Compare VPS Plans Sysbench Performance

This page compares the results of Sysbench tests run on the selected VPS plans. Fio file io test results are also included in this page for plans where it's available.

The Sysbench tests measure the raw performance of CPU, memory and disk of the VM for a short period of time.

Pick VPS Provider Plans

Select one or more VPS plans:

Aruba Cloud - PRO VMware 4GB 2 cores×
Aruba Cloud - VPS V8I16×
Linode - Shared 8GB×
Aruba Cloud - PRO VMware 2GB 1 core×
Linode - Shared 4GB×
Linode - Dedicated 8GB×
Aruba Cloud - PRO O1A2×
Linode - Premium 4GB×
Aruba Cloud - VPS O16A32×
Linode - Premium 8GB×
Aruba Cloud - PRO O2A4×
Aruba Cloud - VPS O4A8×
Aruba Cloud - VPS O1I1×
Linode - Dedicated 4GB×
Linode - Shared 2GB×
Aruba Cloud - PRO VMware 8GB 4 cores×
Aruba Cloud - VPS O2A4×
Aruba Cloud - PRO O8A16×
Aruba Cloud - PRO O4A8×
Linode - Shared 16GB×
Aruba Cloud - CS O12A24×
Linode - Shared 1GB×
Aruba Cloud - CS O1A2×
Aruba Cloud - CS O4A8×
Aruba Cloud - CS O8A16×
Aruba Cloud - VPS O1I2×
Aruba Cloud - CS O2A4×


Plans

Provider Plan Cost Memory Num CPU cores Trial
Linode Shared 2GB $12.00 2.0GB 1 Feb 11 2024 Sysbench Numbers
Linode Shared 4GB $24.00 4.0GB 2 Apr 15 2023 Sysbench Numbers
Linode Shared 1GB $5.00 1.0GB 1 Sep 06 2024 Sysbench Numbers
Linode Dedicated 4GB $36.00 4.0GB 2 Dec 25 2023 Sysbench Numbers
Linode Shared 8GB $48.00 8.0GB 4 Jan 31 2023 Sysbench Numbers
Aruba Cloud PRO VMware 4GB 2 cores 43.80€ ($45.11) 4.0GB 2 Nov 09 2022 Sysbench Numbers
Linode Dedicated 8GB $72.00 8.0GB 4 Jun 25 2023 Sysbench Numbers
Aruba Cloud PRO VMware 2GB 1 core 21.90€ ($22.56) 2.0GB 1 Feb 08 2023 Sysbench Numbers
Aruba Cloud PRO VMware 8GB 4 cores 87.60€ ($90.23) 8.0GB 4 Feb 09 2024 Sysbench Numbers
Aruba Cloud PRO O8A16 55.50€ ($57.16) 16.0GB 8 Jun 26 2024 Sysbench Numbers
Aruba Cloud PRO O2A4 20.10€ ($20.70) 4.0GB 2 Sep 23 2023 Sysbench Numbers
Aruba Cloud VPS V8I16 59.99€ ($61.79) 16.0GB 8 Dec 23 2022 Sysbench Numbers
Aruba Cloud VPS O4A8 11.79€ ($12.14) 8.0GB 4 Nov 08 2023 Sysbench Numbers
Aruba Cloud VPS O1I2 4.49€ ($4.62) 2.0GB 1 Feb 12 2025 Sysbench Numbers
Aruba Cloud PRO O1A2 13.20€ ($13.60) 2.0GB 1 Jun 23 2023 Sysbench Numbers
Linode Premium 4GB $43.00 4.0GB 2 Aug 09 2023 Sysbench Numbers
Linode Premium 8GB $86.00 8.0GB 4 Sep 24 2023 Sysbench Numbers
Aruba Cloud VPS O16A32 31.29€ ($32.23) 32.0GB 16 Aug 08 2023 Sysbench Numbers
Aruba Cloud VPS O1I1 2.49€ ($2.56) 1.0GB 1 Dec 24 2023 Sysbench Numbers
Aruba Cloud PRO O4A8 31.20€ ($32.14) 8.0GB 4 Mar 24 2024 Sysbench Numbers
Linode Shared 16GB $96.00 16.0GB 6 Mar 27 2024 Sysbench Numbers
Aruba Cloud CS O1A2 9.49€ ($9.77) 2.0GB 1 Sep 26 2024 Sysbench Numbers
Aruba Cloud CS O2A4 18.98€ ($19.55) 4.0GB 2 Mar 29 2025 Sysbench Numbers
Aruba Cloud CS O4A8 36.50€ ($37.60) 8.0GB 4 Nov 11 2024 Sysbench Numbers
Aruba Cloud CS O8A16 69.35€ ($71.43) 16.0GB 8 Dec 27 2024 Sysbench Numbers
Aruba Cloud CS O12A24 102.20€ ($105.27) 24.0GB 12 Aug 11 2024 Sysbench Numbers
Aruba Cloud VPS O2A4 6.29€ ($6.48) 4.0GB 2 May 11 2024 Sysbench Numbers

Sysbench Results

Learn how to read Sysbench test results

CPU Test

The cpu test is one of the most simple benchmarks in SysBench. In this mode each request consists in calculation of prime numbers up to a value specified by the --cpu-max-primes option. All calculations are performed using 64-bit integers. Each thread executes the requests concurrently until either the total number of requests or the total execution time exceed the limits specified with the common command line options.

CPU Intensive Operation Rate

Higher is better

cpu

Multithreaded


Sysbench File IO Tests

This test mode can be used to produce various kinds of file I/O workloads. At the prepare stage SysBench creates a specified number of files with a specified total size, then at the run stage, each thread performs specified I/O operations on this set of files.

Random Read/Write Rates

Read and Write tests are performed separately. Block size: 4k.

Higher is better

fileio

Random Read 4k,Random Write 4k


Combined Random Read+Write Rates

This is a combined test where reads and writes are performed at the same time. Block size: 4k.

Higher is better

fileio: Random Read-Write 4k

Read transfer rate, Write transfer rate


Sequential Read/Write Rates

Read and Write tests are performed separately. Block size: 128k.

Higher is better

fileio: Sequential Read 128k,Sequential Write 128k

Read transfer rate, Write transfer rate


Random Write Latencies

Only writes were performed during this test. Block size: 4k.

Lower is better

fileio: Random Write 4k

Average latency, P95 latency


Fio File IO tests

Combined Random Read+Write Rates

Read and Write tests are performed concurrently (50/50). Block size: 64k.

Higher is better

Fio random concurrent read-write test 64k block size

Read transfer rate, Write transfer rate


Memory Tests

Memory allocation and transfer speed.

Memory Read/Write Rates

Read and Write tests are performed separately.

Higher is better

memory

Read,Write

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