Astonishing Network Speed When Setting Up a VPS with Hetzner [6786 Mbits Downlink]

Hello, it's me, the incompetent one.
I missed the Black Friday VPS lucky dip again this year.

Hetzner seemed cheap and promising, so I registered.

If you're interested, please also check out the previous comparison of ConoHa and Vultr.

Environment

As of November 30, 2024

Hetzner 1/month € 3.85(Max € 5.18)
Environment
Region:Finland
vCPU/s:2 vCPU
RAM:2048.00 MB
Storage:40 GB SSD
OS:Debian

It seems that custom ISOs for OS images might not be possible? I haven't fully checked yet.

Benchmark with speedtest-cli

# speedtest-cli
Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
Testing from Hetzner Online (x.x.x.x)...
Retrieving speedtest.net server list...
Selecting best server based on ping...
Hosted by Elisa Oyj (Helsinki) [0.20 km]: 1.501 ms
Testing download speed................................................................................
Download: 6786.33 Mbit/s
Testing upload speed......................................................................................................
Upload: 5479.61 Mbit/s

I honestly laughed.
What are these numbers...?
Is it the same for US regions? No, I just chose Finland on a whim because it's Linus's birthplace and seemed fun, and this is the result.

Intel CPUs and Arm are cheaper, but there seems to be quite a difference, so
Hetzner’s New Intel VPS Plans: Compared to AMD Offerings
Well, it's only about a dollar difference, so I guess an AMD CPU is fine.