# DigitalOcean Basic AMD 1 vCPU / 1 GB [Amsterdam 3](https://rackcensus.com/locations/amsterdam-vps-benchmarks "Every provider in Amsterdam") Benchmark complete Finished Oct 27, 2026 Geekbench 7 single-core Skipped Geekbench 7 multi-core Skipped Disk 4K IOPS 52,291 fio random read and write, 50/50 Median here: 55,118 over 2 runs in 90 days Monthly price at test time $7.00 Same price today ## Server [DigitalOcean](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks)[Basic AMD 1 vCPU / 1 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/a382v9-digitalocean-basic-amd-1-vcpu-1-gb-benchmarks?location=ams3) - Provider DigitalOcean - Plan Basic AMD 1 vCPU / 1 GB - Location Amsterdam 3 - vCPU 1 - RAM 1 GB - Storage 25 GB NVMe - Network 2 Gbps - OS image ubuntu-24-04-x64 - Trigger Scheduled - Queued at Oct 25, 2026, 23:10:00 UTC [Visit DigitalOcean](https://rackcensus.com/go/digitalocean) Referral link. If you sign up through it, I may get paid. [How this works](https://rackcensus.com/transparency#referrals-heading) ## Latest runs of this plan - [San Francisco 3 Oct 27, 2026](https://rackcensus.com/benchmarks/kx8bb0-digitalocean-basic-amd-1-vcpu-1-gb-sfo3-benchmark)Skipped - [Amsterdam 3 Oct 19, 2026](https://rackcensus.com/benchmarks/5je8m1-digitalocean-basic-amd-1-vcpu-1-gb-ams3-benchmark)Skipped - [Frankfurt 1 Oct 19, 2026](https://rackcensus.com/benchmarks/839rot-digitalocean-basic-amd-1-vcpu-1-gb-fra1-benchmark)Skipped - [San Francisco 3 Oct 19, 2026](https://rackcensus.com/benchmarks/hbt2m4-digitalocean-basic-amd-1-vcpu-1-gb-sfo3-benchmark)Skipped [Full history of this plan](https://rackcensus.com/plans/a382v9-digitalocean-basic-amd-1-vcpu-1-gb-benchmarks/history) ## CPU Geekbench was skipped because this plan has less than 2 GB of RAM, which isn't enough for Geekbench 7 to run without swap. ## Disk | Block size | Read | Write | Total | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 4K | 102 MB/s (26,111 IOPS) | 102.3 MB/s (26,180 IOPS) | 204.3 MB/s (52,291 IOPS) | | 64K | 635.9 MB/s (10,174 IOPS) | 639.3 MB/s (10,228 IOPS) | 1.25 GB/s (20,402 IOPS) | | 512K | 385.1 MB/s (770 IOPS) | 405.5 MB/s (811 IOPS) | 790.6 MB/s (1,581 IOPS) | | 1M | 124.5 MB/s (124 IOPS) | 132.7 MB/s (132 IOPS) | 257.2 MB/s (256 IOPS) | fio random read and write, 50/50, run by YABS against the boot disk. ## Network ### IPv4 transfer speed Loading... | Target | Protocol | Send | Receive | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Eranium, Amsterdam, NL (100G) | IPv4 | 2 Gbps | 1.9 Gbps | | Leaseweb, NYC, NY, US (10G) | IPv4 | 1.7 Gbps | 1.58 Gbps | | Leaseweb, Singapore, SG (10G) | IPv4 | 1.17 Gbps | 1.2 Gbps | Public iperf3 servers vary in capacity and availability. Compare a target only with itself over time. ## Application workloads ### PostgreSQL transactions Failed Durable transfers and indexed account lookups against a fixed relational dataset. TimeoutError: load generator did not finish the measurement p95 ≤ 50 ms · p99 ≤ 100 ms · errors ≤ 1.0% ### PostgreSQL large dataset Insufficient RAM The same transaction mix against ten million accounts; the dataset never shrinks to fit a plan. Requires 2048 MiB RAM; plan has 1024 MiB, 961 MiB detected. p95 ≤ 100 ms · p99 ≤ 250 ms · errors ≤ 1.0% ### Redis cache Measured A mixed cache workload with 1 KiB values, expiration, misses and eviction. Redis cache measurements| Repeat | Offered / s | operations/s | p95 / p99 ms | Errors / dropped | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 1000 | 999.99 | 3.63 / 10.11 