DigitalOcean offers different kind of Droplets and I’m interested into find the sweet spot between money and performance.
Methodology
- Create a DigitalOcean droplet for the desired droplet size.
- Install latest Ubuntu LTS.
- Run
curl -sL http://yabs.sh | bash -s -- -f -i
Results
General Purpose – Regular Intel
Full report
Basic System Information:
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Uptime : 0 days, 0 hours, 1 minutes
Processor : Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8168 CPU @ 2.70GHz
CPU cores : 4 @ 2693.670 MHz
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 15.6 GiB
Swap : 0.0 KiB
Disk : 48.4 GiB
Distro : Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
Kernel : 5.15.0-67-generic
VM Type : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✔ Online / ❌ Offline
IPv4 Network Information:
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ISP : DigitalOcean, LLC
ASN : AS14061 DigitalOcean, LLC
Host : DigitalOcean, LLC
Location : Santa Clara, California (CA)
Country : United States
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
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Single Core | 1085
Multi Core | 2382
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/5288951
YABS completed in 8 min 11 sec
- slug: g-4vcpu-16gb
- billed: $126/mo or $0.1875/hr
- cpu: 4x Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8168 CPU @ 2.70GHz
- single core: 1085 / multi core: 2382 in 8 min 11 sec
General Purpose — Premium Intel
Full report
Basic System Information:
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Uptime : 0 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes
Processor : INTEL(R) XEON(R) GOLD 6548N
CPU cores : 4 @ 2800.000 MHz
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 15.6 GiB
Swap : 0.0 KiB
Disk : 58.0 GiB
Distro : Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Kernel : 6.8.0-31-generic
VM Type : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✔ Online / ❌ Offline
IPv4 Network Information:
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ISP : DigitalOcean, LLC
ASN : AS14061 DigitalOcean, LLC
Host : DigitalOcean, LLC
Location : Santa Clara, California (CA)
Country : United States
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
|
Single Core | 1876
Multi Core | 4152
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/6684038
YABS completed in 6 min 9 sec
- slug: g-4vcpu-16gb-intel
- billed: $151/mo or $0.2247/hr
- cpu: 4x Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8358 CPU @ 2.60GHz
- single core: 1876 / multi core: 4152 in 6 min 9 sec
CPU-Optimized – Regular Intel
Full report
Basic System Information:
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Uptime : 0 days, 0 hours, 1 minutes
Processor : Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8280 CPU @ 2.70GHz
CPU cores : 4 @ 2693.670 MHz
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 7.8 GiB
Swap : 0.0 KiB
Disk : 48.4 GiB
Distro : Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
Kernel : 5.15.0-67-generic
VM Type : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✔ Online / ❌ Offline
IPv4 Network Information:
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ISP : DigitalOcean, LLC
ASN : AS14061 DigitalOcean, LLC
Host : DigitalOcean, LLC
Location : San Francisco, California (CA)
Country : United States
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
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Single Core | 1266
Multi Core | 2770
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/5288976
YABS completed in 7 min 33 sec
- slug: c-4vcpu-8gb
- billed: $84/mo or $0.125/hr
- cpu: 4x Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8280 CPU @ 2.70GHz
- single core: 1266 / multi core: 2770 in 7 min 33 sec
CPU-Optimized – Premium Intel (4vCPU)
Full report
Basic System Information:
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Uptime : 0 days, 0 hours, 1 minutes
Processor : INTEL(R) XEON(R) GOLD 6548N
CPU cores : 4 @ 2800.000 MHz
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 7.8 GiB
Swap : 0.0 KiB
Disk : 48.4 GiB
Distro : Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Kernel : 6.8.0-31-generic
VM Type : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✔ Online / ❌ Offline
IPv4 Network Information:
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ISP : DigitalOcean, LLC
ASN : AS14061 DigitalOcean, LLC
Host : DigitalOcean, LLC
Location : Santa Clara, California (CA)
Country : United States
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
|
Single Core | 1846
Multi Core | 4166
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/6683995
YABS completed in 6 min 10 sec
- slug: c-4vcpu-8gb-intel
- billed: $109/mo or $0.1622/hr
- cpu: 4x INTEL(R) XEON(R) GOLD 6548N @ 2.80GHz
- single core: 1846 / multi core: 4166 in 6 min 10 sec
CPU-Optimized – Premium Intel (8vCPU)
Full report
Basic System Information:
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Uptime : 0 days, 0 hours, 1 minutes
Processor : INTEL(R) XEON(R) GOLD 6548N
CPU cores : 8 @ 2800.000 MHz
