General Purpose VPS benchmarks
Dedicated CPU plans with more than 2 GB and less than 8 GB of RAM per vCPU. The balanced default for app servers and databases that don't lean hard on one resource.
4 of the 185 General Purpose plans we track from 10 providers have been benchmarked.
Every General Purpose 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 | 8 GB | $50.49/mo |
2 runs
|
1,892 | 2,448 | 48 | Oct 5, 2026 | |
| 4 dedicated vCPU | 16 GB | $101.49/mo |
1 run
|
1,826 | 4,579 | 45 | Oct 4, 2026 | |
| 2 dedicated vCPU | 8 GB | $60.00/mo |
1 run
|
1,259 | 2,361 | 39 | Oct 4, 2026 | |
| 8 dedicated vCPU | 40 GB | $160.00/mo |
1 run
|
877 | 4,528 | 28 | Oct 4, 2026 |
Matching plans
The 10 cheapest of 185 matching plans, by monthly price.
| Provider | Plan | Product line | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Network | Transfer | Monthly price | Hourly price | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Servers | Cloud ARM VDS 1 | Cloud ARM VDS | 1 dedicated vCPU | 6 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 1 Gbps | 5 TB | $10.53 | $0.018 | 0 |
| LunaNode | c.1 1 vCPU / 5 GB | Compute-Optimized | 1 dedicated vCPU | 5 GB | 100 GB SSD | 3 TB | $20.00 | $0.028 | 0 | |
| Cherry Servers | Cloud ARM VDS 2 | Cloud ARM VDS | 2 dedicated vCPU | 12 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 1 Gbps | 5 TB | $22.23 | $0.039 | 0 |
| OVHcloud | B2-7 | General Purpose B2 | 2 dedicated vCPU | 7 GB | 50 GB SSD | 250 Mbps | Unmetered | $29.71 | $0.084 | 0 |
| Vultr | General Purpose AMD 1 vCPU / 4 GB | Optimized Cloud General Purpose | 1 dedicated vCPU | 4 GB | 30 GB NVMe | 4.1 TB | $30.00 | $0.041 | 0 | |
| Cherry Servers | Cloud ARM VDS 4 | Cloud ARM VDS | 4 dedicated vCPU | 24 GB | 100 GB NVMe | 1 Gbps | 10 TB | $33.93 | $0.059 | 0 |
| LunaNode | c.2 2 vCPU / 10 GB | Compute-Optimized | 2 dedicated vCPU | 10 GB | 200 GB SSD | 5 TB | $40.00 | $0.056 | 0 | |
| Scaleway | STANDARD2-A2C-8G | General Purpose | 2 dedicated vCPU | 8 GB | 400 Mbps | Unmetered | €42.78 EUR | €0.059 EUR | 0 | |
| OVHcloud | C2-7 | Compute Optimized C2 | 2 dedicated vCPU | 7 GB | 50 GB SSD | 250 Mbps | Unmetered | $43.20 | $0.12 | 0 |
| OVHcloud | R2-15 | Memory Optimized R2 | 2 dedicated vCPU | 15 GB | 50 GB SSD | 250 Mbps | Unmetered | $43.20 | $0.12 | 0 |
$10.53/mo
1 dedicated vCPU
6 GB
25 GB NVMe
5 TB transfer
$20.00/mo
1 dedicated vCPU
5 GB
100 GB SSD
3 TB transfer
$22.23/mo
2 dedicated vCPU
12 GB
50 GB NVMe
5 TB transfer
$30.00/mo
1 dedicated vCPU
4 GB
30 GB NVMe
4.1 TB transfer
$33.93/mo
4 dedicated vCPU
24 GB
100 GB NVMe
10 TB transfer
$40.00/mo
2 dedicated vCPU
10 GB
200 GB SSD
5 TB transfer
€42.78 EUR/mo
2 dedicated vCPU
8 GB
Unmetered transfer