CloudLinux Hardware Test

- Which PHP handler/web server has better performance?
- What is the comparative performance of mod_lsapi vs. PHP-FPM?
- Which processor is a better choice today?
To answer all these questions and to provide comprehensive results, we’ve organized in-depth server web hosting tests. It was a joint effort with Estonia-based DIAWAY, who provided the test servers as well as their analysis of the costs and PDU-level power consumption.

Our goal was to benchmark select server configurations with popular core counts, fitting within a certain price range, recreating a shared hosting environment. We have simulated typical numbers of processed PHP requests per second to identify the most optimal configurations.

We also wanted to see how single-socket AMD-based servers fare vs. common dual-processor platforms. It took us several weeks to test an array of select HW/SW combinations, with different PHP versions, web servers, and CPUs.

DIAWAY is the premier builder of infrastructure solutions for ISVs. Headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia, DIAWAY operates globally and develops its partnerships and solutions across the globe for lower TCO and higher performance.

DIAWAY’s pioneered Techonomics, a holistic approach to IT, a forecasting strategy that considers all the requirements and outcomes a business requires — financial, strategic and technical — so you implement the right solution, every single time.

Customized, cost-effective data solutions have been deployed in more than 40 countries worldwide with primary markets being the USA and Western Europe.

AMD vs Intel-based web servers

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