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

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Fresh benchmarks coming at ya. Today I've spun up brand new instance from Linode and did some benchmarking. Each instance was spun up with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS x64 and all resided in or around the New York / New Jersey area. Let's get into the numbers.

Overview

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Last Benchmarked Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:00:52 GMT Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:00:52 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 8.0.45-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 8.0.45-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
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 7713 64-Core Processor AMD EPYC 7601 32-Core Processor
Clock Speed (MHz) 2,000.00 2,200.00
CPU Cache Size (KB) 512.00 512.00
BogoMips 3,999.99 4,399.99
Events per Second 1,796.69 577.03
Minimum Latency (ms) 0.24 0.73
Average Latency (ms) 0.56 1.73
Maximum Latency (ms) 33.29 37.93
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 2.52 3.82

Memory

Memory Read

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Operations per second 2,781,893.45 1,938,162.94
Mebibytes per second 2,716.69 1,892.74
Minimum Latency (ms) 0 0
Average Latency (ms) 0 0
Maximum Latency (ms) 8.48 11.32
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 0 0

Memory Write

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Operations per second 3,003,981.67 2,916,928.30
Mebibytes per second 2,933.58 2,848.56
Minimum Latency (ms) 0 0
Average Latency (ms) 0 0
Maximum Latency (ms) 31.65 9.9
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 0 0

File I/O

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Reads per Second 2,901.52 1,779.24
Writes per Second 1,934.35 1,186.16
Fsyncs per Second 6,191.21 3,797.41
Read Mebibytes per Second 45.34 27.80
Written Mebibytes per Second 30.22 18.53
Minimum Latency (ms) 0 0
Average Latency (ms) 0.09 0.15
Maximum Latency (ms) 15.73 65.5
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 0.24 0.45

Mutex

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Minimum Latency (ms) 1,404.10 2,277.51
Average Latency (ms) 1,411.48 2,297.18
Maximum Latency (ms) 1,422.33 2,315.41
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 1,427.08 2,320.55

MySQL

MySQL Read-only

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Transactions per second 9,135.00 3,706.00
Queries per second 91,350.00 37,060.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 0.98 2.28
Average Latency (ms) 1.09 2.69
Maximum Latency (ms) 10.15 11.42
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 1.27 3.36

MySQL Write-only

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Transactions per second 6,708.00 3,291.00
Queries per second 67,080.00 32,910.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 0.87 1.86
Average Latency (ms) 1.49 3.03
Maximum Latency (ms) 37.92 22.25
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 2.03 4.65

MySQL Read/Write

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Transactions per second 3,482.00 1,281.00
Queries per second 34,820.00 12,810.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 2.16 4.99
Average Latency (ms) 2.87 7.79
Maximum Latency (ms) 9.8 55.46
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 3.55 14.46

MySQL INSERT

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Transactions per second 10,885.00 5,591.00
Queries per second 108,850.00 55,910.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 0.58 1.04
Average Latency (ms) 0.92 1.78
Maximum Latency (ms) 6.79 76.08
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 1.12 2.57

MySQL Bulk INSERT

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Transactions per second 1,887,810.00 603,677.00
Queries per second 18,878,100.00 6,036,770.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 0 0
Average Latency (ms) 0.01 0.02
Maximum Latency (ms) 322.52 926.83
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 0 0

MySQL SELECT

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Transactions per second 203,558.00 79,122.00
Queries per second 2,035,580.00 791,220.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 0.04 0.09
Average Latency (ms) 0.05 0.13
Maximum Latency (ms) 13.04 8.76
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 0.06 0.17

MySQL SELECT (Random Points)

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Transactions per second 11,192.00 3,850.00
Queries per second 111,920.00 38,500.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 0.21 0.73
Average Latency (ms) 0.89 2.59
Maximum Latency (ms) 6.53 13.42
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 1.18 4.1

MySQL SELECT (Random Ranges)

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Transactions per second 11,116.00 4,381.00
Queries per second 111,160.00 43,810.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 0.24 0.77
Average Latency (ms) 0.9 2.28
Maximum Latency (ms) 7.03 12.92
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 1.16 3.55

MySQL UPDATE (Indexed)

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Transactions per second 9,976.00 5,486.00
Queries per second 99,760.00 54,860.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 0.56 0.99
Average Latency (ms) 1 1.82
Maximum Latency (ms) 4.74 12.29
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 1.34 2.86

MySQL UPDATE (Non-Indexed)

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Transactions per second 10,150.00 5,841.00
Queries per second 101,500.00 58,410.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 0.54 1.14
Average Latency (ms) 0.98 1.71
Maximum Latency (ms) 41.86 8.94
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 1.27 2.35

MySQL DELETE

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
Transactions per second 101,100.00 31,031.00
Queries per second 1,011,000.00 310,310.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 0.04 0.1
Average Latency (ms) 0.1 0.32
Maximum Latency (ms) 8.67 16.47
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 0.16 1.73

Redis

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
PING_INLINE per Second 54,734.54 26,802.47
PING_MBULK per Second 55,493.89 27,300.03
SET per Second 55,248.62 25,595.09
GET per Second 55,218.11 25,555.84
INCR per Second 55,648.30 25,419.42
LPUSH per Second 54,200.54 26,028.11
RPUSH per Second 54,141.85 24,981.27
LPOP per Second 53,418.80 26,219.19
RPOP per Second 54,525.63 25,706.94
SADD per Second 55,524.71 27,352.30
HSET per Second 53,078.56 27,457.44
SPOP per Second 54,614.96 26,773.76
ZADD per Second 54,975.26 26,546.32
ZPOPMIN per Second 55,066.08 25,806.45
LRANGE_100 (first 100 elements) per Second 38,022.81 16,210.08
LRANGE_300 (first 300 elements) per Second 20,230.63 9,186.11
LRANGE_500 (first 500 elements) per Second 14,701.56 6,173.98
LRANGE_600 (first 600 elements) per Second 13,066.77 5,131.89
MSET (10 keys) per Second 52,659.29 24,807.74

Redis Average Latency (ms)

Linode – Nanode (1 GB) Linode – Linode (2 GB)
PING_INLINE0.611.18
PING_MBULK0.591.17
SET0.601.26
GET0.591.25
INCR0.591.25
LPUSH0.621.23
RPUSH0.621.28
LPOP0.631.23
RPOP0.611.25
SADD0.591.19
HSET0.631.19
SPOP0.601.20
ZADD0.611.22
ZPOPMIN0.601.24
LRANGE_100 (first 100 elements)0.912.01
LRANGE_300 (first 300 elements)1.703.48
LRANGE_500 (first 500 elements)2.365.05
LRANGE_600 (first 600 elements)2.655.97
MSET (10 keys)0.671.37

Conclusion

From the friendly robots:

The Linode Nanode (1 GB) instance demonstrates excellent performance in memory and file IO operations, with high throughput and low latency, though it is constrained by its single CPU core and 1 GB of RAM. The Linode Standard (2 GB) instance, while offering double the RAM and a similar CPU, performs better in CPU-intensive tasks, showing higher RPS in Redis benchmarks and better overall latency across various metrics. The Standard instance also excels in database operations, with faster average latencies in MySQL benchmarks, though it is slightly behind in memory operations. Ideal use cases for the Nanode would be lightweight tasks or development environments where cost is a priority, whereas the Standard instance would be better suited for more demanding applications requiring higher RAM, CPU performance, and complex database interactions.

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