How much does Vultr Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores) cost per month?

Vultr Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores) is $20.00/mo and includes 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB SSD of storage, and 3 TB of transfer.

How much does Vultr Cloud Compute (8 GB, 4 Cores) cost per month?

Vultr Cloud Compute (8 GB, 4 Cores) is $40.00/mo and includes 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 160 GB SSD of storage, and 4 TB of transfer.

What are the specs of Vultr Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores)?

Vultr Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores) has 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB SSD of storage, and 3 TB of monthly transfer for $20.00/mo.

Vultr Cloud Compute 4 GB, 2 Cores ($20/mo) vs. Vultr Cloud Compute 8 GB, 4 Cores ($40/mo) Benchmarks

Welcome to another round of the VPS Showdown. Today I've spun up brand new instance from Vultr and ran my world famous suite of benchmarking scripts. Each instance was spun up with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS x64 and all resided in or around the New York / New Jersey area. Without further ado, here's the results.

Overview

	Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores)	Vultr – Cloud Compute (8 GB, 4 Cores)
Last Benchmarked	Sat, 23 May 2026 22:00:52 GMT	Sat, 23 May 2026 11:00:52 GMT
Linux Distro	Ubuntu 24.04 LTS x64	Ubuntu 24.04 LTS x64
Kernel Version	6.8.0-117-generic	6.8.0-117-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	$20.00	$40.00
RAM (GB)	4	8
CPU Cores	2	4
Storage (TB)	80	160
Storage Type	SSD	SSD
Transfer (TB)	3	4

CPU

	Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores)	Vultr – Cloud Compute (8 GB, 4 Cores)
Vendor	GenuineIntel	GenuineIntel
Model Name	Intel Xeon Processor (Skylake, IBRS)	Intel Xeon Processor (Skylake, IBRS)
Clock Speed (MHz)	2,593.90	2,593.90
CPU Cache Size (KB)	16,384.00	16,384.00
BogoMips	5,187.79	5,187.80
Events per Second	1,074.82	1,100.82
Minimum Latency (ms)	0.89	0.88
Average Latency (ms)	0.93	0.91
Maximum Latency (ms)	3.41	1.56
95th Percentile Latency (ms)	1.03	0.97

Memory Read

	Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores)	Vultr – Cloud Compute (8 GB, 4 Cores)
Operations per second	3,392,226.37	3,685,781.23
Mebibytes per second	3,312.72	3,599.40
Minimum Latency (ms)	0	0
Average Latency (ms)	0	0
Maximum Latency (ms)	0.32	1.03
95th Percentile Latency (ms)	0	0

Memory Write

	Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores)	Vultr – Cloud Compute (8 GB, 4 Cores)
Operations per second	3,266,324.29	3,590,629.63
Mebibytes per second	3,189.77	3,506.47
Minimum Latency (ms)	0	0
Average Latency (ms)	0	0
Maximum Latency (ms)	0.12	1.16
95th Percentile Latency (ms)	0	0

File I/O

	Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores)	Vultr – Cloud Compute (8 GB, 4 Cores)
Reads per Second	4,885.01	4,999.39
Writes per Second	3,256.68	3,332.93
Fsyncs per Second	10,424.56	10,670.47
Read Mebibytes per Second	76.33	78.12
Written Mebibytes per Second	50.89	52.08
Minimum Latency (ms)	0	0
Average Latency (ms)	0.05	0.05
Maximum Latency (ms)	37.38	37.52
95th Percentile Latency (ms)	0.18	0.18

Mutex

	Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores)	Vultr – Cloud Compute (8 GB, 4 Cores)
Minimum Latency (ms)	780.20	369.37
Average Latency (ms)	820.59	416.22
Maximum Latency (ms)	852.21	441.77
95th Percentile Latency (ms)	846.57	442.73

MySQL Read-only

	Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores)	Vultr – Cloud Compute (8 GB, 4 Cores)
Transactions per second	5,056.00	5,144.00
Queries per second	50,560.00	51,440.00
Minimum Latency (ms)	1.71	1.72
Average Latency (ms)	1.98	1.94
Maximum Latency (ms)	4.91	7.67
95th Percentile Latency (ms)	2.35	2.35

MySQL Write-only

	Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores)	Vultr – Cloud Compute (8 GB, 4 Cores)
Transactions per second	5,600.00	5,108.00
Queries per second	56,000.00	51,080.00
Minimum Latency (ms)	1.16	1.15
Average Latency (ms)	1.78	1.96
Maximum Latency (ms)	24.98	12.52
95th Percentile Latency (ms)	2.3	2.71

MySQL Read/Write

	Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores)	Vultr – Cloud Compute (8 GB, 4 Cores)
Transactions per second	2,588.00	2,247.00
Queries per second	25,880.00	22,470.00
Minimum Latency (ms)	2.95	3.08
Average Latency (ms)	3.86	4.45
Maximum Latency (ms)	14.05	29.7
95th Percentile Latency (ms)	4.65	5.28

MySQL INSERT

	Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores)	Vultr – Cloud Compute (8 GB, 4 Cores)
Transactions per second	6,701.00	7,630.00
Queries per second	67,010.00	76,300.00
Minimum Latency (ms)	0.69	0.71
Average Latency (ms)	1.49	1.31
Maximum Latency (ms)	49.99	29.81
95th Percentile Latency (ms)	2.43	1.55

MySQL Bulk INSERT

	Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores)	Vultr – Cloud Compute (8 GB, 4 Cores)
Transactions per second	931,337.00	898,571.00
Queries per second	9,313,370.00	8,985,710.00
Minimum Latency (ms)	0	0
Average Latency (ms)	0.01	0.01
Maximum Latency (ms)	546.12	505.86
95th Percentile Latency (ms)	0	0

