UpCloud VPS benchmarks - [upcloud.com](https://rackcensus.com/go/upcloud/direct) - Helsinki, Finland - Founded 2011 [Visit UpCloud](https://rackcensus.com/go/upcloud) Referral link. If you sign up through it, I may get paid. [Skip the referral](https://rackcensus.com/go/upcloud/direct)[How this works](https://rackcensus.com/transparency#referrals-heading) # UpCloud Chicago #1 VPS benchmarks - Chicago, US - [Chicago](https://rackcensus.com/locations/chicago-vps-benchmarks), [US Central](https://rackcensus.com/locations/us-central-vps-benchmarks), [North America](https://rackcensus.com/locations/north-america-vps-benchmarks) Plans sold here 10 1 tested here Runs here 1 Completed benchmarks Starting price 3.50 EUR/mo Starter 1 vCPU / 1 GB Single-core vs other locations +64% Median gap across 1 plan Last tested Oct 5, 2026 Most recent result ## Tested plans 1 plan tested in Chicago #1. Scores are medians over the last 90 days. The gap column compares single-core here with the median of the same plan in UpCloud's other tested locations. | Plan | vCPU | RAM | Price | Runs | GB7 single | GB7 multi | 4K IOPS | Single-core gap | Last tested | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Premium 2 vCPU / 4 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/279vjw-upcloud-premium-2-vcpu-4-gb-benchmarks?location=us-chi1) Premium | 2 shared vCPU | 4 GB | 26.00 EUR/mo | 1 run [Other locations](https://rackcensus.com/plans/279vjw-upcloud-premium-2-vcpu-4-gb-benchmarks/locations?location=us-chi1) | 2,375 | 4,584 | 18,351 | +64% vs 1 other location | [Oct 5, 2026](https://rackcensus.com/benchmarks/eki6h8-upcloud-premium-2xcpu-4gb-us-chi1-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 UpCloud plan tested in Chicago #1, including network results to each iperf3 target from here. ### Geekbench 7 single-core One run per plan so far, higher is better Loading... ### Geekbench 7 multi-core One run per plan so far, higher is better Loading... ### 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... #### iperf3 target changes - Edgoo, Sao Paulo, BR (1G) was last seen on Oct 5, 2026. - Uztelecom, Tashkent, UZ (10G) was last seen on Oct 5, 2026. ## Recent runs [Every UpCloud run in Chicago](https://rackcensus.com/benchmarks?filter%5Blocation%5D%5B%5D=chicago&filter%5Bprovider%5D%5B%5D=upcloud) 1 run, newest first. Benchmark runs| Server | Specs | Storage | Network | Single-core | Multi-core | 4K IOPS | Monthly price | Tested | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [UpCloud](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/upcloud-benchmarks)[Premium 2 vCPU / 4 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/279vjw-upcloud-premium-2-vcpu-4-gb-benchmarks?location=us-chi1)[Chicago #1](https://rackcensus.com/locations/chicago-vps-benchmarks "Every provider in Chicago") | 2 vCPU 4 GB | 50 GB NVMe | | 2,375 | 4,584 | 18,351 | €26.00EUR per month | [Oct 5, 2026](https://rackcensus.com/benchmarks/eki6h8-upcloud-premium-2xcpu-4gb-us-chi1-benchmark) | [UpCloud](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/upcloud-benchmarks) [Premium 2 vCPU / 4 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/279vjw-upcloud-premium-2-vcpu-4-gb-benchmarks?location=us-chi1) [Chicago #1](https://rackcensus.com/locations/chicago-vps-benchmarks "Every provider in Chicago") 2,375[](https://rackcensus.com/benchmarks/eki6h8-upcloud-premium-2xcpu-4gb-us-chi1-benchmark) 2 vCPU4 GB50 GB NVMe €26.00 EUR/mo ## Also sold here [Every UpCloud plan](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/upcloud-benchmarks/plans) 9 plans sold here without a run in Chicago #1 yet. | Plan | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Transfer | Price | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Premium 1 vCPU / 1 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/9tjgtd-upcloud-premium-1-vcpu-1-gb-benchmarks?location=us-chi1) Premium | 1 shared vCPU | 1 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 512 GB | 6.00 EUR/mo | | [Starter 1 vCPU / 1 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/wn4ded-upcloud-starter-1-vcpu-1-gb-benchmarks?location=us-chi1) Starter | 1 shared vCPU | 1 GB | 10 GB | 512 GB | 3.50 EUR/mo | | [Premium 1 vCPU / 2 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/c0e2se-upcloud-premium-1-vcpu-2-gb-benchmarks?location=us-chi1) Premium | 1 shared vCPU | 2 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 1.02 TB | 12.00 EUR/mo | | [Starter 1 vCPU / 2 