbench Numbers |
| Amazon EC2 | m7a.medium | $43.33 | 4.0GB | 1 | Mar 18 2024 | Sysbench Numbers |
| Amazon EC2 | c7i.large | $71.06 | 4.0GB | 2 | Sep 10 2024 | Sysbench Numbers |
| Amazon EC2 | m7i.2xlarge | $293.90 | 32.0GB | 8 | Oct 28 2024 | Sysbench Numbers |
Sysbench Results
Learn how to read Sysbench test results
CPU Test
The cpu test is one of the most simple benchmarks in SysBench. In this mode each request consists in calculation of prime numbers up to a value specified by the --cpu-max-primes option. All calculations are performed using 64-bit integers. Each thread executes the requests concurrently until either the total number of requests or the total execution time exceed the limits specified with the common command line options.
CPU Intensive Operation Rate
Higher is better
cpu
Multithreaded
Sysbench File IO Tests
This test mode can be used to produce various kinds of file I/O workloads. At the prepare stage SysBench creates a specified number of files with a specified total size, then at the run stage, each thread performs specified I/O operations on this set of files.
Random Read/Write Rates
Read and Write tests are performed separately. Block size: 4k.
Higher is better
fileio
Random Read 4k,Random Write 4k
Combined Random Read+Write Rates
This is a combined test where reads and writes are performed at the same time. Block size: 4k.
Higher is better
fileio: Random Read-Write 4k
Read transfer rate, Write transfer rate
Sequential Read/Write Rates
Read and Write tests are performed separately. Block size: 128k.
Higher is better
fileio: Sequential Read 128k,Sequential Write 128k
Read transfer rate, Write transfer rate
Random Write Latencies
Only writes were performed during this test. Block size: 4k.
Lower is better
fileio: Random Write 4k
Average latency, P95 latency
Fio File IO tests
Combined Random Read+Write Rates
Read and Write tests are performed concurrently (50/50). Block size: 64k.
Higher is better
Fio random concurrent read-write test 64k block size
Read transfer rate, Write transfer rate
Memory Tests
Memory allocation and transfer speed.
Memory Read/Write Rates
Read and Write tests are performed separately.
Higher is better
memory
Read,Write
