UpCloud Balanced (1 GB) vs. UpCloud Balanced (2 GB)
Welcome to another round of the VPS Showdown. Today I've spun up some brand new instance from UpCloud and ran my world famous suite of benchmarking scripts. Each instance was spun up with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS x64 and were created in or around the New York / New Jersey area. Enough talk. Here's the data.
Overview
| UpCloud – Balanced (1 GB) | UpCloud – Balanced (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Last Benchmarked | Sun, 08 Feb 2026 02:00:51 GMT | Sun, 08 Feb 2026 17:00:52 GMT |
| Linux Distro | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS x64 | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS x64 |
| Kernel Version | 6.8.0-87-generic | 6.8.0-87-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 | New York, NY | New York, NY |
| Monthly Price | €7.00 | €13.00 |
| RAM (GB) | 1 | 2 |
| CPU Cores | 1 | 1 |
| Storage (TB) | 25 | 50 |
| Storage Type | SSD | SSD |
| Transfer (TB) | 1 | 2 |
CPU
| UpCloud – Balanced (1 GB) | UpCloud – Balanced (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | AuthenticAMD | AuthenticAMD |
| Model Name | AMD EPYC 9575F 64-Core Processor | AMD EPYC 9575F 64-Core Processor |
| Clock Speed (MHz) | 3,295.46 | 3,295.48 |
| CPU Cache Size (KB) | 512.00 | 512.00 |
| BogoMips | 6,590.91 | 6,590.95 |
| Events per Second | 5,567.01 | 5,015.99 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 0.17 | 0.18 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 0.18 | 0.2 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 1.19 | 2.7 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 0.19 | 0.22 |
Memory
Memory Read
| UpCloud – Balanced (1 GB) | UpCloud – Balanced (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Operations per second | 7,331,709.08 | 6,669,086.36 |
| Mebibytes per second | 7,159.87 | 6,512.78 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 0 | 0 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 0 | 0 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 0.41 | 1.17 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 0 | 0 |
Memory Write
| UpCloud – Balanced (1 GB) | UpCloud – Balanced (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Operations per second | 7,508,461.12 | 6,284,223.40 |
| Mebibytes per second | 7,332.48 | 6,136.94 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 0 | 0 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 0 | 0 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 0.3 | 165.93 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 0 | 0 |
File I/O
| UpCloud – Balanced (1 GB) | UpCloud – Balanced (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Reads per Second | 4,202.09 | 2,771.06 |
| Writes per Second | 2,801.39 | 1,847.37 |
| Fsyncs per Second | 8,964.65 | 5,924.08 |
| Read Mebibytes per Second | 65.66 | 43.30 |
| Written Mebibytes per Second | 43.77 | 28.87 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 0 | 0 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 0.06 | 0.09 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 12.89 | 16.76 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 0.21 | 0.37 |
Mutex
| UpCloud – Balanced (1 GB) | UpCloud – Balanced (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 1,155.70 | 1,395.97 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 1,171.47 | 1,406.60 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 1,178.65 | 1,415.53 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 1,170.65 | 1,427.08 |
MySQL
MySQL Read-only
| UpCloud – Balanced (1 GB) | UpCloud – Balanced (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Transactions per second | 24,380.00 | 16,738.00 |
| Queries per second | 243,800.00 | 167,380.00 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 0.29 | 0.33 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 0.41 | 0.6 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 4.54 | 10.02 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 0.57 | 0.73 |
MySQL Write-only
| UpCloud – Balanced (1 GB) | UpCloud – Balanced (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Transactions per second | 7,212.00 | 2,206.00 |
| Queries per second | 72,120.00 | 22,060.00 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 0.54 | 1.15 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 1.39 | 4.52 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 25.22 | 35.05 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 2.26 | 9.91 |
MySQL Read/Write
| UpCloud – Balanced (1 GB) | UpCloud – Balanced (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Transactions per second | 5,242.00 | 1,433.00 |
| Queries per second | 52,420.00 | 14,330.00 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 1.08 | 1.98 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 1.91 | 6.98 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 29.39 | 401.2 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 2.61 | 14.73 |
MySQL INSERT
| UpCloud – Balanced (1 GB) | UpCloud – Balanced (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Transactions per second | 8,781.00 | 3,545.00 |
| Queries per second | 87,810.00 | 35,450.00 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 0.41 | 0.77 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 1.14 | 2.81 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 48.84 | 23.05 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 1.82 | 6.09 |
MySQL Bulk INSERT
| UpCloud – Balanced (1 GB) | UpCloud – Balanced (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Transactions per second | 2,453,467.00 | 1,608,842.00 |
