CPU Optimized VPS benchmarks
Dedicated CPU plans with 2 GB of RAM or less per vCPU. More cores per dollar for builds, encoding, and other compute-bound work.
4 of the 51 CPU Optimized plans we track from 8 providers have been benchmarked.
Every CPU Optimized run in the benchmark browser
Measured results
Compare them in the Geekbench browser4 tested plans, by Geekbench 7 single-core. Scores are medians across every location over the last 90 days. Multi per $ is the multi-core median divided by the current monthly price, USD only.
| Plan | vCPU | RAM | Price | Runs | GB7 single | GB7 multi | Multi per $ | Last tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 dedicated vCPU | 4 GB | $39.42/mo |
1 run
|
1,768 | 3,362 | 85 | Oct 5, 2026 | |
| 2 dedicated vCPU | 4 GB | $43.00/mo |
1 run
|
1,152 | 1,435 | 33 | Oct 5, 2026 | |
| 4 dedicated vCPU | 8 GB | $84.00/mo |
1 run
|
1,030 | 2,341 | 28 | Oct 6, 2026 | |
| 2 dedicated vCPU | 4 GB | $42.00/mo |
3 runs
|
972 | 1,196 | 28 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Matching plans
The 10 cheapest of 51 matching plans, by monthly price.
| Provider | Plan | Product line | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Network | Transfer | Monthly price | Hourly price | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudzy | High Performance VPS 1 vCPU / 1 GB | High Performance VPS | 1 dedicated vCPU | 1 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 10 Gbps | 1 TB | $6.95 | $0.0096 | 0 |
| Cloudzy | High Performance VPS 1 vCPU / 2 GB | High Performance VPS | 1 dedicated vCPU | 2 GB | 60 GB NVMe | 10 Gbps | 3 TB | $14.95 | $0.021 | 0 |
| Kamatera | 1D 1GB 20GB | Type D Dedicated | 1 dedicated vCPU | 1 GB | 20 GB SSD | 5 TB | $19.00 | $0.026 | 0 | |
| Vultr | CPU Optimized AMD 1 vCPU / 2 GB | Optimized Cloud CPU | 1 dedicated vCPU | 2 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 4.1 TB | $28.00 | $0.038 | 0 | |
| Cloudzy | High Performance VPS 2 vCPU / 4 GB | High Performance VPS | 2 dedicated vCPU | 4 GB | 120 GB NVMe | 10 Gbps | 5 TB | $28.95 | $0.040 | 0 |
| Linode | Dedicated 4GB | Dedicated CPU | 2 dedicated vCPU | 4 GB | 80 GB SSD | 4 Gbps | 4 TB | $36.00 | $0.054 | 0 |
| Scaleway | POP2-HC-2C-4G | Specialized | 2 dedicated vCPU | 4 GB | 400 Mbps | Unmetered | €38.84 EUR | €0.053 EUR | 0 | |
| OVHcloud | C3-4 | Compute Optimized C3 | 2 dedicated vCPU | 4 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 250 Mbps | Unmetered | $39.42 | $0.054 | 1 |
| Vultr | CPU Optimized AMD 2 vCPU / 4 GB | Optimized Cloud CPU | 2 dedicated vCPU | 4 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 5.12 TB | $40.00 | $0.055 | 0 | |
| DigitalOcean | CPU-Optimized 2 vCPU / 4 GB | CPU-Optimized | 2 dedicated vCPU | 4 GB | 25 GB SSD | 2 Gbps | 4 TB | $42.00 | $0.063 | 3 |
1 dedicated vCPU
1 GB
25 GB NVMe
1 TB transfer
$14.95/mo
1 dedicated vCPU
2 GB
60 GB NVMe
3 TB transfer
$19.00/mo
1 dedicated vCPU
1 GB
20 GB SSD
5 TB transfer
$28.00/mo
1 dedicated vCPU
2 GB
25 GB NVMe
4.1 TB transfer
$28.95/mo
2 dedicated vCPU
4 GB
120 GB NVMe
5 TB transfer
$36.00/mo
2 dedicated vCPU
4 GB
80 GB SSD
4 TB transfer
€38.84 EUR/mo
2 dedicated vCPU
4 GB
Unmetered transfer
$40.00/mo
2 dedicated vCPU
4 GB
50 GB NVMe
5.12 TB transfer
$42.00/mo
2 dedicated vCPU
4 GB
25 GB SSD
4 TB transfer