Vultr Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores) vs. Vultr High Performance AMD (2 GB)

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My friend, I'm so glad you're here! Today I've spun up some brand new instance from Vultr and ran my world famous suite of benchmarking scripts. Each instance was running Ubuntu 24.04 LTS x64 and were created in or around the New York / New Jersey area. Let's get into the numbers.

Overview

Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores) Vultr – High Performance AMD (2 GB)
Last Benchmarked Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:00:52 GMT Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:52 GMT
Linux Distro Ubuntu 24.04 LTS x64 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS x64
Kernel Version 6.8.0-124-generic 6.8.0-124-generic
MySQL Version 8.0.46-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 8.0.46-0ubuntu0.24.04.2
Redis Version 7.0.15 7.0.15
Location Newark, NJ Newark, NJ
Monthly Price $20.00 $12.00
RAM (GB) 4 2
CPU Cores 2 1
Storage (TB) 80 50
Storage Type SSD NVMe
Transfer (TB) 3 3

CPU

Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores) Vultr – High Performance AMD (2 GB)
Vendor GenuineIntel AuthenticAMD
Model Name Intel Xeon Processor (Skylake, IBRS) AMD EPYC-Genoa Processor
Clock Speed (MHz) 2,593.91 2,900.01
CPU Cache Size (KB) 16,384.00 1,024.00
BogoMips 5,187.81 5,800.01
Events per Second 1,022.39 4,596.52
Minimum Latency (ms) 0.88 0.2
Average Latency (ms) 0.98 0.22
Maximum Latency (ms) 1.77 2.72
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 1.21 0.23

Memory

Memory Read

Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores) Vultr – High Performance AMD (2 GB)
Operations per second 3,523,809.57 7,475,489.17
Mebibytes per second 3,441.22 7,300.28
Minimum Latency (ms) 0 0
Average Latency (ms) 0 0
Maximum Latency (ms) 0.22 0.41
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 0 0

Memory Write

Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores) Vultr – High Performance AMD (2 GB)
Operations per second 3,568,203.77 7,461,507.36
Mebibytes per second 3,484.57 7,286.63
Minimum Latency (ms) 0 0
Average Latency (ms) 0 0
Maximum Latency (ms) 1.02 0.3
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 0 0

File I/O

Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores) Vultr – High Performance AMD (2 GB)
Reads per Second 2,972.63 4,857.74
Writes per Second 1,981.75 3,238.49
Fsyncs per Second 6,347.81 10,374.97
Read Mebibytes per Second 46.45 75.90
Written Mebibytes per Second 30.96 50.60
Minimum Latency (ms) 0 0
Average Latency (ms) 0.09 0.05
Maximum Latency (ms) 17.12 11.97
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 0.33 0.13

Mutex

Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores) Vultr – High Performance AMD (2 GB)
Minimum Latency (ms) 899.28 1,242.20
Average Latency (ms) 935.93 1,247.00
Maximum Latency (ms) 969.92 1,252.71
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 977.74 1,258.08

MySQL

MySQL Read-only

Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores) Vultr – High Performance AMD (2 GB)
Transactions per second 3,779.00 12,995.00
Queries per second 37,790.00 129,950.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 1.84 0.71
Average Latency (ms) 2.64 0.77
Maximum Latency (ms) 24.55 3.05
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 3.82 0.83

MySQL Write-only

Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores) Vultr – High Performance AMD (2 GB)
Transactions per second 4,044.00 9,653.00
Queries per second 40,440.00 96,530.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 1.4 0.67
Average Latency (ms) 2.47 1.03
Maximum Latency (ms) 13.46 95.3
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 3.3 1.42

MySQL Read/Write

Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores) Vultr – High Performance AMD (2 GB)
Transactions per second 1,798.00 4,919.00
Queries per second 17,980.00 49,190.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 3.86 1.61
Average Latency (ms) 5.56 2.03
Maximum Latency (ms) 27.33 13.75
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 6.91 2.52

MySQL INSERT

Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores) Vultr – High Performance AMD (2 GB)
Transactions per second 6,405.00 16,511.00
Queries per second 64,050.00 165,110.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 0.99 0.42
Average Latency (ms) 1.56 0.6
Maximum Latency (ms) 15.15 13.01
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 2.03 0.74

MySQL Bulk INSERT

Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores) Vultr – High Performance AMD (2 GB)
Transactions per second 865,805.00 570,911.00
Queries per second 8,658,050.00 5,709,110.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 0 0
Average Latency (ms) 0.01 0.02
Maximum Latency (ms) 538.25 2784.98
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 0 0

