Question
Does Linux distribution influence network speed?
Hi guys,
Just find something interesting.
Today, when I use Centos5 x86, I did a network speed test by :
wget --no-check-certificate freevps.us/downloads/bench.sh -O - -o /dev/null | bash
then get result for 4.5 mb/s from cachefly and other locations around 2-3 mb/s.
When I change to Centos6 x86 and Detian8 X86, doing the same thing , then result become 22 mb/s from cachefly and other locations around 5-8 mb/s. Just 5 times more.
Centos5 picture
Centos6 picutre
Debian8 picture
i didn’t test on Ubuntu.
What’s wrong here? Just curious… Is this a issue related to OS or just DO template problem or anything else?
My vps current in Singapore, all systems are tested serval times with clean install.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
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Did you rebuild the existing droplet for each of these tests or did you create a fresh droplet for each? A fresh droplet would likely be located on a different physical hypervisor which would be under differing load. In any case you should be able to see better than 4-5mbps so i would recommend opening a ticket with our support team if you continue to see this so they can investigate further.
I didn’t do a fresh install in another location, as I would like to keep my current IP, But I do test this several times by reinstalling from image.