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 15.6 GiB
Swap : 0.0 KiB
Disk : 96.8 GiB
Distro : Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Kernel : 6.8.0-31-generic
VM Type : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✔ Online / ❌ Offline
IPv4 Network Information:
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ISP : DigitalOcean, LLC
ASN : AS14061 DigitalOcean, LLC
Host : DigitalOcean, LLC
Location : Santa Clara, California (CA)
Country : United States
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
|
Single Core | 1864
Multi Core | 7204
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/6683799
YABS completed in 5 min 37 sec
- slug: c-8vcpu-16gb-intel
- billed: $218/mo or $0.324/hr
- cpu: 8x INTEL(R) XEON(R) GOLD 6548N @ 2800.000 MHz
- single core: 1864 / multi core: 7204 in 5 min 37 sec
Basic – Premium Intel (4vCPU)
Full report
Basic System Information:
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Uptime : 0 days, 0 hours, 1 minutes
Processor : DO-Premium-Intel
CPU cores : 4 @ 1999.999 MHz
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 7.7 GiB
Swap : 0.0 KiB
Disk : 232.4 GiB
Distro : Ubuntu 23.10
Kernel : 6.5.0-9-generic
VM Type : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✔ Online / ❌ Offline
IPv4 Network Information:
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ISP : DigitalOcean, LLC
ASN : AS14061 DigitalOcean, LLC
Host : DigitalOcean, LLC
Location : Santa Clara, California (CA)
Country : United States
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
|
Single Core | 912
Multi Core | 2783
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/5435587
YABS completed in 8 min 34 sec
- slug: s-4vcpu-8gb
- billed: $64/mo or $0.095/hr
- cpu: 4x 1999.999 MHz
- single core: 912 / multi core: 2783 in 8 min 34 sec
Basic – Premium AMD (4vCPU)
Full report
Basic System Information:
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Uptime : 0 days, 0 hours, 1 minutes
Processor : DO-Premium-AMD
CPU cores : 4 @ 1996.246 MHz
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 15.6 GiB
Swap : 0.0 KiB
Disk : 193.8 GiB
Distro : Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
Kernel : 5.15.0-67-generic
VM Type : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✔ Online / ❌ Offline
IPv4 Network Information:
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ISP : DigitalOcean, LLC
ASN : AS14061 DigitalOcean, LLC
Host : DigitalOcean, LLC
Location : Santa Clara, California (CA)
Country : United States
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
|
Single Core | 880
Multi Core | 2776
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/5294642
YABS completed in 8 min 46 sec
- slug: s-4vcpu-8gb-amd
- billed: $56/mo or $0.083/hr
- cpu: 4x 1996.247 MHz
- single core: 880 / multi core: 2776 in 8 min 46 sec
Basic – Premium AMD (8vCPU)
Full report
Basic System Information:
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Uptime : 0 days, 0 hours, 2 minutes
Processor : DO-Premium-AMD
CPU cores : 8 @ 1996.247 MHz
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 15.6 GiB
Swap : 0.0 KiB
Disk : 310.1 GiB
Distro : Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
Kernel : 5.15.0-67-generic
VM Type : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✔ Online / ❌ Offline
IPv4 Network Information:
---------------------------------
ISP : DigitalOcean, LLC
ASN : AS14061 DigitalOcean, LLC
Host : DigitalOcean, LLC
Location : Santa Clara, California (CA)
Country : United States
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
|
Single Core | 894
Multi Core | 4293
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/5289263
YABS completed in 8 min 3 sec
- slug: s-8vcpu-16gb-amd
- billed: $112/mo or $0.167/hr
- cpu: 8x 1996.247 MHz
- single core: 894 / multi core: 4293 in 8 min 3 sec
performance-to-price ratio
(higher is better)
single core
s-8vcpu-16gb-amd | 894 | $112/mo | 7.9821428571
c-8vcpu-16gb-intel | 1864 | $218/mo | 8.5504587156
g-4vcpu-16gb | 1085 | $126/mo | 8.6111111111
g-4vcpu-16gb-intel | 1876 | $151/mo | 12.4238410596
s-4vcpu-8gb | 912 | $64/mo | 14.25
c-4vcpu-8gb | 1266 | $84/mo | 15.0714285714
s-4vcpu-8gb-amd | 880 | $56/mo | 15.7142857143
c-4vcpu-8gb-intel | 1846 | $109/mo | 16.9357798165
multi core
g-4vcpu-16gb | 2382 | $126/mo | 18.9047619048
g-4vcpu-16gb-intel | 4152 | $151/mo | 27.4966887417
c-4vcpu-8gb | 2770 | $84/mo | 32.9761904762
c-8vcpu-16gb-intel | 7204 | $218/mo | 33.0458715596
s-8vcpu-16gb-amd | 4293 | $112/mo | 38.3303571429
c-4vcpu-8gb-intel | 4166 | $109/mo | 38.2201834862
s-4vcpu-8gb | 2783 | $64/mo | 43.484375
s-4vcpu-8gb-amd | 2776 | $56/mo | 49.5714285714
single core + multi core
g-4vcpu-16gb | 1085 + 2382 | $126/mo | 27.5158730159
g-4vcpu-16gb-intel | 1876 + 4152 | $151/mo | 39.9205298013
c-8vcpu-16gb-intel | 1864 + 7204 | $218/mo | 41.5963302752
s-8vcpu-16gb-amd | 894 + 4293 | $112/mo | 46.3125
c-4vcpu-8gb | 1266 + 2770 | $84/mo | 48.0476190476
c-4vcpu-8gb-intel | 1846 + 4166 | $109/mo | 55.1559633028
s-4vcpu-8gb | 912 + 2783 | $64/mo | 57.734375
s-4vcpu-8gb-amd | 880 + 2776 | $56/mo | 65.2857142857