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CPU Steal
Reaperofpower
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in Help
When purchasing a VPS with Unlimited Core time how much CPU Steal is normal? I currently have a 2 Core VPS with 30-40% CPU steal and my average CPU usage is 40% according to Hetrixtools.
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Unlimited Core [overselling]?
If you have unlimited cpu cores you can ignore the cpu steal because you already have unlimited power anyway.
On a more serious note. Were cpu cores sold as dedicated? Or just the right to try to use / abuse cpu cores all the time?
If they were sold as dedicated, then no, it's not normal.
I guess maybe that is what I am missing, I was told 2 vCPU Cores and I can use 100% of them all the time, but they don't call them dedicated
They switched me nodes and I saw a drastic change
https://imgur.com/a/0gQ0nqy
Yes, with most VPS there is no guarantee that you won't have a CPU steal.
Because in fact a fraction of the resources are dedicated to you and so in the event of a heavy load ... steal appears
If you want guaranteed resources then you need to increase the budget a little. You can get a few dedicated cores for $10 - 12$ / mon from some providers
If your CPU is stolen you need to contact the CPU police.
Do not confuse unmetered cpu usage with dedicated core.
One cpu core may be shared with 3 or 4 or even more VPS , and each vps has unmetered cpu usage allowance.
Free lesson in the power of marketing
100% means all you want, not all of them.
was cores allocationation dedicated to the vps?
Most likely NOT
I agree that dedicated is not the same and I dont have a problem with steal time but just how much is too much, 30% seemed to high
on 300 single geekbench 6 worse vs 3000. if it works it works
There is no "too much" really. If your workloads are performing fine whilst the steal is in that region then arguably what's the issue? If it's causing you anxiety or a problem then switch providers. It pretty much boils down to that.
All depends on the price of the VPS
As an example, if I am paying $18 per year and have 2 vCores, I will assume as if I have 30% of core allocated to the VPS.
The cheapest dedicated core VPS I have is from @HostEONS, it has one Ryzen vCore dedicated for $3.75 per month.
How do you check CPU Steal ?
https://scoutapm.com/blog/understanding-cpu-steal-time-when-should-you-be-worried