RareCloud UK London VPS Review: 7TB Monthly Traffic @ 1Gbps for Only €39/Year | Real Performance & Routing Analysis of 4 Cores / 8GB RAM / 100GB NVMe High-End Plan

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1. Introduction: Why Choose RareCloud London for Testing?

What is RareCloud like? Is RareCloud good? Recently, RareCloud has launched aggressive VPS promotions (related reading:

RareCloud Massive Promotion: AMD EPYC KVM VPS, 3TB Monthly Traffic @ 1Gbps for Only €12.39, covering 11 regions in US/EU/APAC with Romania residential IP
).

Among them, the Pro VPS (4 vCPU / 8GB RAM) is currently one of the most discussed and best-selling plans. The official statement also confirms that the UK London location is the most popular node.

Therefore, this review focuses on the RareCloud Pro VPS (London, UK) and provides a full evaluation of:

• Plan specifications and pricing
• Data center and IP attribution
• Latency (China & global Ping tests)
• Routing analysis (CN telecom / Unicom / mobile)
• Disk / CPU / memory performance
• IP quality, risk control, and streaming unlock
• Use cases, pros & cons

All data is based on real machine testing without exaggeration or fabrication.

RareCloud official website:
https://rarecloud.io/

2. RareCloud Pro VPS Plan Configuration

Pro VPS (Tested Plan)

Cycle discount code:
SNOWPRO4950 (same renewal price)

Purchase link:

https://rarecloud.io/clients/index.php?rp=/store/kvm-servers/pro-vps?billingcycle=annually

3. RareCloud Data Center Locations & Test IPs

RareCloud offers a wide range of global locations, especially strong in Europe:

Available Locations

• 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · London
• 🇩🇪 Germany · Frankfurt
• 🇳🇱 Netherlands · The Hague
• 🇷🇴 Romania · Bucharest / Timișoara / Constanța
• 🇺🇸 United States · Silicon Valley / Dallas / Phoenix
• 🇯🇵 Japan · Tokyo
• 🇭🇰 Hong Kong

Official Test IPs (Partial)

• 🇭🇰 Hong Kong: 85.121.244.250
• 🇯🇵 Tokyo: 85.121.50.2
• 🇬🇧 London: 85.121.48.2
• 🇺🇸 Silicon Valley: 85.121.241.8
• 🇺🇸 Phoenix: 157.254.221.121
• 🇺🇸 Dallas: 45.13.214.1
• 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 85.121.54.2
• 🇩🇪 Germany: 85.121.52.2
• 🇷🇴 Bucharest: 85.120.229.2
• 🇷🇴 Timișoara: 45.13.38.2 / 45.134.48.2 / 45.13.37.1
• 🇷🇴 Constanța: 85.122.120.20
• 🇷🇴 Romania Residential IP: 89.33.93.50

4. IP Ownership & Quality Analysis (London)

IP Information

• IPv4: 85.121.***.***
• ASN: AS9009
• Provider: M247 Europe SRL
• Type: Data center IP (broadcast IP)
• Location: London, UK

Risk Score (Multiple Platforms)

• Scamalytics: 0 / 100 (Low risk)
• ipapi: 0.68% (Low risk)
• AbuseIPDB: 0
• IPQS: 75 (Suspicious but not blocked)
• Overall risk: Low

IP Summary

• ✔ Data center IP (not residential)
• ✔ Not blacklisted
• ✔ Fresh IP range with low contamination
• ⚠ Some databases may label it as VPN/Proxy (normal)

5. Ping Latency Test

Mainland China (159 nodes)

By ISP average:

• Telecom: 211ms
• Unicom: 188ms
• Mobile: 215ms

For a non-CN2 and non-direct European VPS, this is a stable and normal result.

Global Ping

Europe latency is extremely low, with London → Frankfurt / Amsterdam often in single-digit milliseconds.

6. Three-Network Outbound Routing Analysis

1️⃣ China Telecom (CT)

• Domestic: AS4134
• Exit: Shanghai
• International: Frankfurt → M247 → London
• Features:
  • Routes via Germany/France
  • Stable latency
  • Not CN2 optimized

Conclusion: Standard Telecom 163 international route.

2️⃣ China Unicom (CU)

• Domestic: AS4837
• International: Verizon / Cogent
• Destination: M247 London

Conclusion: Slightly detoured routing with occasional jitter.

3️⃣ China Mobile (CM)

• Domestic: CMI
• International: Direct UK path
• Backend: Cogent → M247

Conclusion: Relatively stable route via CMI with controllable latency.

7. Return Routing Summary

No optimized China return route, but routing is stable and does not randomly switch paths.

8. Performance Benchmarks

Hardware

• CPU: AMD EPYC 7542
• Cores: 4 cores @ 2.9GHz
• RAM: 7.8GB
• Disk: 100GB NVMe
• Virtualization: KVM (I440FX)

Disk Performance (fio)

NVMe performance is stable with no noticeable throttling.

CPU Performance

• Geekbench 5
  • Single-core: 997
  • Multi-core: 3506
• Sysbench
  • Single-core: 1658
  • Multi-core: 6554

Standard EPYC virtualization performance level.

9. Streaming & AI Unlocking

IPv4 Unlock

• Netflix: ✅ UK
• Disney+: ✅ UK
• YouTube: ✅
• TikTok: ✅
• Amazon Prime Video: ✅
• ChatGPT: ✅

IPv6 Unlock

• Netflix / Disney+: ✅
• TikTok: ❌
• Amazon Prime Video: ❌

IPv4 performs significantly better than IPv6. Streaming is recommended via IPv4.

10. RareCloud Full Plan Overview

11. Payment Methods

• PayPal
• Credit / Debit Cards
• Alipay
• Cryptocurrency (CoinGate)
• Bank Transfer

12. Suitable Users & Conclusion

✅ Suitable for:

• EU websites / international business sites
• Streaming unlock / AI tools
• Docker / lightweight applications
• Stable long-term projects

❌ Not suitable for:

• Low-latency China access requirements
• CN2 / optimized routing needs
• Gaming / real-time competitive use

Overall Verdict

RareCloud London Pro VPS is a “well-balanced, stable, and cost-effective European VPS.”
It does not focus on premium routing optimization, but offers strong value with stable performance, low cost, and multiple locations—ideal for practical users.

NodeQuality link:

https://nodequality.com/r/JAhLHaD4BqUtdwhe9bATsB3w80aH0QVl

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