How about smarthost? Simple evaluation of VPS in Kansas City (Missouri - USA) data center to unlock TikTok/Netflix

How about smarthost? How about the VPS of smarthost Kansas computer room? Smarthost has deployed its own VPS (cloud server) business in Kansas City, Missouri, which has relatively superior geographical attributes for the entire United States and even North and South America. This article will take you to take a brief look at the actual measurement of smarthost's Kansas City vps, and judge whether it is suitable for your business. Let's take a look at the data together. The evaluation is for reference only.

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The CPU used is e5-4640, with a main frequency of 2.4GHz. Generally, this kind of U is a 4-way group in most cases and should be used by big hens. The webmaster has enabled BBR. It seems that the server is in NOCIX and the IP belongs to Kansas City, Missouri. The current hard disk I/O is roughly 337MB/S:

FIO tests hard disk read and write, the approximate data is as follows:

To test how much uplink and downlink bandwidth the VPS can run in the three-network environment of mainland China, the nodes of speedtest.net in mainland China are used. The approximate data is as follows:

For the same test, we focus on the effect of the backbone network explosion period during the evening peak:

Continue to run speedtest to see the effects of some international nodes:

Continue, speedtest the effects of some nodes in Asia:

Test iperf3, several European and American nodes, general situation:

It is still iperf3, but it has been switched to an IPv6 environment. Take a look at the situation of these European and American nodes:

Files stored on VPS, Guangzhou Telecom home bandwidth, download speed:

For comparison, look at the direct download speed during the evening peak period:

Evening peak, Hubei Shiyan Telecom download speed:

Evening peak, Sichuan Meishan China Unicom, download speed:

Latency test data of multiple nodes of the three networks in mainland China:

Outbound journey from China Telecom: Directly to China Telecom’s San Jose node and then transfer to cogent to go to Kansas City

China Unicom's outbound journey: Directly connect to China Unicom's San Jose node and then transfer to cogent to go to Kansas City

Mobile outbound journey: directly connect to the mobile San Jose node and then transfer to cogent to go to Kansas City

Return: Take cogent to sail from San Jose to the telecommunications backbone

China Unicom return trip: take cogent from San Jose to the backbone of China Unicom

Mobile return:

Beijing/Shanghai direction: take cogent from Los Angeles/San Jose to connect with the mobile backbone

Guangzhou direction: take cogent to Los Angeles, and then return directly from the mobile Los Angeles node

tiktok streaming test: United States, OK

Some cross-regional streaming media unlocking tests: Netflix can also handle it

Some North American streaming media unlocking tests:

VPS performance test, approximate data:

A rough summary:

At present, VPS performance is relatively weak, but in fact, for general purposes, there is no need to worry at all, just use it;

As for the network, the outbound journeys of the three networks are directly connected to the West Coast node and then transferred to cogent;

On the return journey, everyone can just think that this is a VPS using the cogent international route.

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