Written by Oleksandr Serebro
Lead Writer | Marketing expert
A high-speed VPS has a high port speed. It allows lowering latencies, provides fast read, write, and I/O speeds. A total port speed of 40Gbps is considered fast, for example. Of course, to achieve such high port speed the server must use very fast processors. A fast processor can be the Intel E5-2697. But that is not the only one available on the market. However, if your website will demand many resources, you should consider a provider with multiple CPU cores.
Moreover, the speed of the hard drives and (to a lesser extent) the RAM plays a role. One of the most important factors to consider is the hard disk I/O. If the disk is slow, the UK VPS server or node will be slow too. The use of SSD-drives will contribute significantly to making the server much faster. This is why you should choose a VPS provider that has at least RAID10.
As an example, a 10-fold increase in speed can be achieved in comparison to common SATA hard drives by using solid-state technology. Hence, do not even consider VPS providers with 1 or 2 SATA disks if speed is your concern.
More advanced technologies like software-defined storage (SDS) have a positive impact on speed too. As for RAM, look for at least 4096 MB. If possible, make sure the provider has Burst RAM in place.
Share your thoughts and help us improve! Your feedback matters to us