Why is a speed test for my bare metal GPU showing slower network speeds?

Public speed test servers are primarily designed for residential connections. They may not accurately reflect network performance in data center environments.

Instead of using public speed tests, we recommend:

• Verifying that the receiving end of the connection can support the desired throughput.

• Conducting end-to-end tests using a tool like iperf.

• Testing real-world endpoints relevant to your workload. For example, if you’re transferring data from bare metal GPUs to a cloud storage provider (like AWS S3 or Google Cloud Storage), run a performance test against the endpoint you’re using.

If you’re running into network issues, contact support. For the fastest help, follow these steps:

1. Perform a file transfer test from your bare metal GPU to your expected destination.
2. Provide details about the file size, the transfer method used (like wget, curl, rsync, or scp), and the observed speeds.
3. If possible, run a comparison test against another endpoint to see if the issue is consistent across different services.

Include this information and any additional relevant logs, command outputs, or observations in your support ticket and we can help determine if there’s a network-related bottleneck.

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Can I make BIOS-level changes to bare metal GPUs?

You can submit a support ticket to request a change in the BIOS.