Linode Nanode (1 GB) vs. Linode Linode (2 GB)
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_INLINE | 0.61 | 1.18 |
| PING_MBULK | 0.59 | 1.17 |
| SET | 0.60 | 1.26 |
| GET | 0.59 | 1.25 |
| INCR | 0.59 | 1.25 |
| LPUSH | 0.62 | 1.23 |
| RPUSH | 0.62 | 1.28 |
| LPOP | 0.63 | 1.23 |
| RPOP | 0.61 | 1.25 |
| SADD | 0.59 | 1.19 |
| HSET | 0.63 | 1.19 |
| SPOP | 0.60 | 1.20 |
| ZADD | 0.61 | 1.22 |
| ZPOPMIN | 0.60 | 1.24 |
| LRANGE_100 (first 100 elements) | 0.91 | 2.01 |
| LRANGE_300 (first 300 elements) | 1.70 | 3.48 |
| LRANGE_500 (first 500 elements) | 2.36 | 5.05 |
| LRANGE_600 (first 600 elements) | 2.65 | 5.97 |
| MSET (10 keys) | 0.67 | 1.37 |
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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