vps.Bitcable <-- Click! Bitcable Virtual Private Servers! That's right, and they're AWESOME. We're releasing our brand new, SolusVM powered, fully virtualized KVM virtual private servers. With our KVM servers, you can forget about other servers bringing you down, since each VPS will be completely isolated. Here's our introductory offer: Sign up using the coupon code kvmkvmkvm and we'll take of 50% off your first invoice. Enough talk, what are the plans? Tera -- $8.00 / mo $4.00! 2 cores 256 MB RAM 150 GB Premium Bandwidth 12 GB RAID 10 Disk Space 1 IP address Your choice of OS Peta -- $16.00 / mo $8.00! 4 cores 512 MB RAM 300 GB Premium Bandwidth 25 GB RAID 10 Disk Space 1 IP address Your choice of OS Exa -- $32.00 / mo $16.00! 8 cores 1024 MB RAM 600 GB Premium Bandwidth 50 GB RAID 10 Disk Space 1 IP address Your choice of OS Extra IP: $2 / mo Let's see a benchmark! This is with our Tera (256 MB RAM, 2 core) plan: Benchmark Run: Tue Jun 14 2011 21:14:35 - 21:42:44 2 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests Dhrystone 2 using register variables 37580554.3 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Double-Precision Whetstone 4127.7 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples) Execl Throughput 3820.9 lps (29.8 s, 2 samples) File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 1168412.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 308792.8 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 2625874.8 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) Pipe Throughput 2425573.2 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Pipe-based Context Switching 333651.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Process Creation 3954.0 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples) Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 3168.9 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples) Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 1266.7 lpm (60.1 s, 2 samples) System Call Overhead 4134044.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 37580554.3 3220.3 Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 4127.7 750.5 Execl Throughput 43.0 3820.9 888.6 File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 1168412.0 2950.5 File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 308792.8 1865.8 File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 2625874.8 4527.4 Pipe Throughput 12440.0 2425573.2 1949.8 Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 333651.8 834.1 Process Creation 126.0 3954.0 313.8 Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 3168.9 747.4 Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 1266.7 2111.2 System Call Overhead 15000.0 4134044.7 2756.0 ======== System Benchmarks Index Score 1489.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Benchmark Run: Tue Jun 14 2011 21:42:44 - 22:10:54 2 CPUs in system; running 2 parallel copies of tests Dhrystone 2 using register variables 74784645.4 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Double-Precision Whetstone 8194.4 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples) Execl Throughput 7510.5 lps (29.9 s, 2 samples) File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 1301056.3 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 349674.5 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 3205373.3 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) Pipe Throughput 4719949.4 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Pipe-based Context Switching 627721.9 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Process Creation 21764.9 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples) Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 10034.3 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples) Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 1303.2 lpm (60.1 s, 2 samples) System Call Overhead 6532730.3 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 74784645.4 6408.3 Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 8194.4 1489.9 Execl Throughput 43.0 7510.5 1746.6 File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 1301056.3 3285.5 File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 349674.5 2112.8 File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 3205373.3 5526.5 Pipe Throughput 12440.0 4719949.4 3794.2 Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 627721.9 1569.3 Process Creation 126.0 21764.9 1727.4 Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 10034.3 2366.6 Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 1303.2 2172.0 System Call Overhead 15000.0 6532730.3 4355.2 ======== System Benchmarks Index Score 2695.8 Code (markup): Premium bandwidth? 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