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Linode Chicago, IL VPS benchmarks

Plans sold here
20
3 tested here
Runs here
3
Completed benchmarks
Starting price
$5.00/mo
Nanode 1GB
Single-core vs other locations
-9%
Median gap across 3 plans
Last tested
Oct 13, 2026
Most recent result

Tested plans

3 plans tested in Chicago, IL. Scores are medians over the last 90 days. The gap column compares single-core here with the median of the same plan in Linode's other tested locations.

Plan vCPU RAM Price Runs GB7 single GB7 multi 4K IOPS Single-core gap Last tested
Dedicated CPU
 2 dedicated vCPU 4 GB $36.00/mo
1 run
Other locations
 1,061 1,377 76,869 -9%
vs 4 other locations
 Oct 13, 2026
Shared CPU
 2 shared vCPU 4 GB $24.00/mo
1 run
Other locations
 857 1,671 13,453 -24%
vs 4 other locations
 Oct 12, 2026
Premium CPU
 2 dedicated vCPU 4 GB $43.00/mo
1 run
Other locations
 1,152 1,435 104,087 -7%
vs 2 other locations
 Oct 5, 2026

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 Linode plan tested in Chicago, IL, including network results to each iperf3 target from here.

Geekbench 7 single-core

One run per plan so far, higher is better

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Geekbench 7 multi-core

One run per plan so far, higher is better

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Disk 4K mixed IOPS

One run per plan so far, higher is better

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iperf3 receive over IPv4

Every run per target, in Mbps. Each target is only compared with itself.

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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 Linode run in Chicago

3 runs, newest first.

Server Specs Storage Network Single-core Multi-core 4K IOPS Monthly price Tested
Linode
Dedicated 4GB
Chicago, IL
1,061
2 vCPU 4 GB 80 GB SSD
$36.00/mo
Linode
Linode 4GB
Chicago, IL
857
2 vCPU 4 GB 80 GB SSD
$24.00/mo
Linode
Premium 4GB
Chicago, IL
1,152
2 vCPU 4 GB 80 GB SSD
$43.00/mo

Also sold here

Every Linode plan

17 plans sold here without a run in Chicago, IL yet.

Plan vCPU RAM Storage Transfer Price
Shared CPU (Nanode)
 1 shared vCPU 1 GB 25 GB SSD 1 TB $5.00/mo
Shared CPU
 1 shared vCPU 2 GB 50 GB SSD 2 TB $12.00/mo
Dedicated CPU
 2 dedicated vCPU 4 GB 80 GB SSD 4 TB $43.00/mo
Dedicated CPU
 2 dedicated vCPU 4 GB 41 GB SSD 0 GB Unknown
High Memory
 2 dedicated vCPU 24 GB 20 GB SSD 5 TB $60.00/mo
Dedicated CPU
 4 dedicated vCPU 8 GB 160 GB SSD 5 TB $72.00/mo
Dedicated CPU
 4 dedicated vCPU 8 GB 160 GB SSD 5 TB $86.00/mo
Dedicated CPU
 4 dedicated vCPU 8 GB 82 GB SSD 0 GB Unknown
Shared CPU
 4 shared vCPU 8 GB 160 GB SSD 5 TB $48.00/mo
Premium CPU
 4 dedicated vCPU 8 GB 160 GB SSD 5 TB $86.00/mo
High Memory
 4 dedicated vCPU 90 GB 90 GB SSD 7 TB $240.00/mo
Shared CPU
 6 shared vCPU 16 GB 320 GB SSD 8 TB $96.00/mo
Dedicated CPU
 8 dedicated vCPU 16 GB 320 GB SSD 6 TB $144.00/mo
Dedicated CPU
 8 dedicated vCPU 16 GB 320 GB SSD 6 TB $173.00/mo
Dedicated CPU
 8 dedicated vCPU 16 GB 164 GB SSD 0 GB Unknown
Premium CPU
 8 dedicated vCPU 16 GB 320 GB SSD 6 TB $173.00/mo
Shared CPU
 8 shared vCPU 32 GB 640 GB SSD 16 TB $192.00/mo

Location details

Provider ID
us-ord
City
Chicago
Region
IL
Country
US
Status
Active
Location data
Synced from API
Last synced
Oct 14, 2026

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