Linode Nanode (1 GB) vs. Linode Linode (2 GB)

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Same showdown, different day. Today I've spun up some brand new instance from Linode and ran some benchmarks. Each instance was spun up with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS x64 and were created in or around the New York / New Jersey area. Without further ado, here's the results.

Overview

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Last Benchmarked Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:00:52 GMT Wed, 29 Oct 2025 19:00:52 GMT
Linux Distro Ubuntu 24.04 LTS x64 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS x64
Kernel Version 6.8.0-71-generic 6.8.0-71-generic
MySQL Version 8.0.43-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 8.0.43-0ubuntu0.24.04.2
Redis Version 7.0.15 7.0.15
Location Newark, NJ Newark, NJ
Monthly Price $5.00 $12.00
RAM (GB) 1 2
CPU Cores 1 1
Storage (TB) 25 50
Storage Type SSD SSD
Transfer (TB) 1 2

CPU

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Vendor AuthenticAMD AuthenticAMD
Model Name AMD EPYC 7601 32-Core Processor AMD EPYC 7601 32-Core Processor
Clock Speed (MHz) 2,200.00 2,200.00
CPU Cache Size (KB) 512.00 512.00
BogoMips 4,399.99 4,399.99
Events per Second 626.39 619.10
Minimum Latency (ms) 0.67 0.63
Average Latency (ms) 1.6 1.61
Maximum Latency (ms) 8.53 9.87
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 4.25 4.25

Memory

Memory Read

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Operations per second 1,992,468.11 2,046,105.54
Mebibytes per second 1,945.77 1,998.15
Minimum Latency (ms) 0 0
Average Latency (ms) 0 0
Maximum Latency (ms) 4.79 7.56
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 0 0

Memory Write

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Operations per second 2,048,078.98 2,048,681.95
Mebibytes per second 2,000.08 2,000.67
Minimum Latency (ms) 0 0
Average Latency (ms) 0 0
Maximum Latency (ms) 7.36 6.47
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 0 0

File I/O

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Reads per Second 1,569.23 982.22
Writes per Second 1,046.16 654.81
Fsyncs per Second 3,352.99 2,097.60
Read Mebibytes per Second 24.52 15.35
Written Mebibytes per Second 16.35 10.23
Minimum Latency (ms) 0 0
Average Latency (ms) 0.17 0.27
Maximum Latency (ms) 6.62 8.55
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 0.4 0.57

Mutex

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Minimum Latency (ms) 2,118.43 2,176.60
Average Latency (ms) 2,136.64 2,190.25
Maximum Latency (ms) 2,147.24 2,210.36
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 2,159.29 2,198.52

MySQL

MySQL Read-only

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Transactions per second 4,513.00 4,502.00
Queries per second 45,130.00 45,020.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 1.69 1.74
Average Latency (ms) 2.21 2.22
Maximum Latency (ms) 14.39 6.58
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 2.48 2.48

MySQL Write-only

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Transactions per second 3,583.00 3,173.00
Queries per second 35,830.00 31,730.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 1.87 1.97
Average Latency (ms) 2.79 3.15
Maximum Latency (ms) 27.89 21.85
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 4.03 5.09

MySQL Read/Write

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Transactions per second 1,726.00 1,688.00
Queries per second 17,260.00 16,880.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 4.55 4.26
Average Latency (ms) 5.8 5.92
Maximum Latency (ms) 20.42 16.27
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 7.04 7.56

MySQL INSERT

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Transactions per second 6,224.00 6,930.00
Queries per second 62,240.00 69,300.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 1.13 0.97
Average Latency (ms) 1.6 1.44
Maximum Latency (ms) 9.35 5.74
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 2.03 1.73

MySQL Bulk INSERT

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Transactions per second 734,741.00 734,741.00
Queries per second 7,347,410.00 7,347,410.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 0 0
Average Latency (ms) 0.01 0.01
Maximum Latency (ms) 693.48 643.74
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 0 0