MySQL SELECT

	Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores)	Vultr – Cloud Compute (8 GB, 4 Cores)
Transactions per second	147,980.00	149,465.00
Queries per second	1,479,800.00	1,494,650.00
Minimum Latency (ms)	0.05	0.05
Average Latency (ms)	0.07	0.07
Maximum Latency (ms)	1.07	1.22
95th Percentile Latency (ms)	0.09	0.09

MySQL SELECT (Random Points)

	Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores)	Vultr – Cloud Compute (8 GB, 4 Cores)
Transactions per second	4,052.00	4,249.00
Queries per second	40,520.00	42,490.00
Minimum Latency (ms)	0.9	0.83
Average Latency (ms)	2.47	2.35
Maximum Latency (ms)	7.09	6.6
95th Percentile Latency (ms)	3.36	3.02

MySQL SELECT (Random Ranges)

	Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores)	Vultr – Cloud Compute (8 GB, 4 Cores)
Transactions per second	2,640.00	2,637.00
Queries per second	26,400.00	26,370.00
Minimum Latency (ms)	1.05	0.94
Average Latency (ms)	3.78	3.79
Maximum Latency (ms)	7.45	6.3
95th Percentile Latency (ms)	5	5.09

MySQL UPDATE (Indexed)

	Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores)	Vultr – Cloud Compute (8 GB, 4 Cores)
Transactions per second	8,162.00	7,166.00
Queries per second	81,620.00	71,660.00
Minimum Latency (ms)	0.7	0.7
Average Latency (ms)	1.22	1.39
Maximum Latency (ms)	59.52	28.84
95th Percentile Latency (ms)	1.73	1.79

MySQL UPDATE (Non-Indexed)

	Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores)	Vultr – Cloud Compute (8 GB, 4 Cores)
Transactions per second	8,372.00	7,661.00
Queries per second	83,720.00	76,610.00
Minimum Latency (ms)	0.72	0.7
Average Latency (ms)	1.19	1.3
Maximum Latency (ms)	19.85	33.97
95th Percentile Latency (ms)	1.55	1.58

MySQL DELETE

	Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores)	Vultr – Cloud Compute (8 GB, 4 Cores)
Transactions per second	73,070.00	69,690.00
Queries per second	730,700.00	696,900.00
Minimum Latency (ms)	0.05	0.05
Average Latency (ms)	0.14	0.14
Maximum Latency (ms)	43.82	27.73
95th Percentile Latency (ms)	0.74	0.87

Redis

	Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores)	Vultr – Cloud Compute (8 GB, 4 Cores)
PING_INLINE per Second	54,734.54	54,436.58
PING_MBULK per Second	54,259.36	48,828.12
SET per Second	55,555.56	51,572.98
GET per Second	55,370.98	48,239.27
INCR per Second	51,413.88	52,328.62
LPUSH per Second	51,626.23	45,454.54
RPUSH per Second	52,410.90	49,751.24
LPOP per Second	49,236.83	53,390.28
RPOP per Second	48,685.49	53,648.07
SADD per Second	49,309.66	48,285.85
HSET per Second	55,187.64	51,493.30
SPOP per Second	52,742.62	52,910.05
ZADD per Second	54,884.74	53,504.55
ZPOPMIN per Second	56,274.62	53,590.57
LRANGE_100 (first 100 elements) per Second	29,282.58	28,645.09
LRANGE_300 (first 300 elements) per Second	13,486.18	13,131.98
LRANGE_500 (first 500 elements) per Second	8,806.69	8,529.51
LRANGE_600 (first 600 elements) per Second	7,126.06	7,479.99
MSET (10 keys) per Second	52,631.58	49,212.60

Redis Average Latency (ms)

	Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores)	Vultr – Cloud Compute (8 GB, 4 Cores)
PING_INLINE	0.48	0.47
PING_MBULK	0.48	0.53
SET	0.47	0.50
GET	0.47	0.54
INCR	0.50	0.49
LPUSH	0.50	0.58
RPUSH	0.49	0.52
LPOP	0.52	0.49
RPOP	0.53	0.48
SADD	0.53	0.54
HSET	0.49	0.53
SPOP	0.49	0.49
ZADD	0.48	0.48
ZPOPMIN	0.47	0.48
LRANGE_100 (first 100 elements)	0.90	0.91
LRANGE_300 (first 300 elements)	2.17	1.94
LRANGE_500 (first 500 elements)	2.88	3.00
LRANGE_600 (first 600 elements)	3.99	3.43
MSET (10 keys)	0.73	0.77

Conclusion

From the friendly robots:

In comparing the Vultr Cloud Compute instances, the 4 GB, 2 Core configuration shows strong Redis performance with higher request per second (rps) rates for most operations, though its latency is slightly higher than that of the 8 GB, 4 Core instance. CPU performance is also robust, with comparable fairness and execution times. The 8 GB, 4 Core instance provides superior multi-threading capabilities, reflected in its higher rps rates across Redis operations and slightly lower latencies, suggesting it might be better suited for workloads that benefit from additional CPU cores and RAM, such as more complex database operations and applications with high I/O demands. While the 4 GB, 2 Core instance offers good performance at a lower cost, the 8 GB, 4 Core instance's additional resources make it more appropriate for CPU-intensive, I/O-heavy, or multi-threaded workloads. For developers seeking a balance between performance and budget, the 4 GB, 2 Core instance remains a strong option for lighter tasks, whereas the 8 GB, 4 Core instance is ideal for more demanding applications.

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Vultr Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores) vs. Vultr Cloud Compute (8 GB, 4 Cores)