MySQL SELECT

Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores) Vultr – High Performance AMD (2 GB)
Transactions per second 126,618.00 335,548.00
Queries per second 1,266,180.00 3,355,480.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 0.05 0.02
Average Latency (ms) 0.08 0.03
Maximum Latency (ms) 2.46 0.81
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 0.11 0.04

MySQL SELECT (Random Points)

Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores) Vultr – High Performance AMD (2 GB)
Transactions per second 3,674.00 14,419.00
Queries per second 36,740.00 144,190.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 1.07 0.24
Average Latency (ms) 2.72 0.69
Maximum Latency (ms) 6.45 2.99
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 3.55 0.89

MySQL SELECT (Random Ranges)

Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores) Vultr – High Performance AMD (2 GB)
Transactions per second 2,728.00 13,826.00
Queries per second 27,280.00 138,260.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 1.3 0.21
Average Latency (ms) 3.66 0.72
Maximum Latency (ms) 11.85 92.42
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 5 0.92

MySQL UPDATE (Indexed)

Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores) Vultr – High Performance AMD (2 GB)
Transactions per second 5,438.00 14,870.00
Queries per second 54,380.00 148,700.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 0.99 0.44
Average Latency (ms) 1.84 0.67
Maximum Latency (ms) 13.86 12.54
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 2.71 0.99

MySQL UPDATE (Non-Indexed)

Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores) Vultr – High Performance AMD (2 GB)
Transactions per second 6,370.00 15,255.00
Queries per second 63,700.00 152,550.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 1.01 0.42
Average Latency (ms) 1.57 0.65
Maximum Latency (ms) 8.99 12.62
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 2.07 0.9

MySQL DELETE

Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores) Vultr – High Performance AMD (2 GB)
Transactions per second 51,180.00 202,898.00
Queries per second 511,800.00 2,028,980.00
Minimum Latency (ms) 0.05 0.02
Average Latency (ms) 0.19 0.05
Maximum Latency (ms) 6.11 12.49
95th Percentile Latency (ms) 1.39 0.08

Redis

Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores) Vultr – High Performance AMD (2 GB)
PING_INLINE per Second 49,677.10 42,462.84
PING_MBULK per Second 45,372.05 42,753.31
SET per Second 45,392.64 42,016.80
GET per Second 53,163.21 42,158.52
INCR per Second 48,732.94 42,517.01
LPUSH per Second 50,327.12 42,372.88
RPUSH per Second 48,285.85 40,535.06
LPOP per Second 48,355.90 40,983.61
RPOP per Second 51,413.88 42,643.92
SADD per Second 48,332.53 42,735.04
HSET per Second 49,285.36 42,735.04
SPOP per Second 48,332.53 43,478.26
ZADD per Second 51,229.51 42,992.26
ZPOPMIN per Second 45,085.66 43,066.32
LRANGE_100 (first 100 elements) per Second 27,122.32 32,840.72
LRANGE_300 (first 300 elements) per Second 12,442.45 21,249.47
LRANGE_500 (first 500 elements) per Second 7,930.21 15,862.94
LRANGE_600 (first 600 elements) per Second 6,902.74 13,840.83
MSET (10 keys) per Second 45,146.73 41,271.15

Redis Average Latency (ms)

Vultr – Cloud Compute (4 GB, 2 Cores) Vultr – High Performance AMD (2 GB)
PING_INLINE0.530.78
PING_MBULK0.570.77
SET0.570.79
GET0.490.79
INCR0.530.78
LPUSH0.510.79
RPUSH0.540.81
LPOP0.540.81
RPOP0.520.79
SADD0.550.78
HSET0.540.78
SPOP0.540.77
ZADD0.520.78
ZPOPMIN0.570.77
LRANGE_100 (first 100 elements)1.021.02
LRANGE_300 (first 300 elements)2.291.58
LRANGE_500 (first 500 elements)3.272.17
LRANGE_600 (first 600 elements)3.912.48
MSET (10 keys)0.780.82

Conclusion

From the friendly robots:

The Vultr Cloud Compute instance with 4 GB RAM and 2 CPU cores provides higher benchmark performance for both Redis operations and MySQL OLTP queries, showcasing superior capacity for CPU-intensive tasks and memory operations, while the High Performance AMD instance with 2 GB RAM and 1 CPU core exhibits lower performance in these areas, indicating a slight edge in CPU performance and lower memory transfer rates. However, it shows reasonable performance in file I/O operations and lower latency in some MySQL bulk insert operations. The Cloud Compute instance is ideal for workloads requiring high CPU power, memory, and Redis operations, while the High Performance AMD instance might be more suitable for scenarios where lower cost and reasonable performance in file I/O and certain MySQL operations are more critical.

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