DigitalOcean v5 Shared 8 vCPU / 8 GB benchmarks

8 shared vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 30 GB SSD

[Shared CPU](https://74pzd.hatchboxapp.com/vps-categories/shared-cpu-vps-benchmarks)

$121.28/mo

$0.16/hr

$119.00/mo at 730 hours

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# Performance by location
[Every run of this plan](https://74pzd.hatchboxapp.com/benchmarks?filter%5Bplan%5D=digitalocean-v5-shared-8-vcpu-8-gb&filter%5Bsort%5D=location)

Medians over the last 90 days. Multi per $ is the multi-core median divided by the current monthly price, USD only.

Price position

Cheaper than 20% of 5 similar plans

Same vCPU count and CPU type, 6 to 11 GB RAM, median $75

| Location | Runs | GB7 single | GB7 multi | 4K IOPS | Price | Multi per $ | Last tested |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Atlanta 1](https://74pzd.hatchboxapp.com/locations/atlanta-vps-benchmarks "Every provider in Atlanta") Atlanta, GA, US | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $121.28/mo | n/a | Not tested yet |
| Kansas City 1 Kansas City | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $121.28/mo | n/a | Not tested yet |
| Memphis 1 Memphis | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $121.28/mo | n/a | Not tested yet |
| Richmond 1 Richmond | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $121.28/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.