# UpCloud Starter 2 vCPU / 2 GB

[Frankfurt #1](https://rackcensus.com/locations/frankfurt-vps-benchmarks "Every provider in Frankfurt")

Benchmark complete

Finished Oct 25, 2026

Geekbench 7 single-core

1,311

Faster than 65% of 2 vCPU plans

Geekbench 7 multi-core

Skipped

Disk 4K IOPS

13,165

fio random read and write, 50/50

Monthly price at test time

€10.00 EUR

Same price today

## Server

[UpCloud](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/upcloud-benchmarks)[Starter 2 vCPU / 2 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/zwhit1-upcloud-starter-2-vcpu-2-gb-benchmarks?location=de-fra1)

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Provider

UpCloud

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Plan

Starter 2 vCPU / 2 GB

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Location

Frankfurt #1

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vCPU

2

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RAM

2 GB

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Storage

30 GB

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Network

Unknown

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OS image

01000000-0000-4000-8000-000030240200

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Trigger

Scheduled

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Queued at

Oct 22, 2026, 21:26:00 UTC

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## Latest runs of this plan

- [Chicago #1 Oct 24, 2026](https://rackcensus.com/benchmarks/yg37nc-upcloud-starter-2-vcpu-2-gb-us-chi1-benchmark)1,301
- [New York #1 Oct 21, 2026](https://rackcensus.com/benchmarks/xh5aym-upcloud-starter-2-vcpu-2-gb-us-nyc1-benchmark)1,276

[Full history of this plan](https://rackcensus.com/plans/zwhit1-upcloud-starter-2-vcpu-2-gb-benchmarks/history)

## CPU

| Version | Single-core | Multi-core | Result link |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Geekbench 7 | 1,311 | Skipped | [Geekbench Browser](https://browser.geekbench.com/v7/cpu/716739) |

Multi-core was skipped because Geekbench 7 needs about 3.1 GB of free memory to run 2 threads, and this server didn't have that much. Single-core needs much less, so it still ran.

Scores from different Geekbench versions aren't comparable with each other. Charts only use Geekbench 7.

### Geekbench 7 workloads

| Workload | Single-core | Multi-core |
| --- | --- | --- |
| File Compression | 1,47225th of 100 | Single-core only |
| Navigation | 1,22653rd of 100 | Single-core only |
| HTML5 Browser | 1,23533rd of 100 | Single-core only |
| PDF Viewer | 1,37534th of 100 | Single-core only |
| Photo Library | 1,26427th of 100 | Single-core only |
| Clang | 1,12945th of 100 | Single-core only |
| Text Processing | 1,23130th of 100 | Single-core only |
| Asset Compression | 1,40925th of 100 | Single-core only |
| HDR | 1,27331st of 100 | Single-core only |
| Photo Editor | 1,50827th of 100 | Single-core only |
| Ray Tracer | 1,27234th of 100 | Single-core only |
| Structure from Motion | 1,35941st of 100 | Single-core only |
| Game Physics | 1,36123rd of 100 | Single-core only |
| Video Encoder | 1,20035th of 100 | Single-core only |
| Audio Encoder | 1,43926th of 100 | Single-core only |
| Video Player | 1,28642nd of 100 | Single-core only |

Rank among the 100 runs with Geekbench 7 workload scores. Bars are relative to the best run. Geekbench doesn't run every workload multi-core, so some rows only have a single-core score.

## Disk

| Block size | Read | Write | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4K | 25.7 MB/s (6,579 IOPS) | 25.7 MB/s (6,586 IOPS) | 51.4 MB/s (13,165 IOPS) |
| 64K | 313.1 MB/s (5,010 IOPS) | 314.8 MB/s (5,036 IOPS) | 627.9 MB/s (10,046 IOPS) |
| 512K | 382.1 MB/s (764 IOPS) | 402.4 MB/s (804 IOPS) | 784.5 MB/s (1,568 IOPS) |
| 1M | 376.4 MB/s (376 IOPS) | 401.4 MB/s (401 IOPS) | 777.8 MB/s (777 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eranium, Amsterdam, NL (100G) | IPv4 | 1.07 Gbps | 1.07 Gbps |
| Leaseweb, NYC, NY, US (10G) | IPv4 | 990 Mbps | 960 Mbps |
| Leaseweb, Singapore, SG (10G) | IPv4 | 951 Mbps | 953 Mbps |

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

## Application workloads

### PostgreSQL transactions
Measured

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

PostgreSQL transactions measurements| Repeat | Offered / s | transactions/s | p95 / p99 ms | Errors / dropped | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 100 | 100 | 5.06 / 6.03 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 1 | 500 | 498.87 | 3.96 / 5.3 | 0 / 203 | Met workload limits |
| 1 | 1000 | 995.96 | 3.91 / 5.62 | 0 / 726 | Met workload limits |
| 1 | 3000 | 2909.86 | 4.37 / 58.12 | 0 / 16221 | error limit exceeded |
| 2 | 100 | 100 | 5.06 / 6.03 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 2 | 500 | 499.05 | 4.11 / 5.49 | 0 / 171 | Met workload limits |
| 2 | 1000 | 996.67 | 3.91 / 6.39 | 0 / 598 | Met workload limits |
| 2 | 3000 | 2927.34 | 5.24 / 66.29 | 0 / 13073 | error limit exceeded |

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

### PostgreSQL large dataset
Failed

The same transaction mix against ten million accounts; the dataset never shrinks to fit a plan.