| Queries per second | 24,534,670.00 | 16,088,420.00 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 0 | 0 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 0 | 0.01 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 203.46 | 326.4 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 0 | 0 |
MySQL SELECT
| UpCloud – Balanced (1 GB) | UpCloud – Balanced (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Transactions per second | 871,033.00 | 602,632.00 |
| Queries per second | 8,710,330.00 | 6,026,320.00 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 1.19 | 2.77 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 0.02 | 0.02 |
MySQL SELECT (Random Points)
| UpCloud – Balanced (1 GB) | UpCloud – Balanced (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Transactions per second | 13,713.00 | 7,661.00 |
| Queries per second | 137,130.00 | 76,610.00 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 0.19 | 0.35 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 0.73 | 1.3 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 3.26 | 8.91 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 1.18 | 1.79 |
MySQL SELECT (Random Ranges)
| UpCloud – Balanced (1 GB) | UpCloud – Balanced (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Transactions per second | 13,256.00 | 11,649.00 |
| Queries per second | 132,560.00 | 116,490.00 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 0.18 | 0.22 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 0.75 | 0.86 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 2.15 | 13.49 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 1.08 | 1.21 |
MySQL UPDATE (Indexed)
| UpCloud – Balanced (1 GB) | UpCloud – Balanced (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Transactions per second | 9,222.00 | 3,449.00 |
| Queries per second | 92,220.00 | 34,490.00 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 0.46 | 0.68 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 1.08 | 2.9 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 29.95 | 25.52 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 1.52 | 6.67 |
MySQL UPDATE (Non-Indexed)
| UpCloud – Balanced (1 GB) | UpCloud – Balanced (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Transactions per second | 10,690.00 | 3,651.00 |
| Queries per second | 106,900.00 | 36,510.00 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 0.41 | 0.6 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 0.93 | 2.73 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 18.03 | 28.46 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 1.32 | 6.09 |
MySQL DELETE
| UpCloud – Balanced (1 GB) | UpCloud – Balanced (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Transactions per second | 327,164.00 | 24,197.00 |
| Queries per second | 3,271,640.00 | 241,970.00 |
| Minimum Latency (ms) | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Average Latency (ms) | 0.03 | 0.41 |
| Maximum Latency (ms) | 264.48 | 60.21 |
| 95th Percentile Latency (ms) | 0.03 | 2.66 |
Redis
| UpCloud – Balanced (1 GB) | UpCloud – Balanced (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| PING_INLINE per Second | 157,977.88 | 118,343.19 |
| PING_MBULK per Second | 170,068.03 | 119,189.52 |
| SET per Second | 172,413.80 | 114,678.90 |
| GET per Second | 174,825.17 | 115,074.80 |
| INCR per Second | 174,520.06 | 117,096.02 |
| LPUSH per Second | 165,562.92 | 115,740.73 |
| RPUSH per Second | 153,139.36 | 114,678.90 |
| LPOP per Second | 160,000.00 | 113,636.37 |
| RPOP per Second | 156,985.86 | 110,011.00 |
| SADD per Second | 143,884.89 | 121,951.22 |
| HSET per Second | 166,666.66 | 110,011.00 |
| SPOP per Second | 149,476.83 | 112,866.82 |
| ZADD per Second | 157,728.70 | 104,931.80 |
| ZPOPMIN per Second | 159,489.64 | 115,740.73 |
| LRANGE_100 (first 100 elements) per Second | 90,171.33 | 61,312.08 |
| LRANGE_300 (first 300 elements) per Second | 40,290.09 | 25,660.76 |
| LRANGE_500 (first 500 elements) per Second | 24,894.20 | 16,204.83 |
| LRANGE_600 (first 600 elements) per Second | 21,929.82 | 13,515.34 |
| MSET (10 keys) per Second | 145,772.59 | 88,495.58 |
Redis Average Latency (ms)
| UpCloud – Balanced (1 GB) | UpCloud – Balanced (2 GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| PING_INLINE | 0.21 | 0.28 |
| PING_MBULK | 0.19 | 0.28 |
| SET | 0.20 | 0.29 |
| GET | 0.19 | 0.29 |
| INCR | 0.19 | 0.28 |
| LPUSH | 0.20 | 0.29 |
| RPUSH | 0.22 | 0.29 |
| LPOP | 0.21 | 0.30 |
| RPOP | 0.22 | 0.31 |
| SADD | 0.23 | 0.27 |
| HSET | 0.20 | 0.31 |
| SPOP | 0.22 | 0.30 |
| ZADD | 0.21 | 0.32 |
| ZPOPMIN | 0.21 | 0.29 |
| LRANGE_100 (first 100 elements) | 0.40 | 0.59 |
| LRANGE_300 (first 300 elements) | 0.89 | 1.40 |
| LRANGE_500 (first 500 elements) | 1.44 | 2.27 |
| LRANGE_600 (first 600 elements) | 1.65 | 2.69 |
| MSET (10 keys) | 0.25 | 0.42 |
Conclusion
From the friendly robots:
Both UpCloud instances show strong performance, but the Balanced (2 GB) configuration notably outperforms the Balanced (1 GB) in most benchmarks. The 1 GB instance excels in certain specific tasks such as Redis SET, GET, and INCR operations, achieving higher requests per second with lower latencies. However, the 2 GB instance generally provides better overall performance across a wider range of benchmarks, including file I/O operations, CPU events per second, and MySQL OLTP operations, suggesting it would be better suited for applications requiring higher memory, broader I/O throughput, and more extensive database operations. Given its higher price point, the 2 GB instance is ideal for more demanding workloads, whereas the 1 GB instance might be sufficient and more cost-effective for lighter or more specialized tasks.
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