🟩Latest🟩RackSmart Hong Kong Data Center International BGP Line Detailed Review

This article is a review and data sharing about raksmart's Hong Kong datacenter international BGP line. How is raksmart's Hong Kong server? How is raksmart's Hong Kong datacenter international BGP line? Why is there such a huge price difference between Hong Kong international BGP lines and mainland-optimized/premium network lines? Are Hong Kong international BGP lines poor and unsuitable for mainland users? For some beginners, they may indeed not understand Hong Kong international BGP lines, not knowing the actual routing paths to mainland China, and not knowing the actual connection speeds with mainland China's three major networks. This review brings you detailed test data to clearly show whether this international BGP is suitable for your selection.

Official Website: https://www.raksmart.com

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Default: 50Mbps bandwidth, unlimited traffic, comes with one IPv4;

Extended Features: Bandwidth options include "International BGP, Mainland Optimized, Premium Network", up to 1Gbps dedicated; IPv4: Single IP with up to 40Gbps DDoS protection, maximum of 32 C-segments available

CPU	RAM	Storage	Price (~USD)	Purchase
E3-1230	16G	1T HDD	~$14	Link
E5-2630L	16G	1T HDD	~$17	Link
2*E5-2630L	32G	1T HDD	~$20	Link
2*E5-2650	32G	1T HDD	~$21	Link
2*E5-2680	32G	1T HDD	~$21	Link
2*E5-2683v4	64G	1T SSD	~$31	Link
2*E5-2696v4	64G	1T SSD	~$37	Link
2*E5-2698v4	64G	1T SSD	~$38	Link
2*Gold-6133	64G	1T NVMe	~$46	Link
2*Platinum-8168	64G	1T NVMe	~$67	Link

The test machine is a dual E5-2683v4 (32 cores, 64 threads, base frequency 2.1GHz, boost frequency 3.0GHz), with HDD storage, no IPv6 support, on raksmart's own network, located in Hong Kong, with current I/O around 164MB/S:

FIO data read/write test shows a significant difference compared to SSD:

SpeedTest international test results from some Asian nodes:

SpeedTest results from some global nodes:

IPERF3 test results from several international nodes:

Streaming service unlock test results:

Server performance test results:

Summary:

Server performance depends on the machine configuration you purchase. Since these are dedicated resources, this won't be discussed further.

Network-wise, this Hong Kong international BGP line is most suitable for China Mobile users, followed by China Unicom users, and least suitable for China Telecom users.