Instance Type: Cubes
This plan belongs to the IONOS Cubes server line (Cloud Computing).
Instance Type Description
Enterprise-grade virtual private servers. Cost-effective virtual servers that you can use as independent computing capacity for workloads such as development and test environments (incl. integration into the CI/CD pipeline). Use our easily configurable server-and-storage system to the extent you need at any time.
IONOS Cloud Cubes works by default with an attached NVMe volume, which can be expanded with HDD or SSD network block storage as needed.
Instance Type Specifications
| Approximate Cost per vCPU | $4.00 |
| Approximate RAM per vCPU | 2GB |
| Hourly billing | yes |
| CPU type | MIX |
| Shared CPU | yes |
| Storage included | yes |
See also all IONOS instance types.
"Cubes L" Plan Specifications
| Provider | IONOS |
|---|---|
| Plan URL | https://cloud.ionos.com/compute/cloud-cubes |
| Price per month | $16.49 |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
No |
| Hourly Billing | Yes: $0.0229/hour |
| Disk GB | 160 |
| Num Cores | 4 |
| Memory GB | 8 |
| Virtualization | Hyper-V |
| Data Transfer GB | 2000 |
| Maximum Network Speed | 2000 Mbps |
| Burstable CPU | No |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
Badges of Quality
Badges are awards granted to VPS plans that meet certain quality criteria.
| Over 1300 Geekbench6 Score | IONOS - Cubes L serves got a Geekbench6 single core score over 1300 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stable Performance | IONOS - Cubes L performance is very stable over long periods of time |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst. The grades below are those of the most recent trial run for this plan.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 51
| Web Performance | Raw CPU Power | Performance Stability | Disk IO Performance | Network Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | C | C | D | D |
Note: A low grade on a low price VPS does not necessarily mean the VPS is underperforming, the server may still perform better than other servers at the same price. Use the Price Weighted Grades or the Best VPS 2024 rankings to find the best VPS in each price range.
Performance Test Results
We conducted 5 different types of tests during the latest trial for IONOS - Cubes L. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
| Yabs | Web Runs | Network Transfers | Sysbench | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Review | Review | Review | Review | Review |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
Performance trials run on the Cubes L plan
This plan was tested 2 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the Cubes L plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16 2024 | AMD EPYC-Milan Processor | Germany | C |
| Jul 02 2022 | Intel Xeon Processor (Skylake, IBRS) | Germany | C |