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[Skip the referral](https://rackcensus.com/go/digitalocean/direct)[How this works](https://rackcensus.com/transparency#referrals-heading) # DigitalOcean San Francisco 3 VPS benchmarks - San Francisco, CA, US - [San Francisco](https://rackcensus.com/locations/san-francisco-vps-benchmarks), [San Francisco Bay Area](https://rackcensus.com/locations/san-francisco-bay-area-vps-benchmarks), [US West](https://rackcensus.com/locations/us-west-vps-benchmarks), [North America](https://rackcensus.com/locations/north-america-vps-benchmarks) Plans sold here 9 1 tested here Runs here 1 Completed benchmarks Starting price $7.00/mo Basic AMD 1 vCPU / 1 GB Single-core vs other locations n/a No plan tested here and elsewhere yet Last tested Oct 6, 2026 Most recent result ## Tested plans 1 plan tested in San Francisco 3. Scores are medians over the last 90 days. The gap column compares single-core here with the median of the same plan in DigitalOcean's other tested locations. | Plan | vCPU | RAM | Price | Runs | GB7 single | GB7 multi | 4K IOPS | Single-core gap | Last tested | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Basic 1 vCPU / 1 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/z6r6vs-digitalocean-basic-1-vcpu-1-gb-benchmarks?location=sfo3) Basic No longer sold here | 1 shared vCPU | 1 GB | $6.00/mo | 1 run [Other locations](https://rackcensus.com/plans/z6r6vs-digitalocean-basic-1-vcpu-1-gb-benchmarks/locations?location=sfo3) | n/a | n/a | 87,344 | n/a | [Oct 6, 2026](https://rackcensus.com/benchmarks/mn01sf-digitalocean-basic-1-vcpu-1-gb-sfo3-benchmark) | Gaps under 5 percent are normal run-to-run variance and aren't highlighted. Network results are not compared across locations. iperf3 targets are third-party servers, so distance to each target dominates the number. ## Performance over time Every DigitalOcean plan tested in San Francisco 3, including network results to each iperf3 target from here. ### Geekbench 7 single-core Weekly average per plan, higher is better No results yet. ### Geekbench 7 multi-core Weekly average per plan, higher is better No results yet. ### Disk 4K mixed IOPS One run per plan so far, higher is better Loading... ### iperf3 receive over IPv4 One run per target so far, in Mbps. Each target is only compared with itself. Loading... ## Recent runs [Every DigitalOcean run in San Francisco](https://rackcensus.com/benchmarks?filter%5Blocation%5D%5B%5D=san-francisco&filter%5Bprovider%5D%5B%5D=digitalocean) 1 run, newest first. Benchmark runs| Server | Specs | Storage | Network | Single-core | Multi-core | 4K IOPS | Monthly price | Tested | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [DigitalOcean](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks)[Basic 1 vCPU / 1 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/z6r6vs-digitalocean-basic-1-vcpu-1-gb-benchmarks?location=sfo3)[San Francisco 3](https://rackcensus.com/locations/san-francisco-vps-benchmarks "Every provider in San Francisco") | 1 vCPU 1 GB | 25 GB SSD | 2 Gbps | Skipped | Skipped | 87,344 | $6.00per month | [Oct 6, 2026](https://rackcensus.com/benchmarks/mn01sf-digitalocean-basic-1-vcpu-1-gb-sfo3-benchmark) | [DigitalOcean](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks) [Basic 1 vCPU / 1 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/z6r6vs-digitalocean-basic-1-vcpu-1-gb-benchmarks?location=sfo3) [San Francisco 3](https://rackcensus.com/locations/san-francisco-vps-benchmarks "Every provider in San Francisco") Skipped[](https://rackcensus.com/benchmarks/mn01sf-digitalocean-basic-1-vcpu-1-gb-sfo3-benchmark) 1 vCPU1 GB25 GB SSD $6.00/mo ## Also sold here [Every DigitalOcean plan](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks/plans) 9 plans sold here without a run in San Francisco 3 yet. | Plan | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Transfer | Price | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Basic AMD 1 vCPU / 1 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/a382v9-digitalocean-basic-amd-1-vcpu-1-gb-benchmarks?location=sfo3) Basic AMD | 1 shared vCPU | 1 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 1 TB | $7.00/mo | | [Basic Intel 1 vCPU / 1 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/583ca1-digitalocean-basic-intel-1-vcpu-1-gb-benchmarks?location=sfo3) Basic Intel | 1 shared vCPU | 1 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 1 TB | $7.00/mo | | [Basic AMD 1 vCPU / 2 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/8iaj3w-digitalocean-basic-amd-1-vcpu-2-gb-benchmarks?location=sfo3) Basic AMD | 1 shared vCPU | 2 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 2 TB | $14.00/mo | | [Basic AMD 2 vCPU / 2 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/60j12c-digitalocean-basic-amd-2-vcpu-2-gb-benchmarks?location=sfo3) Basic AMD | 2 shared vCPU | 2 GB | 60 GB NVMe | 3 TB | $21.00/mo | | [Basic Intel 2 vCPU / 2 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/53tgmj-digitalocean-basic-intel-2-vcpu-2-gb-benchmarks?location=sfo3) Basic Intel | 2 shared vCPU | 2 GB | 60 GB NVMe | 3 TB | $21.00/mo | | [Basic AMD 4 vCPU / 8 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/g1l0ne-digitalocean-basic-amd-4-vcpu-8-gb-benchmarks?location=sfo3) Basic AMD | 4 shared vCPU | 8 GB | 160 GB NVMe | 5 TB | $56.00/mo | | [Basic Intel 4 vCPU / 8 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/07jsso-digitalocean-basic-intel-4-vcpu-8-gb-benchmarks?location=sfo3) Basic Intel | 4 shared vCPU | 8 GB | 160 GB NVMe | 5 TB | $56.00/mo | | [Basic AMD 8 vCPU / 16 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/cp5m74-digitalocean-basic-amd-8-vcpu-16-gb-benchmarks?location=sfo3) Basic AMD | 8 shared vCPU | 16 GB | 320 GB NVMe | 6 TB | $112.00/mo | | [Basic Intel 8 vCPU / 16 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/2n40ld-digitalocean-basic-intel-8-vcpu-16-gb-benchmarks?location=sfo3) Basic Intel | 8 shared vCPU | 16 GB | 320 GB NVMe | 6 TB | $112.00/mo | ## Location details **Provider ID:** sfo3 **City:** San Francisco **Region:** CA **Country:** US **Status:** Active **Location data:** Synced from API **Last synced:** Oct 8, 2026 ## Other providers here [Compare all](https://rackcensus.com/locations/san-francisco-vps-benchmarks) No other provider we track has servers in San Francisco yet. ## Other DigitalOcean locations [All](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks/locations) - [Amsterdam 3](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks/locations/ams3) - [Atlanta 1](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks/locations/atl1) - [Bangalore 1](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks/locations/blr1) - [Frankfurt 1](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks/locations/fra1) - [Kansas City 1](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks/locations/mkc1) - [London 1](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks/locations/lon1) - [Memphis 1](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks/locations/mem1) - [New York 1](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks/locations/nyc1) - [New York 2](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks/locations/nyc2) - [New York 3](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks/locations/nyc3) - [Richmond 1](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks/locations/ric1) - [San Francisco 2](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks/locations/sfo2) - [Singapore 1](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks/locations/sgp1) - [Sydney 1](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks/locations/syd1) - [Toronto 1](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks/locations/tor1)