Linode Nanode (1 GB) vs. Linode Linode (2 GB)
New day, new benchmarks. Today I've spun up some brand new instance from Linode to run some benchmarks on. Each instance was spun up with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS x64 and were created in or around the New York / New Jersey area. Time to see who showed up today.
Overview
| Linode – Nanode (1 GB) | Linode – Linode (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Last Benchmarked | Thu, 25 Dec 2025 09:00:51 GMT | Wed, 24 Dec 2025 12:00:52 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 | 8.0.44-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 | 8.0.44-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 |
| 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 7713 64-Core Processor | AMD EPYC 7542 32-Core Processor |
| Clock Speed (MHz) | 2,000.00 | 2,900.00 |
| CPU Cache Size (KB) | 512.00 | 512.00 |
| BogoMips | 3,999.99 | 5,799.99 |
| Events per Second | 1,664.06 | 792.09 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 0.28 | 0.59 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 0.6 | 1.26 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 29.07 | 9.19 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 2.86 | 2.35 |
Memory
Memory Read
| Linode – Nanode (1 GB) | Linode – Linode (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Operations per second | 2,695,177.67 | 2,422,990.72 |
| Mebibytes per second | 2,632.01 | 2,366.20 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 0 | 0 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 0 | 0 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 3.64 | 4.22 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 0 | 0 |
Memory Write
| Linode – Nanode (1 GB) | Linode – Linode (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Operations per second | 5,064,699.38 | 5,140,789.53 |
| Mebibytes per second | 4,946.00 | 5,020.30 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 0 | 0 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 0 | 0 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 2.03 | 3.76 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 0 | 0 |
File I/O
| Linode – Nanode (1 GB) | Linode – Linode (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Reads per Second | 2,101.42 | 2,605.75 |
| Writes per Second | 1,400.94 | 1,737.16 |
| Fsyncs per Second | 4,487.49 | 5,561.48 |
| Read Mebibytes per Second | 32.83 | 40.71 |
| Written Mebibytes per Second | 21.89 | 27.14 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 0 | 0 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 0.12 | 0.1 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 6.63 | 3.57 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 0.3 | 0.37 |
Mutex
| Linode – Nanode (1 GB) | Linode – Linode (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 1,779.50 | 1,617.53 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 1,789.35 | 1,626.05 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 1,804.14 | 1,638.62 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 1,803.47 | 1,648.20 |
MySQL
MySQL Read-only
| Linode – Nanode (1 GB) | Linode – Linode (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Transactions per second | 6,359.00 | 7,929.00 |
| Queries per second | 63,590.00 | 79,290.00 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 1.3 | 1.16 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 1.57 | 1.26 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 9.8 | 3.58 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 1.89 | 1.37 |
MySQL Write-only
| Linode – Nanode (1 GB) | Linode – Linode (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Transactions per second | 4,913.00 | 6,266.00 |
| Queries per second | 49,130.00 | 62,660.00 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 1.35 | 1.15 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 2.03 | 1.59 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 8.51 | 5.41 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 2.81 | 2.18 |
MySQL Read/Write
| Linode – Nanode (1 GB) | Linode – Linode (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Transactions per second | 2,408.00 | 3,242.00 |
| Queries per second | 24,080.00 | 32,420.00 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 3.1 | 2.53 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 4.15 | 3.08 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 11.3 | 8.23 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 5.18 | 3.82 |
MySQL INSERT
| Linode – Nanode (1 GB) | Linode – Linode (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Transactions per second | 7,492.00 | 10,686.00 |
| Queries per second | 74,920.00 | 106,860.00 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 0.95 | 0.61 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 1.33 | 0.93 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 9.48 | 4.34 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 1.79 | 1.12 |
MySQL Bulk INSERT
| Linode – Nanode (1 GB) | Linode – Linode (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Transactions per second | 1,201,092.00 | 1,346,717.00 |
| Queries per second | 12,010,920.00 | 13,467,170.00 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 0 | 0 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 508.44 | 361.44 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 0 | 0 |
MySQL SELECT
| Linode – Nanode (1 GB) | Linode – Linode (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Transactions per second | 127,654.00 | 181,442.00 |