RuntimeError: RuntimeError: TimeoutError:

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 | 1000 | 1.45 / 1.57 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 1 | 5000 | 4999.98 | 1.35 / 1.52 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 1 | 10000 | 9999.98 | 1.47 / 1.65 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 1 | 25000 | 24940.89 | 2.02 / 9.78 | 0 / 10625 | Met workload limits |
| 2 | 1000 | 1000 | 1.45 / 1.6 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 2 | 5000 | 4999.98 | 1.33 / 1.5 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 2 | 10000 | 9999.94 | 1.47 / 1.68 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 2 | 25000 | 24966.76 | 1.7 / 8.29 | 0 / 5972 | Met workload limits |

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 | 3.63 / 3.96 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 1 | 500 | 500 | 2.33 / 2.57 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 1 | 1000 | 1000 | 2.4 / 2.72 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 1 | 3000 | 2999.98 | 2.43 / 2.83 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 2 | 100 | 100 | 3.63 / 4.06 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 2 | 500 | 500 | 2.37 / 2.72 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 2 | 1000 | 1000 | 2.4 / 2.76 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 2 | 3000 | 2999.98 | 2.5 / 3.15 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |

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

### Discourse community
Measured

Signed-in reading, search, posting and replies in a populated Rails forum.

Discourse community measurements| Repeat | Offered / s | journeys/s | p95 / p99 ms | Errors / dropped | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 2 | 1.96 | 237.1 / 295.36 | 8 / 0 | error limit exceeded |
| 1 | 5 | 4.69 | 190.29 / 329.64 | 56 / 0 | error limit exceeded |
| 1 | 10 | 9.19 | 190.29 / 304.34 | 146 / 0 | error limit exceeded |
| 1 | 25 | 4.43 | 8062.47 / 8062.47 | 3668 / 0 | latency limit exceeded |
| 2 | 2 | 1.96 | 225.54 / 301.32 | 8 / 0 | error limit exceeded |
| 2 | 5 | 4.69 | 186.52 / 323.13 | 56 / 0 | error limit exceeded |
| 2 | 10 | 9.19 | 190.29 / 304.34 | 146 / 0 | error limit exceeded |
| 2 | 25 | 4.03 | 8062.47 / 8062.47 | 3743 / 0 | latency limit exceeded |

p95 ≤ 1500 ms · p99 ≤ 3000 ms · errors ≤ 1.0%

### n8n workflows
Measured

Webhook, transformation, branching and a verified final response.

n8n workflows measurements| Repeat | Offered / s | workflows/s | p95 / p99 ms | Errors / dropped | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 25.94 / 31.22 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 1 | 20 | 20 | 22.91 / 49.93 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 1 | 50 | 50 | 23.88 / 113.02 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 1 | 100 | 77.07 | 3709.69 / 3784.28 | 0 / 3966 | latency limit exceeded |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 25.94 / 34.95 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 2 | 20 | 20 | 22.2 / 32.87 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 2 | 50 | 49.99 | 51.99 / 196.08 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 2 | 100 | 70.89 | 3937.97 / 4017.15 | 0 / 5074 | latency limit exceeded |

p95 ≤ 1000 ms · p99 ≤ 2000 ms · errors ≤ 1.0%

### n8n queue workers
Measured

Completed queued workflows including waiting time and worker execution.

n8n queue workers measurements| Repeat | Offered / s | workflows/s | p95 / p99 ms | Errors / dropped | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 34.95 / 45.56 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 1 | 20 | 20 | 29.36 / 48.92 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 1 | 50 | 50 | 476.81 / 739.27 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 1 | 100 | 62.4 | 4663.94 / 4853.36 | 0 / 6556 | latency limit exceeded |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 34.24 / 41.15 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 2 | 20 | 20 | 29.97 / 50.44 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 2 | 50 | 50 | 162.13 / 329.64 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 2 | 100 | 65.74 | 4350.08 / 4617.76 | 0 / 5957 | latency limit exceeded |

p95 ≤ 2000 ms · p99 ≤ 4000 ms · errors ≤ 1.0%

### Ghost publishing
Measured

Readers, authenticated draft creation, publishing and image uploads.

