Cloud storage benchmark results
Review published storage metrics for the configurations described on this page. The charts display fixed read and write data, not a test running now on your server. The declared methodology dates to November 2025.
How to use it
- Review the test date, tool and configurations.
- Compare IOPS, bandwidth and latency under equivalent conditions.
- Assess relevance to your workload and request missing information before choosing infrastructure.
Historical test results (November 2025)
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| Metric | GEECloud | AWS (Lightsail) | Azure Standard SSD | Azure Premium SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4K random read IOPS | 78,400 IOPS | 3,053 IOPS | 8,344 IOPS | 8,349 IOPS |
| Read bandwidth | 306 MiB/s | 11.9 MiB/s | 32.6 MiB/s | 32.6 MiB/s |
| Read latency | 1.61 ms | 41.89 ms | 15.33 ms | 15.32 ms |
| 4K random write IOPS | 42,400 IOPS | 2,672 IOPS | 610 IOPS | 3,572 IOPS |
| Write bandwidth | 166 MiB/s | 10.4 MiB/s | Not available | 14 MiB/s |
| Write latency | 2.99 ms | 47.78 ms | 209.38 ms | 35.81 ms |
Methodology
- Tool: FIO (Flexible I/O Tester) v3.7+
- Configuration: 4K random read/write, iodepth=32, 4 parallel jobs
- Duration: 60 seconds per test
- Date: November 2025 (historical test, not updated)
Tested configurations
- GEECloud: Standard server with HA distributed NVMe SSD storage
- AWS (Lightsail): Amazon Lightsail
- Azure Standard SSD: Standard D4s v3, West US 3 (Standard SSD)
- Azure Premium SSD: Standard D4s v3, West US 3 (Premium SSD)
Example
In a comparable test, higher IOPS means more input/output operations per second, while fewer milliseconds means lower latency. No single number proves that an entire application will run faster.
Limitations
Results apply to specific configurations, not every service from each provider. They do not measure CPU, GPU, your network or Core Web Vitals. Performance varies with block size, queue depth, concurrency, storage, region and load. Published results do not guarantee your future performance.
Frequently asked questions
Does this page test my server in real time?
No. It presents published results and does not run a benchmark on your server or browser.
What are IOPS and latency?
IOPS counts input/output operations per second; latency describes how long an operation takes, here in milliseconds.
Do the results represent all AWS or Azure plans?
No. They apply to the described configurations; the source identifies AWS as Lightsail.
Does an IOPS figure predict my website’s speed?
Not on its own. Application performance also depends on code, CPU, memory, databases, caching and networking.