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Does NVMe actually matter for web server?

VPS Hosting by wilmaethqn44 2 replies 145 views
5 #1

Hi all sorry for the silly question but im looking at two VPS plans from OVHcloud and one has NVMe and one has SATA SSD. The NVMe one is $4 more per month. I run a small wordpress site for my bakery and maybe 200 visitors a day. Is it worth it?

I did a quick test with a static html file on both (OVHcloud gave me a trial) and the load time was basically the same. So im thinking maybe it doesnt matter? But I dont want to mess something up by going cheap. Sorry if this is dumb.

frames, tables, still valid HTML
#2

Someoneelses Benchmark is not your Workload[1] and a static File is not a Database Query. The SATA SSD will serve your kitten.jpg just fine because linux PageCache is doing all the heavy Lifting anyway. But when WordPress starts hitting MariaDB with twenty Plugins all doing their own thing? Thats where the NVMe RandomIOPS actually matter. Ive seen MySQL queries drop from 800ms to 80ms just by moving off rotational rust[2] let alone SATA.

The real Scam here is Providers charging Premium for NVMe when the underlying Controllers are someoneelses bottom-bin Silicon anyway. Check the sustained Writes not the burst Numbers.

[1] https://github.com/masonr/yet-another-bench-script/irrelevant
[2] yes I know SSD isnt rust, its a Metaphor

#3

¡is very important what you are testing, no! ¿static site? Jajaja that is not the real test. The database is very different. I write a long thing about this but I delete it. Short version: I test MariaDB on SATA vs NVMe on my home server and the difference is... ¡10x! Is very big. 10x! But for nginx serving files? No difference. Zero.

Vut you have wordpress so you have database. Is very important for you. The $4 is worth incha'allah. Jajaja sorry I laugh because I write long then delete then this short. Happens always.

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