MySQL SELECT

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Transactions per second 96,019.00 90,489.00
Queries per second 960,190.00 904,890.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 0.07 0.07
Average Latency (ms) 0.1 0.11
Maximum Latency (ms) 4.17 4.1
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 0.14 0.15

MySQL SELECT (Random Points)

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Transactions per second 5,082.00 5,002.00
Queries per second 50,820.00 50,020.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 0.71 0.75
Average Latency (ms) 1.97 2
Maximum Latency (ms) 13.24 8.55
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 2.61 2.66

MySQL SELECT (Random Ranges)

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Transactions per second 5,444.00 5,601.00
Queries per second 54,440.00 56,010.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 0.49 0.62
Average Latency (ms) 1.84 1.78
Maximum Latency (ms) 7.22 8.25
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 2.57 2.35

MySQL UPDATE (Indexed)

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Transactions per second 5,363.00 5,858.00
Queries per second 53,630.00 58,580.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 1.08 0.96
Average Latency (ms) 1.86 1.71
Maximum Latency (ms) 7.65 10.1
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 2.86 2.52

MySQL UPDATE (Non-Indexed)

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Transactions per second 6,025.00 6,227.00
Queries per second 60,250.00 62,270.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 1.23 1.15
Average Latency (ms) 1.66 1.6
Maximum Latency (ms) 7.39 6.52
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 2.22 2.07

MySQL DELETE

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Transactions per second 32,847.00 33,571.00
Queries per second 328,470.00 335,710.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 0.07 0.07
Average Latency (ms) 0.3 0.3
Maximum Latency (ms) 13.38 13.68
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 1.64 1.7

Redis

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
PING_INLINE per Second 31,162.36 32,341.53
PING_MBULK per Second 32,414.91 32,594.52
SET per Second 32,488.63 32,331.07
GET per Second 31,979.53 32,425.42
INCR per Second 32,082.13 32,626.43
LPUSH per Second 31,847.13 32,351.99
RPUSH per Second 32,195.75 32,829.94
LPOP per Second 31,959.09 31,897.93
RPOP per Second 31,426.78 32,351.99
SADD per Second 32,030.75 31,928.48
HSET per Second 31,585.60 32,594.52
SPOP per Second 32,123.36 28,506.27
ZADD per Second 31,347.96 31,857.28
ZPOPMIN per Second 32,061.56 32,331.07
LRANGE_100 (first 100 elements) per Second 19,459.04 20,028.04
LRANGE_300 (first 300 elements) per Second 10,030.09 10,170.87
LRANGE_500 (first 500 elements) per Second 6,825.94 6,881.84
LRANGE_600 (first 600 elements) per Second 5,909.47 5,830.22
MSET (10 keys) per Second 29,931.16 30,385.90

Redis Average Latency (ms)

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
PING_INLINE1.051.01
PING_MBULK1.001.00
SET1.021.02
GET1.021.01
INCR1.021.01
LPUSH1.031.03
RPUSH1.021.01
LPOP1.041.04
RPOP1.051.03
SADD1.021.03
HSET1.041.02
SPOP1.011.12
ZADD1.051.04
ZPOPMIN1.011.01
LRANGE_100 (first 100 elements)1.701.66
LRANGE_300 (first 300 elements)3.223.14
LRANGE_500 (first 500 elements)4.674.68
LRANGE_600 (first 600 elements)5.255.34
MSET (10 keys)1.161.14

Conclusion

From the friendly robots:

The Linode Nanode (1 GB) instance shows strong performance in Redis operations, achieving high request rates and low latency, but struggles with larger LRANGE operations, indicating potential limitations in handling more complex data retrieval tasks. The Linode (2 GB) instance, while slightly slower in Redis operations, demonstrates better performance in larger LRANGE operations and overall file I/O tasks, suggesting it is better suited for workloads that require more memory and I/O throughput. The Nanode is ideal for simple, low-memory applications with high Redis throughput needs, while the 2 GB instance is better for more memory-intensive and I/O-heavy workloads.

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