| Queries per second | 1,276,540.00 | 1,814,420.00 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 0.06 | 0.04 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 6.3 | 3.07 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 0.11 | 0.07 |
MySQL SELECT (Random Points)
| Linode – Nanode (1 GB) | Linode – Linode (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Transactions per second | 8,562.00 | 7,917.00 |
| Queries per second | 85,620.00 | 79,170.00 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 0.29 | 0.46 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 1.17 | 1.26 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 9.19 | 6.95 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 1.58 | 1.67 |
MySQL SELECT (Random Ranges)
| Linode – Nanode (1 GB) | Linode – Linode (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Transactions per second | 9,338.00 | 7,624.00 |
| Queries per second | 93,380.00 | 76,240.00 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 0.41 | 0.44 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 1.07 | 1.31 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 7.81 | 4.99 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 1.39 | 1.7 |
MySQL UPDATE (Indexed)
| Linode – Nanode (1 GB) | Linode – Linode (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Transactions per second | 7,211.00 | 10,348.00 |
| Queries per second | 72,110.00 | 103,480.00 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 0.77 | 0.61 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 1.39 | 0.97 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 7.29 | 4.54 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 2 | 1.39 |
MySQL UPDATE (Non-Indexed)
| Linode – Nanode (1 GB) | Linode – Linode (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Transactions per second | 7,966.00 | 10,334.00 |
| Queries per second | 79,660.00 | 103,340.00 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 0.92 | 0.61 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 1.25 | 0.97 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 9.36 | 3.91 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 1.64 | 1.27 |
MySQL DELETE
| Linode – Nanode (1 GB) | Linode – Linode (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Transactions per second | 52,482.00 | 97,738.00 |
| Queries per second | 524,820.00 | 977,380.00 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 0.19 | 0.1 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 11.04 | 4.23 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 1.16 | 0.18 |
Redis
| Linode – Nanode (1 GB) | Linode – Linode (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| PING_INLINE per Second | 35,448.42 | 46,382.19 |
| PING_MBULK per Second | 35,373.19 | 47,103.16 |
| SET per Second | 35,100.04 | 46,061.72 |
| GET per Second | 36,310.82 | 46,750.82 |
| INCR per Second | 35,498.76 | 46,794.57 |
| LPUSH per Second | 35,511.36 | 46,146.75 |
| RPUSH per Second | 35,373.19 | 45,558.09 |
| LPOP per Second | 35,038.54 | 45,516.61 |
| RPOP per Second | 34,566.20 | 45,787.55 |
| SADD per Second | 35,663.34 | 46,948.36 |
| HSET per Second | 35,298.27 | 45,745.65 |
| SPOP per Second | 36,483.04 | 46,838.41 |
| ZADD per Second | 35,893.75 | 46,019.32 |
| ZPOPMIN per Second | 36,023.05 | 46,838.41 |
| LRANGE_100 (first 100 elements) per Second | 25,284.45 | 26,226.07 |
| LRANGE_300 (first 300 elements) per Second | 15,195.26 | 16,380.02 |
| LRANGE_500 (first 500 elements) per Second | 10,902.75 | 11,133.38 |
| LRANGE_600 (first 600 elements) per Second | 9,585.89 | 9,757.05 |
| MSET (10 keys) per Second | 29,078.22 | 42,426.81 |
Redis Average Latency (ms)
| Linode – Nanode (1 GB) | Linode – Linode (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| PING_INLINE | 0.93 | 0.75 |
| PING_MBULK | 0.93 | 0.74 |
| SET | 0.95 | 0.75 |
| GET | 0.91 | 0.74 |
| INCR | 0.93 | 0.74 |
| LPUSH | 0.94 | 0.75 |
| RPUSH | 0.94 | 0.76 |
| LPOP | 0.96 | 0.76 |
| RPOP | 0.97 | 0.76 |
| SADD | 0.93 | 0.74 |
| HSET | 0.94 | 0.76 |
| SPOP | 0.91 | 0.74 |
| ZADD | 0.93 | 0.76 |
| ZPOPMIN | 0.92 | 0.74 |
| LRANGE_100 (first 100 elements) | 1.34 | 1.40 |
| LRANGE_300 (first 300 elements) | 2.22 | 2.27 |
| LRANGE_500 (first 500 elements) | 3.08 | 3.34 |
| LRANGE_600 (first 600 elements) | 3.55 | 3.78 |
| MSET (10 keys) | 1.16 | 0.83 |
Conclusion
From the friendly robots:
Comparing the benchmark results from both Linode instances, the Nanode (1 GB) and the Linode (2 GB) configurations show distinct differences in performance due to their varying resource allocations. The Nanode excels in high-throughput Redis operations, particularly with commands like LPUSH, GET, and LPOP, achieving high request rates with lower latencies, indicating strong performance in memory-intensive tasks. The Linode (2 GB) instance, while also performing well in Redis operations, slightly lags behind in raw request rates and average latencies compared to the Nanode. It performs better in MySQL OLTP operations, particularly in read-heavy tasks, showing lower latencies and higher throughput in point selects, read-only, and read-write operations. The overall CPU performance of the Linode (2 GB) is somewhat comparable, but it shows higher variability in thread latencies. In summary, the Nanode (1 GB) is ideal for workloads requiring high Redis performance with lower RAM usage, while the Linode (2 GB) is better suited for applications that benefit from more RAM and perform more complex MySQL operations.
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