[Sydney 9929] Same route as GreenCloud AU? BandwagonHOST THE PLAN with xTom upstream, detailed test

I wanted to test xTom Sydney 9929, so I migrated BandwagonHost THE PLAN there. This should also help estimate how GreenCloud may perform in a few days

1. Configuration

2. Node Quality

bash <(curl -sL https://run.NodeQuality.com)

💻 Basic Information

Basic System Information:
---------------------------------
Uptime     : 0 days, 0 hours, 34 minutes
Processor  : Intel Xeon Processor (Cascadelake)
CPU cores  : 2 @ 2399.996 MHz
AES-NI     : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ❌ Disabled
RAM        : 2.0 GiB
Swap       : 1024.0 MiB
Disk       : 40.0 GiB
Distro     : Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Kernel     : 6.12.38+deb13-amd64
VM Type    : KVM
IPv4/IPv6  : ✔ Online / ❌ Offline

IPv4 Network Information:
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ISP        : xTom Pty Ltd
ASN        : AS8888 xTom Pty Ltd
Location   : Sydney, New South Wales (NSW)
Country    : Australia

fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50) (Partition -):
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Block Size | 4k            (IOPS) | 64k           (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ---- 
Read       | 57.12 MB/s   (14.2k) | 725.00 MB/s  (11.3k)
Write      | 57.21 MB/s   (14.3k) | 728.82 MB/s  (11.3k)
Total      | 114.33 MB/s  (28.5k) | 1.45 GB/s    (22.7k)
           |                      |                     
Block Size | 512k          (IOPS) | 1m            (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ---- 
Read       | 1.54 GB/s     (3.0k) | 1.81 GB/s     (1.7k)
Write      | 1.63 GB/s     (3.1k) | 1.93 GB/s     (1.8k)
Total      | 3.17 GB/s     (6.2k) | 3.74 GB/s     (3.6k)

Geekbench 5 Benchmark Test:
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Test            | Value                         
                |                               
Single Core     | 778                           
Multi Core      | 1460                          
Full Test       | https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/23885988

 SysBench CPU Test (Fast Mode, 1-Pass @ 5sec)
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 1 thread test (single-core) score:          941 Scores
 2 thread test (multi-core) score:          1810 Scores
 SysBench Memory Test (Fast Mode, 1-Pass @ 5sec)
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 Single-thread read test:          19391.71 MB/s
 Single-thread write test:          15184.56 MB/s

🎬 IP Quality

🌐 Network Quality

single-line GSL

📍 Return Routes

Return for all three Chinese networks goes via Hong Kong 10099->9929

3. Outbound Routes (itdog.cn)

Only China Unicom is optimized outbound

On the domestic segment, Unicom uses 9929, while Telecom and Mobile use backbone routes

On the overseas segment, Telecom outbound passes Japan NTT then GSL, Unicom uses Hong Kong 10099, and Mobile uses Hong Kong Lumen->GSL

Location	China Telecom	China Unicom	China Mobile
Beijing
Shanghai
Guangzhou

4. Streaming Unlock

bash <(curl -L -s check.unlock.media)

International	Local

5. Major website & DNS latency tests

bash <(wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Cd1s/network-latency-tester/main/latency.sh)

Real connection	DNS resolution

6. Latency Test (itdog.cn, ping.pe, 2025-11-05 20:00)

TCP PING	ICMP PING

7. Proxy Speed Test

Unicom speed can ramp up, and cross-network performance seems much better in South China

*Click a node name to view the speed-test screenshot

8. iPerf3 TCP single-thread speed test (single 10-second test, 2025-11-05 18:00-19:00)

Possibly because of GSL, speeds to Asia-Pacific are all good

🇦🇺 Local

🇸🇬 Singapore & Southeast Asia

🇯🇵 Japan

🇭🇰 Hong Kong & Taiwan

GreenCloud DC1 / DC2 have the highest speeds and lowest latency

🇺🇸 United States

🌍 Europe & Other

9. Speedtest multi-thread speed test

The local port should be 10G

curl -sL nws.sh | bash

---------------------------------- nws.sh ---------------------------------
      A simple script to bench network performance using speedtest-cli     
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Version            : v2025.10.26
 Global Speedtest   : wget -qO- nws.sh | bash
 Region Speedtest   : wget -qO- nws.sh | bash -s -- -r <region>
 Ping & Routing     : wget -qO- nws.sh | bash -s -- -rt <region>
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Speedtest.net (Region: GLOBAL)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Location         Latency     Loss    DL Speed       UP Speed       Server      

 ISP: xTom 

 Nearest          0.35 ms     0.0%    8420.43 Mbps   7622.76 Mbps   Aussie Broadband - Sydney 

 Bangalore, IN    128.86 ms   0.0%    5802.77 Mbps   646.42 Mbps    Bharti Airtel Ltd - Bangalore 
 Chennai, IN      135.31 ms   0.0%    6276.35 Mbps   675.19 Mbps    RailTel Corporation of India Ltd - Chennai 
 Mumbai, IN       146.93 ms   0.0%    4185.21 Mbps   2138.21 Mbps   Melbicom - Mumbai 