Ghost publishing measurements| Repeat | Offered / s | journeys/s | p95 / p99 ms | Errors / dropped | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 332.95 / 444.66 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 1 | 20 | 20 | 423.03 / 587.84 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 1 | 50 | 40.18 | 7013.92 / 7013.92 | 800 / 744 | latency limit exceeded |
| 1 | 100 | 41.55 | 7013.92 / 7013.92 | 838 / 9463 | latency limit exceeded |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 332.95 / 453.62 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 2 | 20 | 20 | 431.55 / 643.01 | 0 / 0 | Met workload limits |
| 2 | 50 | 40.12 | 7013.92 / 7013.92 | 780 / 760 | latency limit exceeded |
| 2 | 100 | 41.31 | 7013.92 / 7013.92 | 841 / 9497 | latency limit exceeded |

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 2048 MiB, 1855 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 2048 MiB, 1855 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 2048 MiB, 1855 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 2048 MiB, 1855 MiB detected.

p95 ≤ 2000 ms · p99 ≤ 4000 ms · errors ≤ 1.0%

## Advertised vs. measured

| Spec | Advertised | Measured |
| --- | --- | --- |
| vCPU | 2 | 2 |
| CPU | Shared vCPU | 0.1% of busy CPU time stolen |
| RAM | 2 GB | 1.8 GiB |
| Storage | 30 GB | 29.4 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:** AMD EPYC 7543 32-Core Processor

**CPU cores:** 2

**CPU frequency:** 2795 MHz

**AES-NI:** Yes

**VM-x/AMD-V:** No

**RAM reported:** 1.8 GiB

**Swap reported:** 0 MiB

**Disk reported:** 29.4 GiB

**Virtualization reported:** KVM

**CPU steal:** 0.1% of busy CPU time stolen

**Distro:** Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS

**Kernel:** 6.8.0-137-generic

**Architecture:** x86\_64

**IPv4 reachable:** Yes

**IPv6 reachable:** Yes

## Advertised at test time

**Plan:** Starter 2 vCPU / 2 GB

**Product line:** Starter

**Location:** Frankfurt #1

**vCPU:** 2 shared vCPU

**Architecture:** x86\_64

**RAM:** 2 GB

**Storage:** 30 GB

**Virtualization:** KVM

**Network:** Unknown

**Transfer:** 1.02 TB

**Port 25:** Unknown

**Monthly price at test time:** €10.00 EUR

**Hourly price at test time:** €0.015 EUR

**YABS version:** v2026-09-20

**Ran at:** Oct 25, 2026, 09:20:34 UTC

**Parser version:** 5

## Run timeline

**Queued:** Oct 22, 2026, 21:26:00 UTC

**Server created:** Oct 25, 2026, 09:20:27 UTC

**First update from the server:** Oct 25, 2026, 09:20:27 UTC

**Completed:** Oct 25, 2026, 13:10:30 UTC

**Server deleted:** Oct 25, 2026, 13:10:30 UTC

**Cost of this run:** €0.057 EUR

Tests 38 of 39 done Live output 1188 lines

Setup 2 cores, 1.8 GiB RAM 4 of 4Done

Disk (fio) 53.9 MB/s at 4k, 816 MB/s at 1m 5 of 5Done

Network, IPv4 (iperf3) Median 990 Mbit/s send, 960 Mbit/s receive 3 of 3Done

Geekbench 7, single-core Score 1,311 18 of 18Done

Web apps 1 failed, 4 skipped 7 of 8Some failed

TestResultTime

PostgreSQL transactions 8 measured trials completed 8 trials Measurements, 8 measured trials completed 29m 52s

PostgreSQL large dataset RuntimeError: RuntimeError: TimeoutError: Stopped RuntimeError: RuntimeError: TimeoutError: 2m 24s

Redis cache 8 measured trials completed 8 trials Measurements, 8 measured trials completed 28m 29s

Redis persistent queue 8 measured trials completed 8 trials Measurements, 8 measured trials completed 28m 21s

Discourse community 8 measured trials completed 8 trials Measurements, 8 measured trials completed 37m 19s

n8n workflows 8 measured trials completed 8 trials Measurements, 8 measured trials completed 31m 19s

n8n queue workers 8 measured trials completed 8 trials Measurements, 8 measured trials completed 31m 42s

Ghost publishing 8 measured trials completed 8 trials Measurements, 8 measured trials completed 33m 03s

Formbricks / Next.js Requires 4096 MiB RAM; plan has 2048 MiB, 1855 MiB detected. Not run Requires 4096 MiB RAM; plan has 2048 MiB, 1855 MiB detected.

Elasticsearch search and ingestion Requires 4096 MiB RAM; plan has 2048 MiB, 1855 MiB detected. Not run Requires 4096 MiB RAM; plan has 2048 MiB, 1855 MiB detected.

GitHub self-hosted runner Requires 8192 MiB RAM; plan has 2048 MiB, 1855 MiB detected. Not run Requires 8192 MiB RAM; plan has 2048 MiB, 1855 MiB detected.

Odoo Community sales Requires 4096 MiB RAM; plan has 2048 MiB, 1855 MiB detected. Not run Requires 4096 MiB RAM; plan has 2048 MiB, 1855 MiB detected.

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