Linux Compute vServer / VPS

A Compute vServer is a virtual server that is specially designed for high computing power (single core performance / CPU power). It is suitable for demanding tasks such as data processing, AI/ML workloads, gaming servers or software development. The Compute vServers from IP-Projects are equipped with the latest Ryzen CPUs from AMD to guarantee maximum performance. CPU threads are dedicated per vServer and not shared with other vServers on the same host.

Admittedly, other CPUs such as AMD Threadripper or AMD EPYC offer significantly more cores/threads and would therefore enable significantly more virtual machines per host. However, we are of the opinion that the single thread performance should also be right for a Compute vServer. That's why we chose the Ryzen 9 9950X. With its 16 cores or 32 threads in Zen 5 architecture, the high base clock and boost up to 5.7 GHz, paired with 64MB L3 cache, this CPU is therefore the best choice in our eyes for outstanding computing performance within every virtual machine.

Our Compute vServers are designed for a high CPU workload if you need undivided performance paired with the advantages of a virtual machine (backups, snapshots, migration) and are therefore ideal for e.g:

• Software- & App-Development (e.g. compiling)
• Rendering & Video-Encoding
• KI/ML-Models (CPU based)
• Game Server with high player count
• Database & In-Memory-Caching

The main difference is that there is no overbooking of resources. This means that you do not share CPU threads with other customers on the same host. The computing power (with the exception of the boost clock) is therefore always available regardless of what other customers are doing. In addition, the CPUs used offer significantly more single-thread performance. The main use case is therefore a few customers with a lot of computing power per host, instead of many customers with little computing power with classic vServers.

Our Compute vServers use dedicated CPU threads, RAM and NVMe storage space. This means that there is no 'overbooking' of resources. These are reserved exclusively for each customer. This makes our Compute vServers ideal for time-critical applications that require stable performance.

As there is no overbooking of services with our Compute vServer products, only as many virtual machines are operated on a host/hypervisor as there are CPU threads available. The AMD Ryzen 9950X CPUs have a total of 32 CPU threads. Therefore, only 2x 'Linux Compute vServer XL G2' or 4x 'Linux Compute vServer L G2' can be operated per Compute vServer host, for example.

Yes - scaling the Compute vServer is possible at any time without reinstallation as part of our Compute vServer packages. Unfortunately, however, we cannot scale individual vServer components (CPU only, RAM only, NVMe only). Scaling may be necessary if the system performance is no longer sufficient for the application in use. We have structured our Compute vServer packages in such a way that the price/performance of a dedicated server makes more sense as soon as scaling larger than our Compute vServer XL G2 becomes necessary. Therefore, scaling beyond our vServer XL G2 offer would always make sense in the direction of a dedicated server. If this is the case, we will be happy to support you in migrating the vServer to a dedicated server system. Thanks to our flexible virtualization technology, this is easily possible with the help of a backup and restore of the Compute vServer for the supported operating systems.

High, undivided single thread performance

The main focus of our Compute vServers is the high single-thread performance of the CPUs used, which is not overbooked and is therefore available undivided.

DDR5 memory for maximum RAM performance

Our Compute vServer products also exclusively use DDR5 RAM. This results in a higher clock frequency and therefore data bandwidth and a higher scalability of currently up to 128 GB per memory module. Green IT can also benefit slightly from the more energy-efficient voltage of 1.1 volts.

NVMe SSDs for maximum disk performance

To ensure that the Compute vServer is not slowed down by slow disk performance, only PCIe 4.0 Datacenter NVMe SSDs are available in our vServer host systems. This means interface bandwidths of up to 6,500 MB/s, up to 500,000 random read/write IOPS and a long service life.

What does this mean in practice?

Our Compute vServers make sense if you need undivided performance coupled with the benefits of a virtual machine (backups, snapshots, migration).

The rental price of the Compute vServer includes a free daily backup at one of our other locations. If a longer backup cycle is required, an additional 7-day backup can be booked for a small surcharge. It is possible to restore the Compute vServer at any time via our vServer Management System at a specific backup time. In addition to the backup functions integrated into our vServer Management, we also offer the option of booking additional backup storage. This backup storage is provided in the form of an SMBv3 network drive and is also located at our external backup location. However, these network drives are to be used exclusively for backup purposes.