DigitalOcean v5 Shared 8 vCPU / 16 GB benchmarks

8 shared vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 80 GB SSD

[Shared CPU](https://rackcensus.com/vps-categories/shared-cpu-vps-benchmarks)

$150.43/mo

$0.20/hr

$147.60/mo at 730 hours

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# Performance by location
[Every run of this plan](https://rackcensus.com/benchmarks?filter%5Bplan%5D=digitalocean-s5-8vcpu-16gb-80gb&filter%5Bsort%5D=location)

Medians over the last 90 days. Same plan, same provider, different datacenters. Multi per $ divides the multi-core median by each location's current monthly price, USD only.

Price position

Cheaper than 5% of 19 similar plans

Same vCPU count and CPU type, 12 to 21 GB RAM, median $100

| Location | Runs | GB7 single | GB7 multi | 4K IOPS | Price | Multi per $ | Last tested |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Atlanta 1 Atlanta, GA, US | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $150.43/mo | n/a | Not tested yet |
| Kansas City 1 Kansas City | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $150.43/mo | n/a | Not tested yet |
| Memphis 1 Memphis | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $150.43/mo | n/a | Not tested yet |
| Richmond 1 Richmond | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $150.43/mo | n/a | Not tested yet |

A location is highlighted only when it leads the next best by 5 percent or more. Smaller gaps are normal run-to-run variance.

Network results are not compared here. iperf3 targets are third-party servers, so distance to each target dominates the number.