DigitalOcean v5 Shared 2 vCPU / 6 GB benchmarks

2 dedicated vCPU, 6 GB RAM, 80 GB SSD

$49.74/mo

$0.067/hr

Performance by location

Averages over the last 90 days. Same plan, same provider, different datacenters.

Location	GB7 single	GB7 multi	4K IOPS	Price	Last tested
Atlanta 1 (atl1) Atlanta, GA, US	n/a	n/a	n/a	$49.74/mo	Not tested yet
Kansas City 1 (mkc1) Kansas City	n/a	n/a	n/a	$49.74/mo	Not tested yet
Memphis 1 (mem1) Memphis	n/a	n/a	n/a	$49.74/mo	Not tested yet
Richmond 1 (ric1) Richmond	n/a	n/a	n/a	$49.74/mo	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.

We have not benchmarked this plan yet. It shows up here after its first scheduled run.

Provider	Plan	vCPU	RAM	Storage	Monthly
Hetzner	CCX13 Dedicated CPU 2 vCPU / 8 GB	2 dedicated vCPU	8 GB	80 GB NVMe	$50.49
Kamatera	2D 2GB 40GB	2 dedicated vCPU	2 GB	40 GB SSD	$53.00
Scaleway	POP2-2C-8G	2 dedicated vCPU	8 GB		€53.66 EUR
Vultr	Optimized Cloud CPU AMD 2 vCPU / 4 GB	2 dedicated vCPU	4 GB	75 GB	$45.00
Kamatera	1D 4GB 80GB	1 dedicated vCPU	4 GB	80 GB SSD	$45.00
HOSTKEY	Dedicated VDS 4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 200 GB NVMe	4 dedicated vCPU	16 GB	200 GB NVMe	€54.90 EUR
Linode	Premium 4GB	2 dedicated vCPU	4 GB	80 GB SSD	$43.00
Linode	G7 Dedicated 4x2	2 dedicated vCPU	4 GB	80 GB SSD	$43.00