# DigitalOcean Basic AMD 1 vCPU / 1 GB

[San Francisco 3](https://rackcensus.com/locations/san-francisco-vps-benchmarks "Every provider in San Francisco")

Benchmark complete

Finished Oct 19, 2026

Geekbench 7 single-core

Skipped

Geekbench 7 multi-core

Skipped

Disk 4K IOPS

53,574

fio random read and write, 50/50

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=sfo3)

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Provider

DigitalOcean

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Plan

Basic AMD 1 vCPU / 1 GB

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Location

San Francisco 3

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vCPU

1

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RAM

1 GB

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Storage

25 GB NVMe

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Network

2 Gbps

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OS image

ubuntu-24-04-x64

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Trigger

Scheduled

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Queued at

Oct 18, 2026, 17:05:00 UTC

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## Latest runs of this plan

- [Frankfurt 1 Oct 19, 2026](https://rackcensus.com/benchmarks/839rot-digitalocean-basic-amd-1-vcpu-1-gb-fra1-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 | 104.5 MB/s (26,752 IOPS) | 104.8 MB/s (26,822 IOPS) | 209.3 MB/s (53,574 IOPS) |
| 64K | 689.4 MB/s (11,030 IOPS) | 693 MB/s (11,088 IOPS) | 1.35 GB/s (22,118 IOPS) |
| 512K | 315.3 MB/s (630 IOPS) | 332 MB/s (664 IOPS) | 647.3 MB/s (1,294 IOPS) |
| 1M | 197.4 MB/s (197 IOPS) | 210.6 MB/s (210 IOPS) | 408 MB/s (407 IOPS) |

fio random read and write, 50/50, run by YABS against the boot disk.

## Network

### IPv4 transfer speed

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| Target | Protocol | Send | Receive |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Clouvider, Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | IPv4 | 1.99 Gbps | 1.89 Gbps |
| Clouvider, London, UK (10G) | IPv4 | 1.27 Gbps | 1.33 Gbps |
| Leaseweb, Singapore, SG (10G) | IPv4 | 1.11 Gbps | 1.16 Gbps |

Public iperf3 servers vary in capacity and availability. Compare a target only with itself over time.

## Application workloads

### [PostgreSQL transactions](https://rackcensus.com/workloads/postgres_transaction)
Failed

Durable transfers and indexed account lookups against a fixed relational dataset.

RuntimeError: RuntimeError: TimeoutError:

p95 ≤ 50 ms · p99 ≤ 100 ms · errors ≤ 1.0%

### [PostgreSQL large dataset](https://rackcensus.com/workloads/postgres_large)
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](https://rackcensus.com/workloads/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 | 1000 | 1.73 / 1.9 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 1 | 5000 | 4999.98 | 1.76 / 1.99 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 1 | 10000 | 9999.2 | 1.09 / 1.81 | 0 / 139 | Met workload limits |
| 1 | 25000 | 23428.38 | 16.39 / 24.63 | 0 / 282862 | load generator saturated |
| 2 | 1000 | 1000 | 1.76 / 1.96 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 2 | 5000 | 4999.97 | 1.76 / 2.02 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 2 | 10000 | 9999.57 | 1.09 / 1.79 | 0 / 68 | Met workload limits |
| 2 | 25000 | 23280.43 | 16.74 / 24.89 | 0 / 309147 | load generator saturated |

p95 ≤ 10 ms · p99 ≤ 25 ms · errors ≤ 1.0%

### [Redis persistent queue](https://rackcensus.com/workloads/redis_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 | 4.16 / 4.76 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 1 | 500 | 500 | 3.15 / 3.54 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 1 | 1000 | 1000 | 3.15 / 3.63 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 1 | 3000 | 2999.98 | 4.82 / 10.68 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 2 | 100 | 100 | 4.22 / 4.88 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 2 | 500 | 500 | 3.15 / 3.72 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 2 | 1000 | 1000 | 3.23 / 4.11 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 2 | 3000 | 2992.55 | 10.91 / 87.03 | 0 / 1339 | latency limit exceeded |

p95 ≤ 20 ms · p99 ≤ 50 ms · errors ≤ 1.0%

### [Discourse community](https://rackcensus.com/workloads/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](https://rackcensus.com/workloads/n8n_webhook)
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](https://rackcensus.com/workloads/n8n_queue)
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](https://rackcensus.com/workloads/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](https://rackcensus.com/workloads/formbricks_surveys)
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](https://rackcensus.com/workloads/elasticsearch_search)
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](https://rackcensus.com/workloads/github_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](https://rackcensus.com/workloads/odoo_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:** San Francisco 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 19, 2026, 02:05:55 UTC

**Parser version:** 5

## Run timeline

**Queued:** Oct 18, 2026, 17:05:00 UTC

**First update from the server:** Oct 19, 2026, 02:04:20 UTC

**Completed:** Oct 19, 2026, 03:18:00 UTC

**Server deleted:** Oct 19, 2026, 03:18:00 UTC

**Cost of this run:** $0.013

Tests 15 of 16 done Live output 434 lines

Setup 1 cores, 961.5 MiB RAM 4 of 4Done

Disk (fio) 219 MB/s at 4k, 428 MB/s at 1m 5 of 5Done

Network, IPv4 (iperf3) Median 1.27 Gbit/s send, 1.33 Gbit/s receive 3 of 3Done

Web apps 1 failed, 9 skipped 2 of 3Some failed

TestResultTime

PostgreSQL transactions RuntimeError: RuntimeError: TimeoutError: Stopped RuntimeError: RuntimeError: TimeoutError: 11m 42s

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 34s

Redis persistent queue 8 measured trials completed 8 trials Measurements, 8 measured trials completed 28m 23s

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.

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