 Seattle, US      158.16 ms   N/A     6395.41 Mbps   577.37 Mbps    Comcast - Seattle, WA 
 Los Angeles, US  133.75 ms   0.3%    6235.51 Mbps   416.71 Mbps    ReliableSite Hosting - Los Angeles, CA 
 Dallas, US       171.72 ms   0.0%    8013.59 Mbps   2364.59 Mbps   Hivelocity - Dallas, TX 
 Miami, US        194.74 ms   0.0%    5457.32 Mbps   2489.41 Mbps   Frontier - Miami, FL 
 New York, US     187.23 ms   0.0%    5264.72 Mbps   2603.02 Mbps   GSL Networks - New York, NY 
 Toronto, CA      193.89 ms   0.0%    5226.58 Mbps   466.96 Mbps    Rogers - Toronto, ON 
 Mexico City, MX  173.67 ms   N/A     5166.96 Mbps   505.36 Mbps    INFINITUM - Ciudad de México 

 London, UK       248.18 ms   0.0%    8700.05 Mbps   1145.88 Mbps   VeloxServ Communications - London 
 Amsterdam, NL    252.76 ms   0.0%    1739.26 Mbps   771.63 Mbps    31173 Services AB - Amsterdam 
 Paris, FR        260.27 ms   0.0%    5235.70 Mbps   1879.04 Mbps   Scaleway - Paris 
 Frankfurt, DE    240.12 ms   0.0%    3509.26 Mbps   376.06 Mbps    Clouvider Ltd - Frankfurt am Main 
 Warsaw, PL       269.16 ms   0.0%    7912.49 Mbps   1776.87 Mbps   Play - Warszawa 
 Bucharest, RO    291.85 ms   0.0%    7.32 Mbps      3.11 Mbps      Vodafone Romania Mobile - Bucharest - Bucharest 
 Moscow, RU       274.25 ms   0.0%    3396.48 Mbps   1155.50 Mbps   Misaka Network, Inc. - Moscow 

 Jeddah, SA       240.82 ms   0.0%    4488.66 Mbps   1838.64 Mbps   Saudi Telecom Company 
 Dubai, AE        160.83 ms   N/A     4630.40 Mbps   2137.40 Mbps   e& UAE - Dubai 
 Istanbul, TR     308.12 ms   0.0%    4233.43 Mbps   1613.49 Mbps   Turkcell - Istanbul 
 Tehran, IR       240.39 ms   0.0%    2715.00 Mbps   357.21 Mbps    Irancell - Tehran 
 Cairo, EG        251.77 ms   0.0%    3904.97 Mbps   324.21 Mbps    Telecom Egypt - Cairo 

 Tokyo, JP        98.89 ms    2.1%    1684.62 Mbps   1113.26 Mbps   fdcservers.net - Tokyo 
 Shanghai, CU-CN  148.08 ms   N/A     664.40 Mbps    1518.90 Mbps   China Unicom 5G - Shanghai 
 Hong Kong, CN    121.79 ms   N/A     8499.58 Mbps   680.08 Mbps    Misaka Network, Inc. - Hong Kong 
 Singapore, SG    93.50 ms    0.0%    8425.58 Mbps   940.42 Mbps    ViewQwest - Singapore 
 Jakarta, ID      107.19 ms   0.0%    8642.41 Mbps   832.37 Mbps    PT Solnet Indonesia - Jakarta 

 Sydney, AU       0.30 ms     0.0%    8174.57 Mbps   7420.89 Mbps   Aussie Broadband - Sydney 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Avg DL Speed       : 5276.17 Mbps
 Avg UL Speed       : 1599.69 Mbps

 Total DL Data      : 205.85 GB
 Total UL Data      : 67.31 GB
 Total Data         : 273.16 GB
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Duration           : 15 min 31 sec
 System Time        : 05/11/2025 - 00:52:03 PST
 Total Script Runs  : 454347
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Result             : https://result.nws.sh/r/1762331848_ORN25G_GLOBAL.txt
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

10. Summary

Unicom is happy here; after all, this is its own 9929 with premium routing both ways. It is a pity Telecom CTG was pulled. Cross-network performance for Telecom and Mobile depends heavily on region, and South China may be better. Because Telecom outbound passes through Japan NTT, packet loss increases, so the Telecom experience may not be great. Since both use xTom upstream, GreenCloud may be similar to BandwagonHost Sydney, though it is hard to say whether GreenCloud’s 9929 will also be pulled.

If xTom AU is used as an exit node rather than a China route (although the reviewed IP is very dirty), it is still quite easy to pull from; Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore speeds and latency are all good.

11. About The Tests

All machines used in this article (including all machines participating in iPerf3 tests) were purchased at my own expense; results may be time-sensitive
Kernel parameters of the test machines (/etc/sysctl.conf) are as follows

fs.file-max = 6815744
net.ipv4.tcp_no_metrics_save=1
net.ipv4.tcp_ecn=0
net.ipv4.tcp_frto=0
net.ipv4.tcp_mtu_probing=0
net.ipv4.tcp_rfc1337=0
net.ipv4.tcp_sack=1
net.ipv4.tcp_fack=1
net.ipv4.tcp_window_scaling=1
net.ipv4.tcp_adv_win_scale=1
net.ipv4.tcp_moderate_rcvbuf=1
net.core.rmem_max=33554432
net.core.wmem_max=33554432
net.ipv4.tcp_rmem=4096 87380 33554432
net.ipv4.tcp_wmem=4096 16384 33554432
net.ipv4.udp_rmem_min=8192
net.ipv4.udp_wmem_min=8192
net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
net.ipv4.conf.all.route_localnet=1
net.ipv4.conf.all.forwarding=1
net.ipv4.conf.default.forwarding=1
net.core.default_qdisc=fq
net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control=bbr
net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding=1
net.ipv6.conf.default.forwarding=1

12. Acknowledgements

Thanks to "Impart Speedtest"(@Kyoma) for providing public-benefit speed testing services