10Gbps Dedicated Server

Bandwidth at the 10Gbps tier changes infrastructure planning. A single 10Gbps server can replace multiple smaller machines, simplifying bandwidth planning and reducing network complexity.

What "10Gbps" Guarantees

The label refers to the physical uplink between your server and the datacenter switch. Uplink guarantees vary: some providers offer dedicated ports with full capacity; others provide burstable shared links.

At Unihost, each dedicated server connects to redundant switches with non-oversubscribed uplinks. Network monitoring tools confirm actual throughput rather than theoretical peaks. For managed infrastructure, server management handles optimization of your 10Gbps environment.

A 10 Gbps dedicated server requires more than a fast port. The entire path-NIC, switches, routers, peering points-must support sustained throughput without bottlenecks.

DDoS and Routing Basics

High-bandwidth servers attract attention. DDoS mitigation at 10Gbps must filter malicious traffic without degrading legitimate throughput. Unihost implements upstream scrubbing that activates automatically during volumetric attacks.

Routing matters equally. Servers connect through multiple transit providers, ensuring optimal paths regardless of destination. This supports unmetered traffic models where you pay for the port, not per-gigabyte transfer.

A 10Gbps link transfers over 1GB per second, demanding storage with matching capabilities. NVMe performance is essential-traditional SATA SSDs top out around 500MB/s, creating immediate bottlenecks. NVMe drives deliver reads exceeding 3GB/s.

For archival data, Storage Box provides expandable capacity without consuming local NVMe space.

Streaming Backends

Live streaming and video-on-demand push enormous volumes. A single 4K stream requires 15-25Mbps; hundreds of concurrent viewers quickly exhaust 1Gbps. Streaming workloads benefit from 10Gbps headroom during traffic spikes.

GPU servers pair well with 10Gbps for real-time transcoding without storage bottlenecks.

CDN Origins

CDN origin hosting demands consistent throughput. Edge nodes pull from your origin, and slow origins create delays across the entire CDN. A 10Gbps server ensures cache misses resolve instantly.

For clustered configurations, dedicated for business provides load balancing across multiple 10Gbps nodes.

Network monitoring tracks bandwidth consumption, packet loss, and latency in real time. Unihost provides SNMP access and standard monitoring integration.

The migration team handles data transfer and DNS transitions. For compute-intensive workloads, AMD EPYC servers offer high core counts with PCIe 4.0 lanes. Smaller projects may find Cloud VPS sufficient initially.

See the 10Gbps guide and 10Gbps ROI for capacity planning details.