US Central VPS benchmarks
VPS benchmark results from every provider with servers in US Central, side by side and over time.
Measured plans
Compare them in the Geekbench browser4 plan-location pairs tested here, by Geekbench 7 single-core. Scores are medians over the last 90 days.
| Plan | Location | vCPU | RAM | Runs | GB7 single | GB7 multi | 4K IOPS | Price | Last tested |
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Chicago, US
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2 shared vCPU | 4 GB | 1 run | 2,375 | 4,584 | 18,351 | 26.00 EUR/mo | Oct 5, 2026 | |
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Chicago, US
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2 dedicated vCPU | 16 GB | 1 run | 1,491 | 3,675 | 97,116 | $80.73/mo | Oct 5, 2026 | |
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Chicago, IL, US
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2 dedicated vCPU | 4 GB | 1 run | 1,152 | 1,435 | 104,087 | $43.00/mo | Oct 5, 2026 | |
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Chicago, US
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2 shared vCPU | 4 GB | 1 run | n/a | n/a | 9,934 | $10.53/mo | Oct 3, 2026 |
Providers here
Locations by providerRecent runs
Browse all 4 runs in US Central4 runs, newest first.
| Provider | Plan | Location | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Network | GB7 single | GB7 multi | 4K IOPS | Monthly price | Tested |
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| UpCloud | Premium 2 vCPU / 4 GB | Chicago #1 | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 2,375 | 4,584 | 18,351 | €26.00 EUR | Oct 5, 2026 | |
| Linode | Premium 4GB | Chicago, IL | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB SSD | 4 Gbps | 1,152 | 1,435 | 104,087 | $43.00 | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Cherry Servers | Premium VDS 2 | Chicago, US | 2 | 16 GB | 100 GB NVMe | 1 Gbps | 1,491 | 3,675 | 97,116 | $80.73 | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Cherry Servers | Cloud VPS 4 (Gen 2) | Chicago, US | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB SSD | 1 Gbps | n/a | n/a | 9,934 | $10.53 | Oct 3, 2026 |
2 vCPU
4 GB
50 GB NVMe
€26.00 EUR/mo
2 vCPU
4 GB
80 GB SSD
$43.00/mo
2 vCPU
16 GB
100 GB NVMe
$80.73/mo
2 vCPU
4 GB
80 GB SSD
$10.53/mo