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/o4jctw-upcloud-starter-1-vcpu-2-gb-benchmarks?location=us-chi1) Starter | 1 shared vCPU | 2 GB | 20 GB | 512 GB | 7.00 EUR/mo | | [Premium 2 vCPU / 2 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/o8ye99-upcloud-premium-2-vcpu-2-gb-benchmarks?location=us-chi1) Premium | 2 shared vCPU | 2 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 2.05 TB | 18.00 EUR/mo | | [Starter 2 vCPU / 2 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/zwhit1-upcloud-starter-2-vcpu-2-gb-benchmarks?location=us-chi1) Starter | 2 shared vCPU | 2 GB | 30 GB | 1.02 TB | 10.00 EUR/mo | | [Premium 4 vCPU / 8 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/bd1oh5-upcloud-premium-4-vcpu-8-gb-benchmarks?location=us-chi1) Premium | 4 shared vCPU | 8 GB | 100 GB NVMe | 5.12 TB | 54.00 EUR/mo | | [Starter 4 vCPU / 8 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/q2ccuo-upcloud-starter-4-vcpu-8-gb-benchmarks?location=us-chi1) Starter | 4 shared vCPU | 8 GB | 40 GB | 2.05 TB | 24.00 EUR/mo | | [Premium 8 vCPU / 16 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/k9i5lm-upcloud-premium-8-vcpu-16-gb-benchmarks?location=us-chi1) Premium | 8 shared vCPU | 16 GB | 200 GB NVMe | 8.19 TB | 164.00 EUR/mo | ## Location details **Provider ID:** us-chi1 **City:** Chicago **Country:** US **Status:** Active **Location data:** Synced from API **Last synced:** Oct 8, 2026 ## Other providers here [Compare all](https://rackcensus.com/locations/chicago-vps-benchmarks) - [Cherry Servers](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/cherryservers-benchmarks) [Chicago, US](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/cherryservers-benchmarks/locations/us-chicago) - [Gcore](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/gcore-benchmarks) [Chicago](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/gcore-benchmarks/locations/68) - [Kamatera](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/kamatera-benchmarks) [Chicago](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/kamatera-benchmarks/locations/us-ch) - [Latitude.sh](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/latitude-benchmarks) [Chicago, United States](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/latitude-benchmarks/locations/chi) - [Linode](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/linode-benchmarks) [Chicago, IL](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/linode-benchmarks/locations/us-ord) - [OneProvider](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/oneprovider-benchmarks) [Chicago, US](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/oneprovider-benchmarks/locations/7) - [Vultr](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/vultr-benchmarks) [Chicago, US](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/vultr-benchmarks/locations/ord) ## Other UpCloud locations [All](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/upcloud-benchmarks/locations) - [Amsterdam #1](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/upcloud-benchmarks/locations/nl-ams1) - [Copenhagen #1](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/upcloud-benchmarks/locations/dk-cph1) - [Frankfurt #1](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/upcloud-benchmarks/locations/de-fra1) - [Helsinki #1](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/upcloud-benchmarks/locations/fi-hel1) - [Helsinki #2](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/upcloud-benchmarks/locations/fi-hel2) - [London #1](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/upcloud-benchmarks/locations/uk-lon1) - [Madrid #1](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/upcloud-benchmarks/locations/es-mad1) - [New York #1](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/upcloud-benchmarks/locations/us-nyc1) - [San Jose #1](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/upcloud-benchmarks/locations/us-sjo1) - [Singapore #1](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/upcloud-benchmarks/locations/sg-sin1) - [Stavanger #1](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/upcloud-benchmarks/locations/no-svg1) - [Stockholm #1](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/upcloud-benchmarks/locations/se-sto1) - [Sydney #1](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/upcloud-benchmarks/locations/au-syd1) - [Warsaw #1](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/upcloud-benchmarks/locations/pl-waw1)