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Vultr Hawaii 1vCPU 1GB VPS Benchmark: Exceptional Disk I/O & US Network Speeds – Ideal for Lightweight Hosting

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Vultr Hawaii 1vCPU 1GB VPS Benchmark: Exceptional Disk I/O & US Network Speeds – Ideal for Lightweight Hosting

📋 VPS Benchmark Review: Vultr Hawaii 1vCPU VPS

Overview:
Vultr is a well-established cloud hosting provider known for its global presence, flexible pricing, and developer-friendly environment. In this test, we evaluated one of Vultr’s entry-level VPS instances located in Honolulu, Hawaii, equipped with 1 vCPU, 1.7GB RAM, and 23.4GB Disk running on AlmaLinux 8.10.

⚙️ Benchmark Analysis (via YABS.sh)

🧠 CPU & System:

  • Processor: AMD EPYC-Rome
  • Cores: 1 @ 1996 MHz
  • AES-NI: Enabled ✅
  • Virtualization: No nested virtualization (VM-x/AMD-V ❌)
  • RAM: 1.7 GiB with 2.3 GiB Swap
  • OS: AlmaLinux 8.10
  • Kernel: 4.18.x

💾 Disk I/O Performance:
This VPS excelled in disk performance across all block sizes, especially for an entry-tier plan:

  • 4K Block: 431 MB/s total
  • 64K Block: 3.10 GB/s total
  • 512K Block: 3.19 GB/s total
  • 1M Block: 3.65 GB/s total
    ✅ Perfect for read/write-heavy applications or databases.

🌐 Network Speed Test (IPv4):
Measured via iperf3, the VPS shows outstanding outbound speeds, especially in US regions:

  • US (LA): 3.66 Gbps send / 1.40 Gbps receive / 45ms latency
  • US (NYC): 4.56 Gbps send / 1.23 Gbps receive
  • Europe (UK): 977 Mbps send / 480 Mbps receive
  • Asia (Singapore): 1.82 Gbps send / 1.58 Gbps receive
  • South America (Brazil): 2.41 Gbps send / 656 Mbps receive
    ✔️ Great outbound speeds — perfect for CDN nodes, proxies, or light media servers.

This Vultr Hawaii 1vCPU VPS punches above its weight, especially with its blazing-fast disk I/O and excellent global network throughput. While it lacks nested virtualization, it still offers plenty of performance for:

  • Lightweight web servers (WordPress, Ghost, Hugo)
  • Proxy/VPN nodes
  • Static file/CDN edge nodes
  • Self-hosted tools (Uptime Kuma, Nginx, analytics)

⭐ Overall Rating: 8.8/10

A solid performer with reliable storage, bandwidth, and CPU for its price range. For devs, testers, or webmasters targeting US-Pacific or Asia traffic — this is a smart pick.

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