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits | | 1 | 5000 | 4959.73 | 12.97 / 45.56 | 0 / 7207 | latency limit exceeded | | 1 | 10000 | 9851.1 | 15.88 / 33.55 | 0 / 26574 | latency limit exceeded | | 1 | 25000 | 16915.48 | 26.48 / 42 | 0 / 1454339 | load generator saturated | | 2 | 1000 | 1000 | 5.12 / 15.22 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits | | 2 | 5000 | 4983.43 | 11.27 / 34.59 | 0 / 2958 | latency limit exceeded | | 2 | 10000 | 9832.85 | 15.71 / 34.95 | 0 / 30083 | latency limit exceeded | | 2 | 25000 | 16961.54 | 26.21 / 41.58 | 0 / 1446544 | load generator saturated | p95 ≤ 10 ms · p99 ≤ 25 ms · errors ≤ 1.0% ### Redis persistent queue Measured Enqueue, consume and acknowledge payloads with append-only persistence. Redis persistent queue measurements| Repeat | Offered / s | jobs/s | p95 / p99 ms | Errors / dropped | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 100 | 100 | 7.24 / 16.74 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits | | 1 | 500 | 500 | 7 / 24.89 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits | | 1 | 1000 | 997.92 | 36.41 / 173.9 | 0 / 373 | latency limit exceeded | | 1 | 3000 | 2950.71 | 58.12 / 121.24 | 0 / 8826 | latency limit exceeded | | 2 | 100 | 100 | 6.69 / 15.54 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits | | 2 | 500 | 500 | 8.11 / 24.89 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits | | 2 | 1000 | 998.39 | 29.36 / 85.29 | 0 / 279 | latency limit exceeded | | 2 | 3000 | 2934.86 | 61.76 / 123.7 | 0 / 11721 | latency limit exceeded | p95 ≤ 20 ms · p99 ≤ 50 ms · errors ≤ 1.0% ### Discourse community Insufficient RAM Signed-in reading, search, posting and replies in a populated Rails forum. Requires 2048 MiB RAM; plan has 1024 MiB, 961 MiB detected. p95 ≤ 1500 ms · p99 ≤ 3000 ms · errors ≤ 1.0% ### n8n workflows Insufficient RAM Webhook, transformation, branching and a verified final response. Requires 2048 MiB RAM; plan has 1024 MiB, 961 MiB detected. p95 ≤ 1000 ms · p99 ≤ 2000 ms · errors ≤ 1.0% ### n8n queue workers Insufficient RAM Completed queued workflows including waiting time and worker execution. Requires 2048 MiB RAM; plan has 1024 MiB, 961 MiB detected. p95 ≤ 2000 ms · p99 ≤ 4000 ms · errors ≤ 1.0% ### Ghost publishing Insufficient RAM Readers, authenticated draft creation, publishing and image uploads. Requires 2048 MiB RAM; plan has 1024 MiB, 961 MiB detected. p95 ≤ 1000 ms · p99 ≤ 2000 ms · errors ≤ 1.0% ### Formbricks / Next.js Insufficient RAM Public survey rendering, persisted responses and authenticated analysis. Requires 4096 MiB RAM; plan has 1024 MiB, 961 MiB detected. p95 ≤ 1000 ms · p99 ≤ 2000 ms · errors ≤ 1.0% ### Elasticsearch search and ingestion Insufficient RAM Full-text search, filtering and aggregations while new documents are indexed. Requires 4096 MiB RAM; plan has 1024 MiB, 961 MiB detected. p95 ≤ 250 ms · p99 ≤ 500 ms · errors ≤ 1.0% ### GitHub self-hosted runner Insufficient RAM A pinned build and test workflow with separate cold and warm dependency caches. Requires 8192 MiB RAM; plan has 1024 MiB, 961 MiB detected. p95 ≤ 3600000 ms · p99 ≤ 3600000 ms · errors ≤ 1.0% ### Odoo Community sales Insufficient RAM Customer lookup, sales order confirmation, stock operations and reporting. Requires 4096 MiB RAM; plan has 1024 MiB, 961 MiB detected. p95 ≤ 2000 ms · p99 ≤ 4000 ms · errors ≤ 1.0% ## Advertised vs. measured | Spec | Advertised | Measured | | --- | --- | --- | | vCPU | 1 | 1 | | CPU | Shared vCPU | 0.2% of busy CPU time stolen | | RAM | 1 GB | 961 MiB | | Storage | 25 GB NVMe | 24.1 GiB | | Architecture | x86\_64 | x86\_64 | | Virtualization | KVM | KVM | Guests usually report slightly less RAM and disk than advertised because of kernel reservations and filesystem overhead. ## Detected hardware **CPU model:** DO-Premium-AMD **CPU cores:** 1 **CPU frequency:** 1996 MHz **AES-NI:** Yes **VM-x/AMD-V:** Yes **RAM reported:** 961 MiB **Swap reported:** 0 MiB **Disk reported:** 24.1 GiB **Virtualization reported:** KVM **CPU steal:** 0.2% of busy CPU time stolen **Distro:** Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS **Kernel:** 6.8.0-142-generic **Architecture:** x86\_64 **IPv4 reachable:** Yes **IPv6 reachable:** Yes ## Advertised at test time **Plan:** Basic AMD 1 vCPU / 1 GB **Product line:** Basic AMD **Location:** Amsterdam 3 **vCPU:** 1 shared vCPU **Architecture:** x86\_64 **RAM:** 1 GB **Storage:** 25 GB NVMe **Virtualization:** KVM **Network:** 2 Gbps **Transfer:** 1 TB **Port 25:** Closed **Monthly price at test time:** $7.00 **Hourly price at test time:** $0.010 **YABS version:** v2026-09-20 **Ran at:** Oct 27, 2026, 03:06:21 UTC **Parser version:** 5 ## Run timeline **Queued:** Oct 25, 2026, 23:10:00 UTC **First update from the server:** Oct 27, 2026, 03:04:26 UTC **Completed:** Oct 27, 2026, 04:21:00 UTC **Server deleted:** Oct 27, 2026, 04:21:00 UTC **Cost of this run:** $0.014 Tests 15 of 16 done Live output 433 lines Setup 1 cores, 961.5 MiB RAM 4 of 4Done Disk (fio) 214 MB/s at 4k, 270 MB/s at 1m 5 of 5Done Network, IPv4 (iperf3) Median 1.70 Gbit/s send, 1.58 Gbit/s receive, 1 retried 3 of 3Done Web apps 1 failed, 9 skipped 2 of 3Some failed TestResultTime PostgreSQL transactions TimeoutError: load generator did not finish the measurement Stopped TimeoutError: load generator did not finish the measurement 14m 25s PostgreSQL large dataset Requires 2048 MiB RAM; plan has 1024 MiB, 961 MiB detected. Not run Requires 2048 MiB RAM; plan has 1024 MiB, 961 MiB detected. Redis cache 8 measured trials completed 8 trials Measurements, 8 measured trials completed 28m 33s Redis persistent queue 8 measured trials completed 8 trials Measurements, 8 measured trials completed 28m 24s Discourse community Requires 2048 MiB RAM; plan has 1024 MiB, 961 MiB detected. Not run Requires 2048 MiB RAM; plan has 1024 MiB, 961 MiB detected. n8n workflows Requires 2048 MiB RAM; plan has 1024 MiB, 961 MiB detected. Not run Requires 2048 MiB RAM; plan has 1024 MiB, 961 MiB detected. n8n queue workers Requires 2048 MiB RAM; plan has 1024 MiB, 961 MiB detected. Not run Requires 2048 MiB RAM; plan has 1024 MiB, 961 MiB detected. Ghost publishing Requires 2048 MiB RAM; plan has 1024 MiB, 961 MiB detected. Not run Requires 2048 MiB RAM; plan has 1024 MiB, 961 MiB detected. Formbricks / Next.js Requires 4096 MiB RAM; plan has 1024 MiB, 961 MiB detected. Not run Requires 4096 MiB RAM; plan has 1024 MiB, 961 MiB detected. Elasticsearch search and ingestion Requires 4096 MiB RAM; plan has 1024 MiB, 961 MiB detected. Not run Requires 4096 MiB RAM; plan has 1024 MiB, 961 MiB detected. GitHub self-hosted runner Requires 8192 MiB RAM; plan has 1024 MiB, 961 MiB detected. Not run Requires 8192 MiB RAM; plan has 1024 MiB, 961 MiB detected. Odoo Community sales Requires 4096 MiB RAM; plan has 1024 MiB, 961 MiB detected. Not run Requires 4096 MiB RAM; plan has 1024 MiB, 961 MiB detected. Finish Results saved 1 of 1Done Watch party 0 watching This party closed at 05:21 UTC. It's read only now. ## Watch party Loading the party